José Manuel Ochotorena

I have a soft spot for goalkeepers, and Ochotorena embodies the position's unglamorous dignity. Eleven seasons and 167 La Liga matches across Real Madrid, Valencia, Tenerife and more, plus a spot in Spain's 1990 World Cup squad, add up to a career built on reliability rather than flash. That he became a coach afterward makes perfect sense to me; keepers see the whole pitch and learn to organize others. His passing in 2025 was a real loss. I admire the men who guard the last line, asking for no spotlight while quietly holding everything together behind them.

Name (English)

José Manuel Ochotorena

Name (Japanese)

ホセ・マヌエル・オチョトレーナ

Reading

ほせ・まぬえる・おちょとれーな

Born

January 16, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Ox

Origin

Hernani, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8C%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A

Tags

• Gipuzkoa
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.