The goalkeeper of the Club América Eagles, Guillermo Ochoa, today celebrates 17 years of his debut in professional football of the First Division, as it was on October 15 when he put on the gloves to save in a game against the Rayados from Monterrey, after Leo Beenhakker had to replace Adolfo Rios for an injury.
Ochoa he fully complied with that match and in the following matches where he was considered a starter at the age of 18, but for the next tournament América opted for a reinforcement in goal due to the retirement of Adolfo Ríos, by hiring the Argentinian Sebastián Saja, who had recently won the South American Cup, in addition to achieving some calls with the Albiceleste Selection.
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Saja arrived as the undisputed starter and suddenly erased Ochoa’s good performance with the Eagles, as every confidence was placed in the Argentinian super-strengthening, arriving from Spain’s Second Division, as a figure at Córdoba.
Despite the affection for the youth squad, fans raved about Sebastián Saja’s poster, but the charm only lasted for four games, as on date 5, Guillermo Ochoa ‘Sebastián Saja would sit and take ownership until the day of his Flight of the Nest . .
Failed in Mexican football, Saja returned to San Lorenzo, the club where he made his debut, recovering the level of play and placing himself in the lane of major clubs in South America, playing for the Guild of Brazil, from where he took the jump. to AEK from Greece.
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BY | Sebastian Saja.He came to América to close the immense gap that Adolfo Ríos left in goal after retirement. He came as a promise of Argentinian football and in the end never adjusted to height, he was eventually rewarded by a youngster, Paco Memo Ochoa. pic.twitter.com/lJdwkJ8Uss
– Valdo (@iValdook)
April 20, 2018
After his adventure in Hellenic football, Saja, who was already 31 years old, returned to Argentina with Racing, played 5 seasons and showed a high level, enough for a final return to the Second Division of Spain, where he played with Gimnástic and Real Zaragoza. a club where he retired in 2017 at the age of 38.
“I am left with the feeling that I have played my last official game and I am proud to do so for an important club like Real Zaragoza,” said Sebastian Saja on the day of his retirement.
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