Néstor Ortigoza

Néstor Ortigoza
Personal information
Full name Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza
Date of birth (1984-10-07) 7 October 1984
Place of birth San Antonio de Padua, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team
San Lorenzo
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Argentinos Juniors 127 (17)
2005Nueva Chicago (loan) 13 (0)
2010–2012 San Lorenzo 49 (3)
2012–2013Emirates Club (loan) 30 (2)
2013– San Lorenzo 77 (7)
National team
2009– Paraguay 27 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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. .

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 PR 1–2 1–2 Friendly

Honours

Argentinos Juniors
San Lorenzo

References

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