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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro Ochoa Biagorri | ||
| Date of birth | (1900-02-22)February 22, 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Avellaneda,Argentina | ||
| Date of death | September 5, 1947(1947-09-05) (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Tandil, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1916–1931 | Racing Club | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1927–1928 | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2008 | |||
Pedro Ochoa (February 22, 1900 – September 5, 1947) was anArgentinefootballforward. At club level, he played his entire career forRacing Club, where he won 12 titles with the team.
He debuted with the Racing senior team at the age of 16, soon becoming a fan favourite due to his conditions and skills as aplaymaker.
Ochoa played his entire club career for Racing Club, where he won sixleague championships, 4national cups and 2 international cups. He was nicknamed "Ochoíta" andEl rey de la gambeta (The king of dribbling) due to his outstanding skills with the ball.
He was admired byCarlos Gardel, who sang thetango"Patadura" (alunfardo word for a "two left feet man") written by José López Ares and Enrique Carrera Sotelo. The tango mentions several notable footballers of those years, such as Ochoa (referring him asOchoíta),Manuel Seoane,Luis Monti andDomingo Tarasconi (asTarasca).[1][2]
Avoidingdefenders with passes and dribblings, and being likeOchoíta, the fan's favourite
— Patadura, tango performed byCarlos Gardel.
Ochoa was part of theArgentina national team in the1928 Olympic games, but he did not play in any matches.[3] In 1931 he retired from football. Ochoa died at 47 years old, inTandil,Buenos Aires Province.
If I think before playing? Sometimes I do, but when I dribble a player and immediately another one appears, and then another... I can't think anymore because I do not feel like playing. So the legs take control to continue dribbling rivals
— Pedro Ochoa, 1928.[4]
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