Igor Oca

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ocaand the second or maternal family name is Pulido.

Igor Oca

Personal information
Full name	Igor Oca Pulido
Date of birth	(1981-05-07) 7 May 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Basauri, Spain
Team information
Current team	Sestao (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2011–2016	Levante (youth)
2016–2017	Atlético Madrid (youth)
2017	Alavés (youth)
2017–2019	Alavés B
2019–2020	Atlético San Luis (assistant)
2020–2021	Sestao
2021–2022	Emelec (assistant)
2022	Independiente Juniors (interim)
2023	Universidad Católica del Ecuador
2024	Deportivo Cuenca
2024	Huachipato
2025–	Sestao

Igor Oca Pulido (born 7 May 1981) is a Spanish football manager, who is currently in charge of Sestao River Club.

Career

Born in Basauri, Biscay, Basque Country, Oca began his managerial career with Levante UD's Juvenil D side in 2011, after previously working as a fitness coach for the youth teams of Villarreal CF, Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. On 5 June 2014, he was named in charge of the Juvenil A squad of the former. ^[1]

On 8 July 2016, Oca was appointed manager of Atlético Madrid's Juvenil División de Honor team. ^[2] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, he initially took over Deportivo Alavés' Juvenil A squad, ^[3] before replacing Aitor Orueta at the helm of the reserves on 3 October 2017. ^[4]

Oca was dismissed by the Miniglorias on 4 March 2019, being replaced by Iñaki Alonso. ^[5] On 30 May, he moved abroad after being named assistant manager of Mexican club Atlético San Luis, being also in charge of their under-20 team. ^[6]

Oca returned to his home country on 8 December 2020, after being appointed in charge of Tercera División side Sestao River Club. ^[7] The following 15 June, after achieving promotion to Segunda División RFEF, he left the club. ^[8]

On 25 August 2021, Oca moved to Ecuador and joined Ismael Rescalvo's staff at Emelec, as his assistant. ^[9] On 24 March of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Independiente del Valle, as the new Head of Youth Football. ^[10] He was also interim coach of the reserve team for three months in that year. ^[11]

On 28 November 2022, Oca returned to managerial duties after being named manager of Universidad Católica del Ecuador. ^[12] Despite qualifying the club to the 2024 Copa Sudamericana, he left on 5 December 2023 as his contract was not renewed. ^[13]

On 22 April 2024, Oca was named manager of Deportivo Cuenca, also in the Ecuadorian top tier. ^[14] On 18 July, he left the club by mutual consent, ^[15] and took over Huachipato in the Chilean Primera División seven days later. ^[16] On 14 November 2024, Oca left Huachipato following the expiration of his contract. ^[17]

On 6 March 2025, Oca returned to Sestao for a second spell in charge, with the side now in the Primera Federación; he replaced the sacked Ángel Viadero. ^[18]

Managerial statistics

As of 5 May 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Alavés B		3 October 2017	4 March 2019	65	30	21	14	106	63	+43	046.15	[19]
Sestao River		7 December 2020	15 June 2021	22	16	3	3	44	12	+32	072.73	[20]
Independiente Juniors (interim)		1 March 2022	11 June 2022	17	7	4	6	12	14	−2	041.18	[21]
Universidad Católica del Ecuador		28 November 2022	5 December 2023	32	12	11	9	38	39	−1	037.50	[22]
Deportivo Cuenca		22 April 2024	18 July 2024	6	3	2	1	14	6	+8	050.00	[23]
Huachipato		25 July 2024	14 November 2024	22	8	3	11	33	37	−4	036.36	[24]
Total				164	76	44	44	247	171	+76	046.34	—

References

1. "Igor Oca, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil A" [Igor Oca, new manager of the Juvenil A] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
2. "Igor Oca, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil B DH" [Igor Oca, new manager of the Juvenil B] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. "Entrevista a Igor Oca, entrenador del Juvenil A" [Interview to Igor Oca, manager of the Juvenil A] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
4. "Igor Oca sustituye a Aitor Orueta al frente del Alavés B" [Igor Oca replaces Aitor Orueta ahead of Alavés B] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
5. "Iñaki Alonso sustituye a Igor Oca al frente del Alavés B" [Iñaki Alonso replaces Igor Oca ahead of Alavés B] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
6. "🙌| Queremos darle la bienvenida a Igor Oca Pulido, ex técnico del Deportivo Alaves (B) , Atlético de Madrid (U18) , Levante UD (U19, U18, U16, U17), entre otros, quien se integra a nuestro club como DT del equipo #Sub20" [🙌| We want to welcome Igor Oca Pulido, former manager of Deportivo Alavés (B), Atlético de Madrid (U18), Levante UD (U19, U18, U16, U17), among others, who joins our club as manager of the #under-20 team.]. Atlético San Luis (in Spanish). Facebook. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
7. "Igor Oca es el nuevo entrenador del Sestao River" [Igor Oca is the new manager of Sestao River] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
8. "Igor Oca no entrenará al Sestao River Club la próxima temporada" [Igor Oca will not manage Sestao River Club the following season] (in Spanish). Sestao River Club. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
9. "Igor Oca da uno de los bombazos del mercado" [Igor Oca dropped one of the bombs in the market] (in Spanish). Entrenadores Fútbol España. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
10. "Presentamos a Igor Oca @IgorOcaPulido , nuevo Jefe de Fútbol Formativo. Bienvenido a #UnClubDiferente" [We present Igor Oca @IgorOcaPulido, new Head of Youth Football. Welcome to #UnClubDiferente]. Independiente del Valle (in Spanish). Facebook. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
11. "El español Igor Oca es el nuevo entrenador de U. Católica" [Spaniard Igor Oca is the new manager of U. Católica] (in Spanish). Primicias. 28 November 2022.
12. "OFICIAL: Fin al ciclo de Ismael Rescalvo en Emelec" [OFFICIAL: End to Ismael Rescalvo's cycle at Emelec] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
13. "Igor Oca no continuará en Universidad Católica para 2024" [Igor Oca will not continue at Universidad Católica for 2024] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
14. "Oficial: Deportivo Cuenca confirma a Igor Oca como su nuevo DT" [Official: Deportivo Cuenca confirm Igor Oca as their new manager] (in Spanish). Primicias. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
15. "¡No va más! Igor Oca deja de ser director técnico del Deportivo Cuenca" [He is no more! Igor Oca ceases to be the manager of Deportivo Cuenca] (in Spanish). Primicias. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
16. "Huachipato presentó a su nuevo técnico y ahora va con todo en la Copa Sudamericana" [Huachipato presented their new manager and now they come at full speed in the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
17. "Primer DT caído en el fútbol chileno: Huachipato informa la salida de Igor Oca" [First manager to fall in Chilean football: Huachipato announces the departure of Igor Oca] (in Spanish). redgol.cl. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
18. "Igor Oca, nuevo entrenador del Sestao River Club" [Igor Oca, new manager of Sestao River Club] (in Spanish). Sestao River Club. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
19. "2017–18 Alavés B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    "2018–19 Alavés B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
20. "2020–21 Sestao River Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
21. "CD Independiente Juniors: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
22. "CD Universidad Católica del Ecuador: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
23. "Deportivo Cuenca: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
24. "Huachipato FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 March 2025.

External links

• Igor Oca manager profile at BDFutbol
• Igor Oca coach profile at Soccerway