José María Ortigoza Ortiz (; born 1 April 1987) is a
Paraguay
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an
football striker who plays for
Cerro Porteño
Club Cerro Porteño is a professional Paraguayan football club, based in the neighbourhood of Obrero in Asunción. Founded in 1912, Cerro has won 34 Primera División titles and is one of the most popular football clubs in Paraguay. Its presi ...
.
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. In 2009, Ortigoza was transferred to
Palmeiras
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...
.
In January 2010, Ortigoza was loaned out to the
K-League
K League (Hangul: K리그) is South Korea's professional football league. It includes first division K League 1 and second division K League 2.
History
Until the 1970s, South Korean football operated two major football leagues, the National ...
side
Ulsan Hyundai FC
Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in ...
from
Sol de América.
In January 2011, he signed for Brazilian club
Cruzeiro EC on loan.
Ortigoza transferred to
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association ...
side
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...
in July 2012. However, after scoring 2 goals in 10 appearances, he was released by Shandong in February 2013.
Ortigoza signed a contract with
J1 League club
Ventforet Kofu
is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu.
The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French ...
on 22 March 2013.
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
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, scoring two goals.
International goals
Honours
Club
;
Sol de América
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División Intermedia: 1
**Winner:
2006
References
External links
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José Ortigozaat BDFA.com.ar
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Paraguayan footballers
Club Sol de América footballers
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Paraguayan expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Brazil
Ulsan Hyundai FC players
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Ventforet Kofu players
Cerro Porteño players
Atlas F.C. footballers
Paraná Clube players
Club Guaraní players
Clube Náutico Capibaribe players
Paraguayan Primera División players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
K League 1 players
J1 League players
Chinese Super League players
Liga MX players
1987 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in China
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate footballers in South Korea
Expatriate footballers in China
Expatriate footballers in Japan
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Paraguay international footballers