César Ortiz

César Ortiz
Ortiz with Atlético Madrid B in 2009
Personal information
Full name César Ortiz Puentenueva
Date of birth (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Toledo, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2004–2007 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Atlético Madrid B 141 (11)
2009Albacete (loan) 10 (0)
2010Aris (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Vaslui 15 (1)
2014–2017 Rheindorf Altach 51 (3)
2017–2019 Mattersburg 54 (1)
2019–2022 Toledo 48 (1)
International career
2006 Spain U17 5 (0)
2008 Spain U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022

César Ortiz Puentenueva (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.

Club career

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Born in Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Ortiz played youth football with Atlético Madrid. He only represented the B team as a senior, going on to spend five full seasons in the Segunda División B. Additionally, he split 2009–10 on loan, to Albacete Balompié and Aris Thessaloniki FC,[1] his first match as a professional occurring on 29 August 2009 as he featured the full 90 minutes for the former club in a 3–0 Segunda División away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[2]

Ortiz cut ties with Atlético in the summer of 2013, signing with Liga I side FC Vaslui. After one year in Romania, he joined SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a one-year contract.[3]

Ortiz scored his first professional goal in Austria on 2 August 2015, but in a 3–1 defeat at FK Austria Wien.[4] In January 2017, he moved to SV Mattersburg in the same league.[5]

On 5 July 2019, Ortiz returned to Spain, going on to spend several seasons in the lower leagues with his hometown club CD Toledo before leaving in January 2022 due to injury problems.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Zimmermann, Walter (10 June 2010). "César Ortiz, fichaje de lujo para el 'B'" [César Ortiz, deluxe signing for 'Bs']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "El Rayo empieza la campaña con una sonrisa" [Rayo start the campaign with a smile]. Marca (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Altach verpflichtet den Spanier Cesar Ortiz" [Altach sign Spaniard César Ortiz]. Kurier (in German). 1 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Sieg auch im ersten Heimspiel – 3:1 gegen Altach" [Another win in first home game – 3:1 against Altach] (in German). Austria Wien. 2 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Tipico Bundesliga 16/17: Vorschau Runde 21" [Tipico Bundesliga 16/17: Matchday 21 preview] (in German). Liga Portal. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Se confirma el fichaje bomba para reforzar la defensa del CD Toledo" [Power signing to bolster CD Toledo's back sector confirmed]. El Español (in Spanish). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  7. ^ "El central César Ortiz, cuarto futbolista que deja el Toledo en el mercado de invierno" [Stopper César Ortiz, fourth footballer to leave Toledo in the winter market]. El Español (in Spanish). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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