Néstor Ortigoza
Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza (Spanish pronunciation::; born 7 October 1984) is an Argentine, naturalized Paraguayan football central midfielder, who currently plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro.
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 2 International career
- 2.1 International goal
- 3 Style of play
- 4 Honours
- 5 References
- 6 External links
Club 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 club's 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.
In December 2017, Ortigoza signed with Rosario Central from Olimpia.
After a half year at Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, it was rumored that Ortigoza had moved to Bolivian club Club Atlético Ciclón in September 2020. However, this wasn't true and Ortigoza stayed at Estudiantes.
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 en*led to request Paraguayan citizenship.
On 8 April 2009 he obtained Paraguayan nationality, which enabled him to play for the Paraguay national team.Ortigoza was called to the Paraguay national football team for the Qualification matches against Venezuela and Colombia. 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.Style of play
Néstor Ortigoza is known for stocky, physical build, and his ability to win the ball as a central midfielder. His range of distribution and his slow-paced, intelligent, precise p*ing game also enable him to influence games from deeper positions in midfield, where he can set the tempo of his team's play and orchestrate attacking moves. He is also a penalty kick specialist.
Honours
Argentinos Juniors- Argentine Primera División: 2010 Clausura
- Argentine Primera División: 2013 Inicial
- Copa Libertadores: 2014
- Supercopa Argentina: 2015
- Copa Argentina: 2018
References
External links
- Néstor Ortigoza – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
- Football lineups player profile
- Néstor Ortigoza at National-Football-Teams.com
- (in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics
- Néstor Ortigoza at Soccerway