Gerardo_Amílcar_Ortiz
Gerardo Ortiz (footballer)
Paraguayan footballer (born 1989)
Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz Garza (born 25 March 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays, as of 2019, for Once Caldas from Colombia's Categoría Primera A as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz Garza | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Encarnación, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Once Caldas | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Quilmes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Quilmes | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Rubio Ñu (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Olimpia Asunción | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Sol de América | 152 | (0) |
| 2019– | Once Caldas | 29 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Paraguay U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:45, 15 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Ortiz was born in Encarnación, and joined Quilmes' youth setup in 2004, aged 15.[1] In June 2010 he signed his first professional deal with the club,[2] being subsequently loaned to Rubio Ñu for one year.[3]
On 20 October 2010 Ortiz made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Libertad for the Paraguayan Primera División championship.[4] He was also a starter four days later, in a 0–3 loss at 3 de Febrero;[5] it were his two only appearances of the campaign.
In the 2011 summer Ortiz returned to Quilmes,[6] being assigned to the reserve team. In February 2012 he signed for Olimpia Asunción,[7] but never appeared in any first team match for the club.
On 7 January 2013 Ortiz moved to Sol de América also in the top division.[8] Initially a backup to Roberto Acosta, he overtook him in the 2014 season, but was again demoted to second-choice in 2015.
At the beginning of 2019, Colombian club Once Caldas confirmed his signing.
- Gerardo Ortiz: "todo esto se lo debo a Quilmes..." (Gerardo Ortiz: "All of this I owe to Quilmes...") Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine; Diario El Sol, 7 May 2008 (in Spanish)
- Quilmes renueva a Garnier y Trípodi (Quilmes renews with Garnier and Trípodi); ESPN Deportes, 3 June 2010 (in Spanish)
- Aguilar entrena con Rubio Ñu pero no puede jugar (Aguilar trains with Rubio Ñu but cannot play); Última Hora, 20 July 2010 (in Spanish)
- Clara demostración de poderío (Clear superiority demonstration); ABC, 20 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- El "3" se toma gran respiro ("3" takes a deep air); ABC, 24 October 2010 (in Spanish)
- Continúa la danza de los nombres (The dance of names remain) Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine; El Show de Quilmes, 5 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- Cáceres, en la lista copera (Cáceres, in cup list) Archived 2015-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; La Nación, 8 February 2012 (in Spanish)
- Sol suma a dos arqueros (Sol adds two goalkeepers); D10, 7 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- Gerardo Ortiz at ESPN FC
- Gerardo Ortiz at Soccerway
- Gerardo Ortiz at FBref.com
- Gerardo Ortiz at WorldFootball.net
