Gabriel Ochoa Uribe
Colombian football player and coach (1929-2020)
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 20, 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Sopetrán, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | August 8, 2020 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Position(s) | 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]
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