Guillermo Ochoa

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Guillermo Ochoa

Ochoa in 2011
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña
Date of birth (1985-07-13) 13 July 1985
Place of birthGuadalajara, Mexico
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubAjaccio[2]
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2011América239(0)
2011–Ajaccio95(0)
National team‡
2004–2008Mexico U236(0)
2005–Mexico55(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2013
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Ochoa and the second or maternal family name is Magaña.

Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña (born 13 July 1985) is a Mexican goalkeeper who currently plays for French Ligue 1 club Ajaccio. He also plays for the Mexican national football team.

Club career

América

Guillermo Ochoa made his debut with Club América during the Clausura 2004 tournament against Monterrey. Ochoa quickly demonstrated his skill and talent in goal, and the young goalkeeper was thrust into the spotlight to replace injured veteran Adolfo Ríos. 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 Sebastián 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, he has started every game for Club América barring incidents involving injuries or national team duty. Under Carrillo, Ochoa won his first championship with América following the Clausura 2005 season.

Ochoa would start 2008 in great form, helping América win the InterLiga tournament with excellent performances, most notably in the group match against Monarcas Morelia, where he saved a late penalty kick, and América's 1–0 lead.

In the winter of 2010, there was much speculation by various sources in England as to where Ochoa would move to for the 2010–11 season. English newspaper Metro reported that Manchester United were keen on signing Ochoa.[3] It was also reported by The Daily Mail that Ochoa was handed a trial with Fulham.[4] This was later denied by both Fulham and América.

Guillermo Ochoa's last season with América was the Clausura 2011, which ended with a quarter-final defeat to Monarcas Morelia.[5]

Ajaccio

2011–12 season

Ochoa training with Ajaccio in 2011.

On 4 July 2011 Ochoa signed a three year contract, with an additional one year option,[6] with the recently promoted AC Ajaccio.[2] Ochoa played in his first two friendlies with Ajaccio against Bordeaux, losing 1–2 and against Real Sociedad, losing 0–4.

He made his official club debut on 5 August 2011 against Toulouse, losing 0–2.[7] On 18 and 21 December Ajaccio won two games in a row, with Ochoa keeping two consecutive clean-sheets, his third clean-sheet in total of the season. Ochoa also contributed in 3–0 victory against Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël in the Coupe de France. On 14 January 2012 he helped Ajaccio with a 2–1 victory over Auxerre, and on 21 January he played against Valenciennes in a 2–1 victory which put Ajaccio out of the relegation zone since the start of the season. Ajaccio won its sixth game with Ochoa in a 2–1 home win against Dijon. For the last game of the season Ajaccio needed a win against Toulouse to get out of the relegation zone. Ochoa started and played 90 minutes against Toulouse and helped Ajaccio win 2–0 to stay in the Ligue 1. Ochoa finished his first season with 8 cleansheets, 43 saves and 133 blocks.[8] Unfortunately he also finished the Ligue 1 season with 59 goals conceded, making him, along with Caen goalkeeper Alexis Thébaux, the most scored-on keeper of the season.[9]

2012–13 season

On 1 July, Ajaccio's club president Alain Orsoni announced that Ochoa would stay for the 2012–13 season amidst rumored interest from clubs such as Galatasaray and Sevilla, but the neither the clubs nor Ochoa's manager could come to a solid agreement.[10][11]

On 11 August Ochoa started and played against Nice in a 1–0 away win for their first game and win for the season. On 19 August Ochoa played in Ajaccio's 0–0 draw at home against Paris Saint-Germain, in which he played a big part by keeping a clean sheet[12] In the third match of the season Ochoa played 60 minutes against Valenciennes in which he had to be substituted out due to a collision with a teammate. Ajaccio lost the match 0–3. Ochoa finished his season with 12 clean sheets.[13]

2013–14 season

Despite the possibility of a move to clubs such as Liverpool and Villarreal, Ochoa decided to stay with Ajaccio in his third season. Ochoa started in Ajaccio's first game of the season on 11 August 2013 against Saint-Etienne. Ajaccio lost the match 0–1. On 18 August, Ochoa played against Paris Saint Germain in the Parc des Princes, in which he had an outstanding performance, stopping shots from Zlatan Ibrahimović and Ezequiel Lavezzi, but an Edinson Cavani goal in the 86th minute cost Ajaccio a famous victory, instead settling for a 1–1 draw.

International career

Mexico national team

Ochoa in a match against Colombia in 2010.

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. 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 América. He made his 2010 World Cup qualification debut on 28 March 2009 against Costa Rica. Ochoa made the final 23-man cut for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but was the back-up 'keeper to veteran Oscar Pérez.

During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Ochoa, along with four other members of the Mexico national team, tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad.[14] All players were later acquitted by Mexican Football Federation and the results blamed on contamination of meat, with the ingestion of clenbuterol considered non-intentional.[15] However, the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban.[16] But on 12 October 2011, WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.[17]

Personal life

In 2006 Ochoa dated Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter Dulce Maria.[18] The pair split a year later.[19]

Honours

Club

América

International

Mexico

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña player profile" (in French). AC Ajaccio. Retrieved 6 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 'actu-toutes-les-actus-guillermo-ochoa-sera-demain-a-l'entrainement-!_3611.html "Ochoa to Ajaccio" (in French). AC Ajaccio. 3 July 2011. 
  3. ↑ [http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/849272-guillermo-ochoa-faces-manchester-united-transfer-choice: "Guillermo Ochoa faces Manchester United transfer choice"]. Metro.uk. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  4. ↑ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1337185/Fulham-hand-trial-Guillermo-Ochoa-Manchester-United-circle.html: "Fulham hand trial to Guillermo Ochoa as Manchester United are linked with £10 million-rated goalkeeper]. Daily Mail. Retrieved December 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ [http://deportes.aollatino.com/2011/05/08/america-eliminado-de-liguilla/: "Morelia elimina al América de la Liguilla"]. Aol Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2011
  6. ↑ "Ajaccio’s Summer Transfer Coup – Guillermo Ochoa". Frenchfootballweekly. 8 July 2011. 
  7. ↑ [http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1351126&s=fra&type=story: "Ochoa debuta en la liga francesa con Ajaccio"] ESPNDeportes. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  8. ↑ [http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/ochoa-magana-francisco-guillermo: "Player profile Guillermo Ochoa (AC Ajaccio)"]. Ligue 1.
  9. ↑ "AC Ajaccio Squad Stats (French Ligue 1) – 2011–12"
  10. ↑ [http://deportes.publimetro.com.mx/fucho/guillermo-ochoa-se-queda-en-el-ajaccio: "Guillermo Ochoa se queda en el Ajaccio"]. Publisport. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  11. ↑ [http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ajaccio-president-memo-ochoa-not-231800330--sow.html: "Ajaccio president: Memo Ochoa will not be transferred"]. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  12. ↑ [http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=35643&Itemid=26: "Memo Ochoa sigue sin recibir gol tras empatar con PSG"]. El Financiero. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  13. ↑ [http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ochoa-injured-ajaccios-loss-valenciennes-013900906--sow.html: "Ochoa injured in Ajaccios's loss to Valenciennes"]. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  14. ↑ "Five Mexico Players Test Positive". ESPN Soccernet. June 9, 2011. 
  15. ↑ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje". ESPN Deportes Mexico. July 10, 2011. 
  16. ↑ "FOOTBALL – THE CAS DISMISSES URGENT REQUEST FOR A STAY FILED BY OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU". The Court of Arbitration for Sport. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
  17. ↑ "WADA withdraws CAS appeal in case of Mexican footballers". World Anti-Doping Agency. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  18. ↑ "Novio desconoce si Dulce María lo engañó con Memo Ochoa". El Universal (in Spanish). Grupo Diarios América. 9 August 2009. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
  19. ↑ "Pair splits". Univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2011. 

External links

AC Ajaccio – current squad
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