Richard Ortiz Busto (; born 22 May 1990 in

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), is a

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who plays as

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for

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club

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan sports club based in the city of Asunción. The club promotes the practice of various sports with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, the former being the highest priority and most s ...

and the

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. Ortiz is a fast player who plays as a central/defensive midfielder and is renowned for his long-distances strikes with his left foot. On 19 July 2015, Paraguayan newspaper ExtraPRESS named Ortiz one of the most expensive player in Paraguay.

Club career

Olimpia

In 2009, Ortiz signed for

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club Olimpia. He was named captain for the 2013 Season. After outstanding performances with the Paraguay national team and Olimpia, he was linked to several teams in the summer of 2013. Among the teams were Mexican side

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where his former coach and Paraguayan international

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requested his services. Other sides from around the world, including Italian teams

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and

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, Premier League side

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, 2010 Champions

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, 2011 Champions

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, 2012 champions

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and Argentinian giants

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were reportedly interested in signing the midfielder. Olimpia finally agreed a US$2.5 million transfer to

, which Ortiz also accepted.

Toluca

On 28 May 2013,

(actual manager) announced that Richard Ortiz would join Deportivo Toluca. The club agreed to sign Ortiz in a 5-year contract for US$2.5 million. Ortiz would be the fourth

in the squad joining then compatriots,

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, and

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. He scored his first goal for the Red Devils in the second match of the season against Monarcas Morelia. On 28 December 2015, Deportivo Toluca announced the return of Ortiz.

Dorados de Sinaloa

On 11 June 2015,

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announced via

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that they had reached an agreement with

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to sign Ortiz on loan in a 6-month contract. At that time Richard was concentrated with the Paraguay national team in

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to play the 2015 Copa America, According to media, he let know his teammates his disagreement of playing with Dorados, the newly promoted team of the

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Club Libertad

On 13 July,

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agreed to sign Ortiz from Deportivo Toluca on loan in a 6-month period, after he refused playing for

International career

On 11 October 2011 he made his debut for the

and also scored his first goal for his country in a 2014 World Cup qualifier match against

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Olimpia Asunción *

(6): 2011 Apertura, 2018 Apertura, 2018 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2019 Clausura, 2020 Clausura

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Richard 1990 births Living people Paraguayan footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Paraguay international footballers Sportspeople from Asunción Association football midfielders 2015 Copa América players Club Olimpia footballers Club Libertad footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Paraguayan Primera División players Liga MX players Expatriate footballers in Mexico Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico