Julio Jorge Olarticoechea (born 18 October 1958) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender. At international level, he represented Argentina at the 1986 and the 1990 World Cups, winning the former edition of the tournament. Olarticoechea and Diego Maradona were roommates in Mexico at the 1986 World Cup.

Olarticoechea played for Argentinos Juniors, Deportivo Mandiyú, River Plate, Boca Juniors and Racing Club in the Argentinian League as well as for FC Nantes in the French League. He was manager in Talleres de Remedios de Escalada, Argentina.

River Plate

• Argentine Primera División: Nacional 1981

Racing

• Supercopa Sudamericana: 1988
• Recopa Sudamericana runner-up: 1989

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 1986; runner-up:1990

Olarticoechea's home town of Saladillo, Buenos Aires, installed a roadside monument honoring his football career.^[1]

• Julio Olarticoechea at National-Football-Teams.com
• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived October 20, 2007) (in Spanish)
• Julio Olarticoechea at BDFA (in Spanish)