Igor Oca

Igor Oca Pulido (born 7 May 1981) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Ecuadorian club Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oca and the second or maternal family name is Pulido.
Igor Oca
Personal information
Full name Igor Oca Pulido
Date of birth (1981-05-07) 7 May 1981
Place of birth Basauri, Spain
Team information
Current team
 Universidad Católica del Ecuador (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2011–2016 Levante (youth)
2016–2017 Atlético Madrid (youth)
2017 Alavés (youth)
2017–2019 Alavés B
2019–2020 Atlético San Luis (assistant)
2020–2021 Sestao River
2021–2022 Emelec (assistant)
2022 Independiente Juniors (interim)
2023– Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Career

Born in Basauri, Biscay, Basque Country, Oca began his managerial career with Levante UD's Juvenil D side in 2011, after previously working as a fitness coach for the youth teams of Villarreal CF, Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. On 5 June 2014, he was named in charge of the Juvenil A squad of the former.[1]

On 8 July 2016, Oca was appointed manager of Atlético Madrid's Juvenil División de Honor team.[2] Ahead of the 2017–18 season, he initially took over Deportivo Alavés' Juvenil A squad,[3] before replacing Aitor Orueta at the helm of the reserves on 3 October 2017.[4]

Oca was dismissed by the Miniglorias on 4 March 2019, being replaced by Iñaki Alonso.[5] On 30 May, he moved abroad after being named assistant manager of Mexican club Atlético San Luis, being also in charge of their under-20 team.[6]

Oca returned to his home country on 8 December 2020, after being appointed in charge of Tercera División side Sestao River Club.[7] The following 15 June, after achieving promotion to Segunda División RFEF, he left the club.[8]

On 25 August 2021, Oca moved to Ecuador and joined Ismael Rescalvo's staff at Emelec, as his assistant.[9] On 24 March of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Independiente del Valle, as the new Head of Youth Football.[10] He was also interim coach of the reserve team for three months in that year.[11]

On 28 November 2022, Oca returned to managerial duties after being named manager of Universidad Católica del Ecuador.[12]

Managerial statistics
As of 28 November 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alavés B Spain 3 October 2017 4 March 2019 63 29 21 13 105 61 +44 046.03 [13]
Sestao River Spain 7 December 2020 15 June 2021 22 16 3 3 44 12 +32 072.73 [14]
Universidad Católica del Ecuador Ecuador 28 November 2022 Present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— [15]
Total 85 45 24 16 149 73 +76 052.94 —

References
  1. "Igor Oca, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil A" [Igor Oca, new manager of the Juvenil A] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "Igor Oca, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil B DH" [Igor Oca, new manager of the Juvenil B] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. "Entrevista a Igor Oca, entrenador del Juvenil A" [Interview to Igor Oca, manager of the Juvenil A] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. "Igor Oca sustituye a Aitor Orueta al frente del Alavés B" [Igor Oca replaces Aitor Orueta ahead of Alavés B] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. "Iñaki Alonso sustituye a Igor Oca al frente del Alavés B" [Iñaki Alonso replaces Igor Oca ahead of Alavés B] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  6. "🙌| Queremos darle la bienvenida a Igor Oca Pulido, ex técnico del Deportivo Alaves (B) , Atlético de Madrid (U18) , Levante UD (U19, U18, U16, U17), entre otros, quien se integra a nuestro club como DT del equipo #Sub20" [🙌| We want to welcome Igor Oca Pulido, former manager of Deportivo Alavés (B), Atlético de Madrid (U18), Levante UD (U19, U18, U16, U17), among others, who joins our club as manager of the #under-20 team.]. Atlético San Luis (in Spanish). Facebook. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. "Igor Oca es el nuevo entrenador del Sestao River" [Igor Oca is the new manager of Sestao River] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. "Igor Oca no entrenará al Sestao River Club la próxima temporada" [Igor Oca will not manage Sestao River Club the following season] (in Spanish). Sestao River Club. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  9. "Igor Oca da uno de los bombazos del mercado" [Igor Oca dropped one of the bombs in the market] (in Spanish). Entrenadores Fútbol España. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  10. "Presentamos a Igor Oca @IgorOcaPulido , nuevo Jefe de Fútbol Formativo. Bienvenido a #UnClubDiferente" [We present Igor Oca @IgorOcaPulido, new Head of Youth Football. Welcome to #UnClubDiferente]. Independiente del Valle (in Spanish). Facebook. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  11. "El español Igor Oca es el nuevo entrenador de U. Católica" [Spaniard Igor Oca is the new manager of U. Católica] (in Spanish). Primicias. 28 November 2022.
  12. "OFICIAL: Fin al ciclo de Ismael Rescalvo en Emelec" [OFFICIAL: End to Ismael Rescalvo's cycle at Emelec] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  13. "2017–18 Alavés B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
    "2018–19 Alavés B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  14. "2020–21 Sestao River Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  15. "CD Universidad Católica del Ecuador: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
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