Guillermo Ochoa

Guillermo Ochoa

Ochoa pictured in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña
Date of birth	July 13, 1985 (1985-07-13) (age 26)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Mexico
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Ajaccio[2]
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2011	América	239	(0)
2011–	Ajaccio	12	(0)
National team‡
2004–2008	Mexico U-23	6	(0)
2005–	Mexico	47	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:56, 23 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2011

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

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Ochoa made his debut with Club América during the 2004 Clausura tournament against C.F. 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 2004 Apertura 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 2005 Clausura 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, were he saved a late penalty kick, and América's 1-0 lead.

Guillermo Ochoa's last season with América was the 2011 Clausura, which ended with a quarter-final defeat to Monarcas Morelia.^[3]

AC Ajaccio

On 4 July 2011 Ochoa signed a three year contract with a one year option^[4] with the recently-promoted AC Ajaccio.^[2] Ochoa played his first 2 friendlies in Ajaccio against FC Bordeaux losing 2-1 and against Real Sociedad losing 4-0. He made his club debut against Toulouse FC losing 2-0.^{[citation needed]}

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. 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 goalie behind Oscar Perez.

During the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Ochoa, and four other members of the Mexican National Team, tested positive for the banned substance of Clenbuterol and were withdrawn from the team's tournament squad.^[5] All players were later acquitted by Mexican Football Federation and the results blamed on contamination of food with the ingestion of clenbuterol considered non-intentional.^[6] However, World Anti-Doping Agency appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to request a ban.^[7] But on 12 October 2011 WADA withdrew this request after the full file was available for them.^[8]

International appearances

Ochoa – appearances for Mexico
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	GA	Result	Competition
1.	December 14, 2005	Phoenix, United States	Hungary	0	2–0	Friendly
2.	February 28, 2007	San Diego, United States	Venezuela	1	3–1	Friendly
3.	March 25, 2007	San Nicolás, Mexico	Paraguay	1	2–1	Friendly
4.	March 28, 2007	Oakland, United States	Ecuador	2	4–2	Friendly
5.	June 2, 2007	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Iran	0	4–0	Friendly
6.	June 8, 2007	East Rutherford, United States	Cuba	1	2–1	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
7.	June 27, 2007	Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela	Brazil	0	2–0	2007 Copa América
8.	July 4, 2007	Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela	Chile	0	0–0	2007 Copa América
9.	July 14, 2007	Caracas, Venezuela	Uruguay	1	3–1	2007 Copa América
10.	August 22, 2007	Commerce City, United States	Colombia	1	0–1	Friendly
11.	September 9, 2007	Puebla, Mexico	Panama	0	1–0	Friendly
12.	September 12, 2007	Foxborough, United States	Brazil	3	1–3	Friendly
13.	October 14, 2007	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Nigeria	2	2–2	Friendly
14.	October 17, 2007	Los Angeles, United States	Guatemala	3	2–3	Friendly
15.	February 6, 2008	Houston, United States	United States	2	2–2	Friendly
16.	September 24, 2008	Los Angeles, United States	Chile	1	0–1	Friendly
17.	November 12, 2008	Phoenix, United States	Ecuador	1	2–1	Friendly
18.	January 28, 2009	Oakland, United States	Sweden	1	0–1	Friendly
19.	March 11, 2009	Commerce City, United States	Bolivia	1	5–1	Friendly
20.	March 28, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Costa Rica	0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
21.	April 1, 2009	San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Honduras	3	1–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
22.	June 24, 2009	Atlanta, United States	Venezuela	0	4–0	Friendly
23.	July 5, 2009	Oakland, United States	Nicaragua	0	2–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
24.	July 9, 2009	Houston, United States	Panama	1	1–1	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
25.	July 12, 2009	Glendale, United States	Guadeloupe	0	2–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
26.	July 19, 2009	Arlington, United States	Haiti	0	4–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
27.	July 23, 2009	Chicago, United States	Costa Rica	1	5–4 (p.s.o.)	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
28.	July 26, 2009	East Rutherford, United States	United States	0	5–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
29.	August 12, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	United States	1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
30.	September 5, 2009	San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	0	0–3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
31.	September 9, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	Honduras	0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
32.	October 10, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	El Salvador	1	4–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
33.	October 14, 2009	Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago	Trinidad & Tobago	2	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
34.	March 17, 2010	Torreón, Mexico	North Korea	1	2–1	Friendly
35.	May 13, 2010	Houston, United States	Angola	0	1–0	Friendly
36.	May 16, 2010	Mexico City, Mexico	Chile	0	1–0	Friendly
37.	May 26, 2010	Freiburg, Germany	Netherlands	2	1–2	Friendly
38.	August 11, 2010	Mexico City, Mexico	Spain	0	1–1	Friendly
39.	September 4, 2010	Zapopan, Mexico	Ecuador	2	1–2	Friendly
40.	September 7, 2010	San Nicolás, Mexico	Colombia	0	1–0	Friendly
40.	September 7, 2010	Ciudad Juárez, Mexico	Venezuela	2	2–2	Friendly
42.	March 29, 2011	San Diego, United States	Venezuela	1	1–1	Friendly
43.	May 28, 2011	Seattle, United States	Ecuador	1	1–1	Friendly
44.	June 1, 2011	Denver, United States	New Zealand	0	3–0	Friendly
45.	June 5, 2011	Arlington, United States	El Salvador	0	5–0	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
46.	August 10, 2011	Philadelphia, United States	United States	1	1–1	Friendly
47.	September 4, 2011	Barcelona, Spain	Chile	0	1–0	Friendly

Personal life

In 2006 Ochoa dated Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter Dulce Maria.^[9] The pair split a year later.^[10] He was featured on the North American cover of FIFA 08 and FIFA 09.

Honors

Club

Club América

• Primera División de México (1): Clausura 2005
• Campeón de Campeones (1): 2005
• CONCACAF Champions Cup (1): 2006
• InterLiga (1): 2008

International

Mexico

• CONCACAF Gold Cup (2): 2009 2011

Individual

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Team of the Torunament: 2009
• IFFHS: 2000–2010 Best Mexican Goalkeeper

References

1. ^ "Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña player profile" (in French). AC Ajaccio. http://www.ac-ajaccio.com/la-saison-l'effectif-le-groupe-saison-2011-2012-1.-guillermo-ochoa_3617.html. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Ochoa to Ajaccio" (in French). AC Ajaccio. 3 July 2011. http://www.ac-ajaccio.com/l'actu-toutes-les-actus-guillermo-ochoa-sera-demain-a-l'entrainement-!_3611.html. 
3. ^ "Morelia elimina al América de la Liguilla". Aol Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2011
4. ^ "Ajaccio’s Summer Transfer Coup – Guillermo Ochoa". Frenchfootballweekly. 8 July 2011. http://frenchfootballweekly.com/2011/07/08/ajaccio%e2%80%99s-summer-transfer-coup-%e2%80%93-guillermo-ochoa/. 
5. ^ "Five Mexico Players Test Positive". ESPN Soccernet. June 9, 2011. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/927130/five-mexico-gold-cup-players-test-positive?cc=5901. 
6. ^ "FMF absolvió a acusados de dopaje". ESPNDeportes Mexico. July 10, 2011. http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1332588&s=mex&type=story. 
7. ^ "FOOTBALL – THE CAS DISMISSES URGENT REQUEST FOR A STAY FILED BY OLYMPIAKOS VOLOU". The Court of Arbitration for Sport. 17 August 2011. http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-5134-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
8. ^ "WADA withdraws CAS appeal in case of Mexican footballers". World Anti-Doping Agency. 12 October 2011. http://www.wada-ama.org/en/News-Center/Articles/WADA-withdraws-CAS-appeal-in-case-of-Mexican-footballers/. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
9. ^ "Novio desconoce si Dulce María lo engañó con Memo Ochoa" (in Spanish). El Universal. Grupo Diarios América. 9 August 2009. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/616445.html. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
10. ^ "Pair splits" (in Spanish). Univision.com. http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=854594. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 

External links

• Guillermo Ochoa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Guillermo Ochoa – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Ochoa, Guillermo
Alternative names
Short description	Mexican footballer
Date of birth	July 13, 1985
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of death
Place of death