Gabriel Ochoa Uribe
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe (November 20, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Colombian football player and manager. He won four league titles and the Copa Colombia with Millonarios.[1] He managed the national team for a short time in 1985.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | November 20, 1929 | ||
Place of birth | Sopetrán, Colombia | ||
Date of death | August 8, 2020 | (aged 90)||
Place of death | Cali, Colombia | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1948 | América de Cali | ||
1949–1955 | Millonarios | (1) | |
1955–1956 | America FC (RJ) | ||
1955–1958 | Millonarios | ||
Teams managed | |||
1958–1960 | Millonarios | ||
1961–1964 | Millonarios | ||
1963 | Colombia | ||
1966 | Santa Fe | ||
1970–1977 | Millonarios | ||
1979–1991 | América de Cali | ||
1985 | Colombia | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
In 1979, he became manager of América de Cali, he led them to 7 league championships, they were runners-up in the Copa Libertadores three times consecutively (1985, 1986, 1987). He retired in 1991.
Ochoa Uribe died on August 8, 2020 in Cali, Colombia at the age of 90.[2]