Ariel Ortega

Ariel Ortega
Ortega in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ariel Arnaldo Ortega
Date of birth (1974-03-04) 4 March 1974 (age 52)
Place of birth Ledesma, Jujuy, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
1988–1990 Atlético Ledesma
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
Representing  Argentina
Men's Football
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver medal – second place1995 Saudi Arabia Team Competition
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariel Ortega (born 4 March 1974) is an Argentine football player. He plays for River Plate.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 1991–92 Primera División 141–––141
1992–93 275–71–346
1993–94 2947340–408
1994–95 257–81–338
1995–96 237–223–4510
1996–97 166–30–196
Total 1343073445–18539
Valencia 1996–97 La Liga 127–––127
1997–98 20230––232
Total 32930––359
Sampdoria 1998–99 Serie A 27841––319
Parma 1999–2000 183107010273
River Plate 2000–01 Primera División 279–123–3912
2001–02 2914–102–3916
Total 5623—225–7828
Fenerbahçe 2002–03 Süper Lig 145–60–205
Newell's Old Boys 2004–05 Primera División 245—––245
2005–06 296—70–366
Total 5311—70–6011
River Plate 2006–07 Primera División 184—30–214
2007–08 264—92–356
Independiente Rivadavia (loan) 2008–09 Primera B Nacional 254—––254
River Plate 2009–10 Primera División 223—20–243
2010–11 161—–—161
Total 8212—142–9614
All Boys (loan) 2010–11 Primera División 120—––120
Def. Belgrano (loan) 2011–12 Primera B Metropolitana 27410––284
Career total 4801091641001210597126
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Argentina 199310
1994101
1995162
199673
199791
1998135
199982
2000113
200170
200240
200310
200400
200500
200600
200700
200800
200900
201010
Total8817
  1. ↑ Three appearances in 1994 FIFA World Cup
  2. ↑ Four appearances in 1995 Copa América
  3. ↑ Five appearances and 2 goals in 1998 FIFA World Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in 1999 Copa América
  5. ↑ Three appearances in 2002 FIFA World Cup
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ortega goal.
List of international goals scored by Ariel Ortega
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 December 1994Buenos Aires, Argentina Yugoslavia1–01–0Friendly
28 January 1995Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Japan2–05–11995 King Fahd Cup
320 September 1995Madrid, Spain Spain1–21–2Friendly
424 April 1996Buenos Aires, Argentina Bolivia1–03–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
52–0
69 October 1996San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela1–15–21998 FIFA World Cup qualification
730 April 1997Buenos Aires, Argentina Ecuador1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
822 April 1998Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland2–02–0Friendly
914 May 1998La Plata, Argentina Bosnia and Herzegovina4–05–0Friendly
1025 May 1998Buenos Aires, Argentina South Africa2–02–0Friendly
1121 June 1998Paris, France Jamaica1–05–01998 FIFA World Cup
122–0
137 September 1999Porto Alegre, Brazil Brazil2–42–4Friendly
1413 October 1999La Plata, Argentina Colombia2–12–1Friendly
1526 April 2000Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela2–04–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
163–0
1715 November 2000Santiago, Chile Chile1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

River Plate

Parma

Newell's Old Boys

Argentina U-23

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Ariel Ortega". Club Atlético River Plate. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  2. ↑ "Ortega said: Gracias a la camiseta de River y a los hinchas" (in Spanish). Olé.
  3. 1 2 "Historical Data". LFP. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Player Details". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com.
  6. ↑ "Ariel Ortega". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  7. ↑ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Matches of FIFA XI". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.

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