 Ortigoza withParaguay in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1984-10-07)7 October 1984 (age 41) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Antonio de Padua, Argentina | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Argentinos Juniors | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Argentinos Juniors | 127 | (17) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | →Nueva Chicago (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | San Lorenzo | 148 | (15) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | →Emirates Club (loan) | 30 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | Olimpia | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Rosario Central | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Estudiantes Río Cuarto | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | San Lorenzo | 34 | (4) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Paraguay | 31 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Néstor Ezequiel "Johnny" Ortigoza (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈnestoɾoɾtiˈɣosa]; born 7 October 1984) is a former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder. Born in Argentina, he played for theParaguay national team.
Ortigoza started his career in 2004 at Argentinos Juniors. In 2005, he had a brief loan spell withNueva 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 ofClaudio Borghi as the manager of Argentinos Juniors.
Ortigoza was an important member of the Argentinos Juniors team that won theClausura 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 Ortigoza from Argentinos Juniors for $2,200,000 on a three-year contract.
In July 2012, Ortigoza signed a one-year loan contract withEmirates Club in the United Arab Emirates.[2]
In December 2017, Ortigoza signed withRosario Central fromOlimpia.[3]
After a half year atEstudiantes de Río Cuarto, it was rumoured that Ortigoza had moved to Bolivian clubClub Atlético Ciclón in September 2020. However, Ortigoza still stayed at Estudiantes[4] before returning to San Lorenzo in 2021.
Ortigoza's father is Paraguayan, meaning that theParaguay national team's coachGerardo Martino had the interest of Ortigoza playing for Paraguay due to Ortigoza is entitled to request Paraguayan citizenship.[5]
On 8 April 2009, Ortigoza obtained Paraguayan nationality, which enabled him to play for the Paraguay national team.[6] He was subsequently called up for the2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstVenezuela andColombia, as well as the main tournament.[7][8] On 14 October 2014, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 away defeat toChina PR in a friendly.
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 passing game also enable him to influence games fromdeeper positions in midfield, where he can set the tempo of his team's play and orchestrate attacking moves.[9][10][11][12][13] He is also apenalty kick specialist.[14]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 14 October 2014 | Helong Stadium,Changsha, China PR |  China | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
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Emirates Club
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