Néstor Ortigoza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | San Antonio de Padua, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Lorenzo | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Argentinos Juniors | 127 | (17) |
| 2005 | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | San Lorenzo | 49 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Emirates Club (loan) | 30 | (2) |
| 2013– | San Lorenzo | 77 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009– | Paraguay | 27 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2015 | |||
Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnestoɾ ortiˈɣosa]; born 7 October 1984) is an Argentine, naturalized Paraguayan football central midfielder, who plays for San Lorenzo in the Argentine Primera División.
Career
Ortigoza started his career in 2004, playing for Argentinos Juniors. In 2005 he had a brief loan spell with Nueva Chicago before returning to Argentinos. In 2007 he began to establish himself as an important member of the first team squad and in 2009 he became a near permanent fixture in the first team squad after the appointment of Claudio Borghi as the manager of Argentinos Juniors.
Ortigoza was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won the Clausura 2010 championship. He played in 17 of the clubs 19 games and scored 3 goals during their championship winning campaign been their captain and was selected Footballer of the Year in Argentina.
In 2011, San Lorenzo bought the entire move from Argentinos Juniors for $2,200,000 and signed the player for three seasons.
In July 2012, Ortigoza signed a one-year loan contract with Emirates Club in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
International career
Ortigoza's father is Paraguayan, meaning that the Paraguay national football team's coach Gerardo Martino had the interest of Ortigoza playing for the Paraguay national team due to Ortigoza is entitled to request Paraguayan citizenship. [3].
On 8 April 2009 he obtained Paraguayan nationality, which enabled him to play for the Paraguay national team.[2] Ortigoza was called to the Paraguay national football team for the Qualification matches against Venezuela and Colombia.[3][4] He played in the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. On 14 October 2014, he scored his first goal in a 1–2 friendly away defeat against China.
International goal
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2014 | Helong Stadium, Changsha |  China |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
- Argentinos Juniors
- San Lorenzo
References
- ^ "Emirates sign a contract with Paraguay pro. Nestor Ortigoza". UAE Pro League. official website. 24 July 2012.
- ^ Ortigoza consiguió su nacionalización at La Nacion Template:Es icon
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
External links
- Néstor Ortigoza – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Football lineups player profile
- Néstor Ortigoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- Template:Es Argentine Primera statistics
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- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Paraguayan footballers
- Paraguay international footballers
- Argentine footballers
- Argentine people of Paraguayan descent
- People from Buenos Aires Province
- Paraguayan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Nueva Chicago footballers
- San Lorenzo footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Emirates Club players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Association football midfielders
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
- 2011 Copa América players
- 2015 Copa América players
- Argentine emigrants to Paraguay