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José Manuel Ochotorena

1961 - 2025

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José Manuel Ochotorena Santacruz (16 January 1961 – 26 October 2025) was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He appeared in 167 La Liga matches over 11 seasons, with Real Madrid, Valencia, Tenerife, Logroñés and Racing de Santander, winning five titles with the first of those clubs. He was part of the Spain squad at the 1990 World Cup. After retiring, Ochotorena became a goalkeeping coach, working for over two decades with Valencia and the Spain national team and also spending three seasons at Liverpool in the Premier League. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. José Manuel Ochotorena is the 5,197th most popular soccer player (down from 4,995th in 2024), the 1,904th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,917th in 2019) and the 380th most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Manuel Ochotorena ranks 5,197 out of 21,273. Before him are Roberto Bonano, Javier Vargas, Nenad Maslovar, Émerson Carvalho da Silva, Bernard Casoni, and Milton Cruz. After him are Claudio Sulser, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Stjepan Deverić, Arnold Scholten, Koichi Higashi, and Albert Luque.

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Among people born in 1961, José Manuel Ochotorena ranks 441. Before him are Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Matsuichi Yamada, Moeketsi Majoro, Brian Helgeland, Scott Cohen, and Bernard Casoni. After him are Stjepan Deverić, Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, Luis Herrera, Tak Matsumoto, Dan Marino, and K.d. lang. Among people deceased in 2025, José Manuel Ochotorena ranks 391. Before him are Oscar Calics, Roberto Orci, Ivan Zafirov, George Ryan, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, and Theresa Kachindamoto. After him are Bianca Maria Piccinino, Munyoro Nyamau, Prunella Scales, Yu Menglong, Freddie Aguilar, and Sheila Jordan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Manuel Ochotorena ranks 1,904 out of 3,355. Before him are Manuel Alexandre (1917), José Claramunt (1946), Elena Salgado (1949), Elías Querejeta (1934), Robert Moreno (1977), and Jaime Lorente (1991). After him are Albert Luque (1978), Fernando Colomo (1946), Pau Torres (1997), Roberto Bautista Agut (1988), Mabel (1996), and María Pedraza (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, José Manuel Ochotorena ranks 380. Before him are Jordi Roura (1967), Hipólito Rincón (1957), Carlos Ruiz (1948), Álvaro Odriozola (1995), Asier Illarramendi (1990), and José Claramunt (1946). After him are Albert Luque (1978), Pau Torres (1997), Aleix Vidal (1989), Lucas Alcaraz (1966), Miguel Ángel Angulo (1977), and Txetxu Rojo (1947).

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