 Ochotorena retired in 1998 at the age of 37, after unassuming spells with CD Tenerife, CD Logroñés (he played most of the games in 1994–95, but the Riojan were relegated) and Racing de Santander.He earned one cap for Spain, taking over for Andoni Zubizarreta for the final ten minutes of a friendly against Poland in A Coruña on 20 September 1989, and was in the final squad for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.Ochotorena then assumed goalkeeping coach duties at both Valencia and the national team but, when countryman Rafael Benítez joined Premier League club Liverpool in July 2004, he replaced Joe Corrigan.