Néstor Ortigoza

Néstor Ortigoza
Ortigoza, when he played for Argentinos Juniors
Personal information
Full name	Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza
Date of birth	(1984-10-07) 7 October 1984 (age 29)
Place of birth	San Antonio de Padua, Argentina
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club 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)
2011–	San Lorenzo	79	(4)
2012–2013	→ Emirates Club (loan)	30	(2)
National team‡
2009–	Paraguay	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2010

Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza (born 7 October 1984) is a Paraguayan Argentine football 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]

Paraguayan naturalization

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. [2].

On 8 April 2009 he obtained Paraguayan nationality, which enabled him to play for the Paraguay national team.^[2]

International career

Ortigoza was called to the Paraguay national football team for the Qualification matches against Venezuela and Colombia.^[3][3].He played in the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Honours

Argentinos Juniors

• Argentine Primera División: 2010 Clausura

San Lorenzo

• Argentine Primera División: 2013 Inicial

References

External links

• Néstor Ortigoza – FIFA competition record
• Football lineups player profile
• Néstor Ortigoza at National-Football-Teams.com
• (Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics