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Guillermo Ochoa
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Personal information
Full name Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña
Date of birth July 13, 1985 (1985-07-13) (age 24)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Club America
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003– Club America 194 (0)
National team‡
2004–2008 Mexico U-23 6 (0)
2004– Mexico 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2010

Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (born July 13, 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco), nicknamed "Memo", is a Mexican football goalkeeper who currently plays for America in the Primera División de México.

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Club career

At the age of 18 years old, Ochoa made his debut with Club América, during the Clausura 2004 tournament against CF Monterrey. Ochoa quickly demonstrated his skill and talent as a goalie, and the young goalkeeper was thrust into the spotlight to replace injured veteran Adolfo Rios. He would then share the starting job with Rios after he recovered from his aforementioned injury. When the Apertura 2004 season began, Ochoa was thought to be the heir apparent to Ríos, who had retired. However, new coach Oscar Ruggeri brought new goalkeepers with him, among them Argentine Diego Sebastian Saja.

Ruggeri's stay at the club was marred by controversy and unpopular decisions. He was fired after only six games into the season and Ochoa was soon reinstated by new coach Mario Carrillo. Since then, along with club and international teammate José Antonio Castro, he has started every game for Club América barring incidents involving injuries or national team duty. Under Carrillo, Ochoa won his first championship with America following the Clausura 2005 season.

International career

At the age of 20 Guillermo Ochoa was called up by Mexico's former manager Ricardo LaVolpe for the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the third choice goalkeeper. After the World Cup, newly appointed manager Hugo Sánchez called Ochoa into the national side as a deputy to Mexico's then-number one, Oswaldo Sánchez. In addition to the World Cup, Ochoa has participated in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the 2007 Copa America. He was voted the 11th best goalie in the world in 2008. He made his 2010 World Cup qualification debut on 28 March 2009 against Costa Rica. Ochoa kept a clean sheet as Mexico won the match 2-0 with goals from Omar Bravo and Pavel Pardo. Another clean sheet soon followed against Guadalupe.

International appearances

Honors

International:

Mexico Mexico

Club:

Mexico Club América

References

  1. ^ "Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña". clubamerica.com.mx. http://www.clubamerica.com.mx/plantilla/129573/ficha-tecnica-francisco-guillermo-ochoa-magana. 

External links

Club América – current squad

1 Ochoa · 2 Rodríguez · 3 Mosquera · 4 Rojas · 5 Rosinei · 6 Valenzuela · 7 Sandoval · 8 I. Martínez · 10 Cabañas · 11 Montenegro · 12 Navarrete · 13 Pardo · 14 Sánchez · 15 Cerda · 16 Layún · 17 A. García · 18 Reyna · 19 F. López · 20 Rivas · 21 Esqueda · 23 J. Martínez · 24 Márquez · 25 González · 26 Silva · 27 Kontogiannis · 28 M. García · 29 Beausejour · 36 Blanco · 72 A. López · Manager: Ramírez







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