Victor Manuel Ochoa

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Victor Manuel Ochoa
Personal information
Full name Victor Manuel Ochoa Ventura
Date of birth 1917
Place of birth El Salvador
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1947–1949 FAS
International career
1940 El Salvador
Managerial career
1951–1954 FAS
1963–1964 Águila
1964 El Salvador (assistant)
1966 Sonsonate
1969 FAS
1972 Alianza
1975 Negocios Internacionales
1978-1979 Alianza
Honduras Progreso
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor Manuel Ochoa Ventura (born 1917 in El Salvador). is a Salvadoran football player and former coach.

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Club career

Nicknamed Pipe, Ochoa was the first goalscorer for FAS in the club's history in 1947. [1]

International career

Ochoa made his debut for the El Salvador national team in unofficial friendly against Costa Rican side Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in 1940 where he came on as sub, his team went on to lose 1–0.

Managerial career

Ochoa also was the first technical director of FAS. [2] As a coach "Pipe" Ochoa has obtained four championships at national level (2 National Championships with FAS, 2 National Championships with Águila), he was record holder before Conrado Miranda won his fifth league title in 1977. [3] He also coached in Honduras first division with Honduras Progreso.

Achievements

YearFinishTeamTournamentRoleNotes
1951–52Champion Club Deportivo FAS 1st Division El SalvadorCoachFAS first title in their history
1953–54Champion Club Deportivo FAS 1st Division El SalvadorCoachFirst Coach of FAS to win back to back titles
1963–1964Champion Club Deportivo Aguila 1st Division El SalvadorCoach
1964Champion Club Deportivo Aguila 1st Division El SalvadorCoachFirst coach of Aguila to win back to back Titles

References

  1. Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  2. ¡Fas tu puesdes! - El Diario de Hoy (in Spanish)
  3. Por ser el más exitoso - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)