Álvaro Andrés Ormeño Salazar (; born 4 April 1979) is a Chilean former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who operated as a

right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

or wing back.

Club career

Ormeño began his career at

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

youth ranks aged fifteen. After failing to be promoted to first adult team, he played for Club Social y Deportivo Cristiano Hosanna in the

Chilean Tercera División Tercera División de Chile (Third Division of Chile), is the fourth tier of Chilean football (soccer). It is organized by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Amateur de Chile. It is both the fourth level of ...

. Next, he joined

Ñublense Club Deportivo Ñublense () is a professional football team based in Chillán, Ñuble Region, Chile. The club was formed in 1916 under the name of Liceo Fútbol Club. They compete in Chile's Primera División league. History Amateur era Ñub ...

in the 2000–01 season and then to

Deportes Ovalle Club Deportes Ovalle is a Chilean football club who currently play in the fourth level of Chilean football, the Segunda División Profesional de Chile. The club's stadium is the Estadio Municipal de Ovalle. Their main rivals are Deportes La ...

. In January 2002, he signed for Primera División club

Santiago Morning Club de Deportes Santiago Morning (popularly known as Chaguito Morning or Morning) is a Chilean professional football club based in Recoleta, Santiago. They compete in the Primera B. Santiago Morning was one of Primera División de Chile found ...

. Ormeño returned to

after his two-year spell at Everton.

International career

In 2007, he made five appearances for Chile national team at both the Copa América and friendly matches.

Personal life

He is the son of

Raúl Ormeño Raúl Elias Ormeño Pacheco (born June 21, 1958) is a Chilean former football defensive midfielder. Playing career He played for only one club in Chile, Colo Colo. At international level, he represented Chile at under-20 level in both the 19 ...

, a historical player of

and the Chile national team, and the older brother of the also footballer .

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo *

Primera División de Chile Primera may refer to * Nissan Primera, a car * Primera Air, a former airline * Primera división (disambiguation), multiple top division football leagues * Primera, Texas, a town in Cameron County, Texas * Alí Primera Alí Rafael Primera Rosel ...

: 2006 Apertura, 2006 Clausura * Copa Sudamericana: Runner-up 2006

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