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My Take
Julio Olarticoechea belongs to the kind of footballer history tends to underrate, and I think that is unfair. A defender from Saladillo who lifted the 1986 World Cup with Argentina, he did it at 170 cm through grit and reading the game rather than physical dominance. The detail that always gets me is that he roomed with Maradona in Mexico; imagine sharing those nights with a man being mythologized in real time. He later turned to coaching, passing the craft forward. I have a soft spot for the unglamorous players who anchor a triumph, and Olarticoechea is exactly the sort I want remembered.
Overview
Julio Jorge Olarticoechea (born 18 October 1958) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Argentina at the 1986 and the 1990 World Cups, winning the former edition of the tournament. Olarticoechea and Diego Maradona were roommates in Mexico at the 1986 World Cup.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Julio Olarticoechea
- Name (Japanese)
- フリオ・オラルティコエチェア
- Reading
- ふりお・おらるてぃこえちぇあ
- Born
- October 18, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 170 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Argentina →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.