His club, América, won the league and the Campeón de Campeones Cup in 2005, followed by the 2006 CONCACAF Champions Cup and Ochoa was at the center of all that was going well for the club at the time. For his efforts, he was included in the list of Ballon d’Or candidates by the French magazine, France Football in 2017, which was a big deal, as he was one of three named players not to ply his trade. He was pushed onto the main stage, despite going through injury to the club’s first choice and no. 1 goalkeeper, Adolfo Rios. His potential and ability shone like thousands of stars and soon he was sharing caretaking duties with the veteran goalkeeper when he returned from injury. He then cemented his position as the club’s first choice following Ríos’ retirement until the club brought in a new manager who has other ideas. Coach Oscar Ruggeri arrived and decided Ochoa was not what he had in mind. He brought in new faces, including Argentine goalkeeper Sebastián Saja, and youngster Guillermo Ochoa had to settle for being in the background.īut the tide soon changed as quickly as it came, and coach Oscar was leaving the club with the staff he had brought, following controversies which had kept him from staying at the helm, and the luck of again smiled at Ochoa who reinstated him in his team, Mario Carrillo. He then cemented his place between the Club América positions by posting more and more brilliant performances for the team. He has never been absent from any Club América game, except in case of injury or international responsibilities.
Memo ochoa age professional#
Guillermo Ochoa’s professional career started at the age of 18. He started playing for Club América, also known as Las Águilas (The Eagles), a club based in Mexico – in the Mexican Professional Soccer League widely referred to as Liga MX. It is said that he was called up to the senior team in 2004 by his then manager Leo Beenhakker. The fact that he was called up means he likely played for the club’s youth teams, although it hasn’t been officially announced and the actual dates are unspecified.
There is little to no information available as to Ochoa’s family, parents, siblings, or young age. His educational details, such as the high school or college he attended, the year he graduated, or the course of study are unknown or non-existent.
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