Ariel Ortega
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Ariel Arnaldo Ortega (born 4 March 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" (The Little Donkey), thus he is called "Burrito Ortega".
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Full name | Ariel Arnaldo Ortega | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-03-04) 4 March 1974 (age 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ledesma, Jujuy, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Atlético Ledesma[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | River Plate | 134 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Valencia | 32 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Sampdoria | 27 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Parma | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | River Plate | 56 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Fenerbahçe | 14 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Newell's Old Boys | 53 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2012 | River Plate | 82 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | → Independiente (Riv) (loan) | 25 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | → All Boys (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Def. Belgrano (loan) | 27 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 480 | (109) | |||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2010 | Argentina | 88 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ariel Ortega first played for Club Atlético River Plate on 14 December 1991 and until 1996 and returned in 2000–02, 2006–08 and 2009–11.[3] Ortega also played for Spanish club Valencia, Turkish club Fenerbahçe and Italian clubs Parma and Sampdoria. A former Argentina international, Ortega played for his country in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 World Cups. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.He played against KRC Harelbeke during the Intertoto cup in 1998.