Gerardo Ortiz (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz Garza | ||
Date of birth | 25 March 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Encarnación, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Once Caldas | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2010 | Quilmes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Quilmes | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Rubio Ñu (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Olimpia Asunción | 0 | (0) |
2013–2019 | Sol de América | 152 | (0) |
2019– | Once Caldas | 29 | (0) |
International career | |||
2009 | Paraguay U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:45, 15 September 2019 (UTC) |
Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz Garza (born 25 March 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays, as of 2019, for Once Caldas from Colombia's Categoría Primera A as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Ortiz was born in Encarnación, and joined Quilmes' youth setup in 2004, aged 15.[1] In June 2010 he signed his first professional deal with the club,[2] being subsequently loaned to Rubio Ñu for one year.[3]
On 20 October 2010 Ortiz made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Libertad for the Paraguayan Primera División championship.[4] He was also a starter four days later, in a 0–3 loss at 3 de Febrero;[5] it were his two only appearances of the campaign.
In the 2011 summer Ortiz returned to Quilmes,[6] being assigned to the reserve team. In February 2012 he signed for Olimpia Asunción,[7] but never appeared in any first team match for the club.
On 7 January 2013 Ortiz moved to Sol de América also in the top division.[8] Initially a backup to Roberto Acosta, he overtook him in the 2014 season, but was again demoted to second-choice in 2015.
At the begging of 2019, colombian club Once Caldas confirmed his signing.
References
- ^ Gerardo Ortiz: "todo esto se lo debo a Quilmes..." (Gerardo Ortiz: "All of this I owe to Quilmes..."); Diario El Sol, 7 May 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Quilmes renueva a Garnier y Trípodi (Quilmes renews with Garnier and Trípodi); ESPN Deportes, 3 June 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Aguilar entrena con Rubio Ñu pero no puede jugar (Aguilar trains with Rubio Ñu but cannot play); Última Hora, 20 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Clara demostración de poderío (Clear superiority demonstration); ABC, 20 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El "3" se toma gran respiro ("3" takes a deep air); ABC, 24 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Continúa la danza de los nombres (The dance of names remain) Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine; El Show de Quilmes, 5 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cáceres, en la lista copera (Cáceres, in cup list) Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; La Nación, 8 February 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Sol suma a dos arqueros (Sol adds two goalkeepers); D10, 7 January 2013 (in Spanish)
External links
- ESPN Deportes profile (in Spanish)
- Gerardo Ortiz at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Encarnación, Paraguay
- Paraguayan footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Paraguayan Primera División players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Club Rubio Ñu footballers
- Club Olimpia footballers
- Sol de América footballers
- Quilmes footballers
- Once Caldas footballers
- Paraguay under-20 international footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in Colombia