Isaac Oceja

Isaac Oceja Oceja (1915-2000) was a Spanish football player and coach. He is most known for the 15 years he spent at Athletic Bilbao.

Playing career Club Born in Cantabria but raised from a young age in Biscay, His début in La Liga was on 6 January 1935, in a game against Real Madrid where Athletic won 4–1.

Coaching Oceja retired from playing in 1949 after a short stint at Real Zaragoza. The next season, he assumed the role of coach for the Aragonese team, then languishing in the Tercera División, and helped them to achieve promotion. His stint at La Rosaleda did not last long after that achievement, and despite having secured the relevant coaching qualifications, his only later forays into management were two spells with Durango in the lower leagues during the 1950s and 60s.

Honours Athletic Bilbao La Liga: 1935–36; runner-up: 1940–41, 1946–47 Copa del Rey: 1943, 1944 Basque Cup: 1934–35 Biscay Championship: 1939–40