José Ortigoza

José María Ortigoza
Personal information
Full nameJosé María Ortigoza Ortiz
Date of birth1 April 1987
Place of birthAsunción, Paraguay
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Cerro Porteño
Youth career
2004–2005Sol de América
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2012Sol de América101(29)
2009Palmeiras (loan)32(4)
2010→ Ulsan Hyundai (loan)25(17)
2011Cruzeiro (loan)24(2)
2012Shandong Luneng10(2)
2013Ventforet Kofu8(1)
2013Cerro Porteño19(5)
2014Atlas12(2)
2014–Cerro Porteño17(10)
National team
Paraguay U23
2010–Paraguay5(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 March 2013

José María Ortigoza Ortiz, (born 1 April 1987) is a Paraguayan football striker who currently plays for Mexican Club Atlas.

Career

Club

Ortigoza started his career with the Paraguayan club Sol de América, where he played alongside Pablo Zeballos. He quickly made a good impression and established himself as one of the team's best players, finishing second in goal-scoring in the Apertura 2008 tournament along with Julio Aguilar.[1] In 2009, Ortigoza was transferred to Palmeiras.

In January 2010, Ortigoza was loaned out to the K-League side Ulsan Hyundai FC from Sol de América.

In January 2011, he signed for Brazilian club Cruzeiro EC on loan.

Ortigoza transferred to Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng in July 2012.[2] However, after scoring 2 goals in 10 appearances, he was released by Shandong in February 2013.

Ortigoza signed a contract with J. League Division 1 club Ventforet Kofu on 22 March 2013.[3] However, after scoring only 1 goal in 8 appearances, he was released by Kofu in June 2013.

International

On 11 November 2010, he earned his first international goals in a match against Hong Kong, scoring two goals.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 November 2010 Hong Kong Stadium  Hong Kong 7-0 Win Friendly Match
2 17 November 2010 Hong Kong Stadium  Hong Kong 7-0 Win Friendly Match
3 15 February 2012 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres  Chile 2-0 Win Friendly Match

Honours

Club

Sol de América

References

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