Juan Cruz Ochoa López (born 4 March 1979) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Cruz Ochoa López | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Calahorra | 47 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Alavés B | 26 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Alavés | 19 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Numancia | 64 | (1) |
| 2006–2010 | Murcia | 77 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Huesca | 26 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Orihuela | 22 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Eupen | 49 | (5) |
| 2016 | Lorca Deportiva | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 345 | (14) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editOchoa was born in Pamplona, Navarre. After beginning professionally with CD Calahorra, he moved to Deportivo Alavés, appearing once for the latter's first team in the 2001–02 season. He could only play in a further four La Liga games during the following campaign, being mainly registered with the reserves; his debut in the top flight occurred on 25 November 2001, as he played the first half of a 0–1 away loss against Villarreal CF.[1]
For 2004–05, Ochoa signed with CD Numancia,[2] experiencing top-tier relegation in his first year. After a second, in which he also was heavily featured, he moved to another club in Segunda División, Real Murcia, playing 21 matches in his second season in a promotion.
Having signed with the team the previous summer, Ochoa started the 2011–12 campaign in the second level with SD Huesca, being released in the very last day of the winter transfer window.[3] On 20 September, the 33-year-old returned to active and signed for one season with Segunda División B side Orihuela CF.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Víctor tumba al Alavés" [Víctor downs Alavés]. El País (in Spanish). 26 November 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Breve enciclopedia numantina" [Brief numantina encyclopedia]. Desde Soria (in Spanish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "El Huesca ficha a Mario Rosas, Jorge Larena y Antonio Nuñez" [Huesca sign Mario Rosas, Jorge Larena and Antonio Nuñez]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ Ochoa, última incorporación del Orihuela C.F. (Ochoa, last Orihuela C.F. addition); Orihuela CF, 20 September 2012 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Juan Cruz Ochoa at BDFutbol
- Juan Cruz Ochoa at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Juan Cruz Ochoa at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Juan Cruz Ochoa at Soccerway