Victor Manuel Ochoa Ventura (born 1917 in El Salvador). is a Salvadoran football player and former coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Manuel Ochoa Ventura | ||
| Date of birth | 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | El Salvador | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1949 | FAS | ||
| National team | |||
| 1940 | El Salvador | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1951–1954 | FAS | ||
| 1963–1964 | Águila | ||
| 1969 | FAS | ||
| 1964 | El Salvador (assistant) | ||
| Alianza | |||
| 1975 | Negocios Internacionales | ||
| Honduras Progreso | |||
| 1966 | Sonsonate | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicknamed Pipe, Ochoa was the first goalscorer for FAS in the club's history in 1947.[1]
Ochoa made his debut for the El Salvador national team in unofficial friendly against Costa Rican side Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in 1940 where he came on as sub, his team went on to lose 1-0.
Ochoa also was the first technical director of FAS.[2] As a coach "Pipe" Ochoa has obtained four championships at national level (2 National Championships with FAS, 2 National Championships with Águila), he was record holder before Conrado Miranda won his fifth league title in 1977.[3] He also coached in Honduras first division with Honduras Progreso
| Year | Finish | Team | Tournament | Role | Notes |
| 1951–52 | Champion | Club Deportivo FAS | 1st Division El Salvador | Coach | FAS first title in their history |
| 1953–54 | Champion | Club Deportivo FAS | 1st Division El Salvador | Coach | First Coach of FAS to win back to back titles |
| 1963–1964 | Champion | Club Deportivo Aguila | 1st Division El Salvador | Coach | |
| 1964 | Champion | Club Deportivo Aguila | 1st Division El Salvador | Coach |