Julio Jorge Olarticoechea (born 18 October 1958) is an Argentine former

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who played as a defender. At international level, he represented

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at the 1986 and the

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World Cups, winning the former edition of the tournament. Olarticoechea and

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were roommates in Mexico at the 1986 World Cup.

Career

Olarticoechea played for

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, Deportivo Mandiyú, River Plate,

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and Racing Club in the Argentinian League as well as for

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in the French League. He was manager in Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, Argentina.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

;River Plate *

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: Nacional 1981 ;Racing * Supercopa Sudamericana: 1988 *

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runner-up:

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International

;Argentina *

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: 1986; runner-up:

Olarticoechea's home town of Saladillo, Buenos Aires, installed a roadside monument honoring his football career.

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* * * 1958 births Living people Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentinos Juniors footballers Club Atlético River Plate footballers Boca Juniors footballers Deportivo Mandiyú footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers FC Nantes players Expatriate men's footballers in France Argentine football managers 1982 FIFA World Cup players 1986 FIFA World Cup players 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1983 Copa América players 1987 Copa América players FIFA World Cup–winning players Argentina men's international footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Argentina women's national football team managers Talleres de Remedios de Escalada managers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{argentina-footy-defender-stub