Julio Olarticoechea

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Julio Olarticoechea

| image = Olarticoechea.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Olarticoechea during the 2016 Summer Olympics

| fullname = Julio Jorge Olarticoechea

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Saladillo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

| height = 1.70 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1975–1981

| years2 = 1981–1984

| years3 = 1985–1986

| years4 = 1987

| years5 = 1987–1988

| years6 = 1988–1990

| years7 = 1990–1992

| clubs1 = Racing Club

| clubs2 = River Plate

| clubs3 = Boca Juniors

| clubs4 = Nantes

| clubs5 = Argentinos Juniors

| clubs6 = Racing Club

| clubs7 = Deportivo Mandiyú

| caps1 = 230

| goals1 = 13

| caps2 = 106

| goals2 = 3

| caps3 = 44

| goals3 = 4

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 3

| caps5 = 25

| goals5 = 2

| caps6 = (see above)

| caps7 = 61

| goals7 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 1982–1990

| nationalteam1 = Argentina

| nationalcaps1 = 32

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2015

| managerclubs1 = Argentina (women)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ARG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIFA World Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1986 Mexico|}}

{{medal|RU|1990 Italy|}}

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Julio Jorge Olarticoechea (born 18 October 1958) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Argentina at the 1986 and the 1990 World Cups, winning the former edition of the tournament. Olarticoechea and Diego Maradona were roommates in Mexico at the 1986 World Cup.

Career

Olarticoechea played for Argentinos Juniors, Deportivo Mandiyú, River Plate, Boca Juniors and Racing Club in the Argentinian League as well as for FC Nantes in the French League.

He was manager in Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, Argentina.

Career statistics

=International=

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! colspan=3 | Argentina national team

YearAppsGoals
198330
198400
198500
198690
198750
198820
198910
199080
Total||25||0

Honours

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=International=

;Argentina

Olarticoechea's home town of Saladillo, Buenos Aires, installed a roadside monument honoring his football career.{{Cite web | url=https://www.saladillo.gob.ar/?q=monumento-julio-jorge-vasco-olarticoechea | title=Monumento Julio Jorge "Vasco" Olarticoechea | date=13 December 2017 }}

References

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