Ortigoza, when he played for Argentinos Juniors |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | San Antonio de Padua, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfielder | ||
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| Current club | San Lorenzo de Almagro | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2010 | Argentinos Juniors | 127 | (17) |
| 2005 | → Nueva Chicago (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2011- | San Lorenzo de Almagro | 22 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Paraguay | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza (born 7 October 1984 in San Antonio de Padua, Argentina) is a Paraguayan football midfielder, who plays for San Lorenzo de Almagro in the Argentine First Division.
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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.
Ortigoza's father is Paraguayan, meaning that the Paraguay national football team's coach Gerardo Martino has the interest of Paraguayan nationalizes it to play with the selection homonym, but Ortigoza wants Diego Maradona's approval. [2].
On 8 April 2009 he obtained Paraguayan nationality, which enables him to play for the Paraguay national team although he could still choose to play for Argentina.[1]
Ortigoza was called to the Paraguay national football team for the Qualification matches against Venezuela and Colombia.[2][3].He played in the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Argentinos Juniors
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