Aitor Ocio Carrión (born 28 November 1976) is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a

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. In a 18-year senior career, in which he amassed

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totals of 173 matches and five goals, he played mainly for

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club ( eu, Bilboko Athletic Kluba; es, Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional Association football, football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country (autonomous com ...

(seven years, two spells) and

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(four), winning three major titles with the latter club, including two UEFA Cups.

Club career

Born in

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, Ocio made his debut in

with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sa ...

during the 2000–01 season, after

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spells with

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

and

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

. He then came to prominence with

, who had loaned him to all three clubs. Ocio joined

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in summer 2003 on a three-year deal, going on to play a somewhat important part on a squad that won four titles (one

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, two UEFA Cups and one

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) in two seasons. During his four-year spell he was the

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n's

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behind Javi Navarro, and had a best personal output of 23 games and two goals in the 2005–06 campaign. In mid-July 2007, Ocio returned to Bilbao, playing 27 matches in his first season as the

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side finished mid-table. He produced similar numbers in

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, adding a rare goal at former club Osasuna albeit in a 2–1 away defeat in which he was also

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, one of five ejections he totalled in his first two years. Ocio also began 2009–10 in the starting XI. However, after an injury suffered in early October 2009, he missed the rest of the season, with Athletic finishing eighth, adding just five competitive appearances the following year also due to persistent physical problems but renewing his contract on 23 May 2011. 35-year-old Ocio was deemed surplus to requirements at Athletic in the 2011–12 season after the appointment of manager

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, alongside teammates

Koikili Koikili Lertxundi del Campo (born 23 December 1980), known simply as Koikili or Koi for short, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back. A late bloomer, he only became a professional at the age of 26 after signing with Athletic ...

and

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. He remained with the team, however. On 14 June 2012, Ocio announced his retirement from football.

Personal life

Ocio had a relationship with model Laura Sánchez, with whom he had a daughter, Naia, born on 1 August 2006.

Honours

Sevilla *

: 2006–07 *

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: 2005–06, 2006–07 Athletic Bilbao *Copa del Rey runner-up: 2008–09 *

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runner-up:

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ocio, Aitor 1976 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Deportivo Alavés players CD Aurrerá de Vitoria footballers SD Eibar footballers Albacete Balompié players CA Osasuna players Athletic Bilbao footballers Sevilla FC players UEFA Cup winning players Spain youth international footballers Basque Country international footballers