Mario Ortiz (Mexican footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2006 | Cruz Azul | 41 | (6) |
2004 | → Querétaro (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Puebla | 17 | (5) |
2008–2009 | Tecos | 21 | (4) |
2009–2010 | Cruz Azul | 29 | (5) |
2010 | Puebla | 16 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Atlante | 24 | (4) |
2012 | → Puebla (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2013 | → San Luis (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2013–2014 | → Chiapas (loan) | 11 | (7) |
2014–2015 | Tepic | 23 | (6) |
2015–2018 | Juárez | 66 | (11) |
2018 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 7 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2018–2020 | Guadalajara Reserves and Academy | ||
2021–2022 | Tapatío (Assistant) | ||
2022–2023 | Guadalajara Reserves and Academy | ||
2023–2024 | Tapatío (Assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez (born 4 June, 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward most recently for Cafetaleros de Tapachula in the Ascenso MX.
Club career
[edit]Ortiz made his professional debut with Cruz Azul in 2000. He was loaned to Querétaro FC for one tournament-deal. After this tournament, he returned to Cruz Azul where he played until 2006 after which, he was transferred to Puebla F.C. He spent one year in the institution where he was again transferred to another club, Tecos. He had a good performance in this team which caused Mexican manager Enrique Meza to request Cruz Azul to sign him again. He finally returned to Cruz Azul for Apertura 2009. During his spell at Chiapas he only played with the reserve squad.
External links
[edit]- Mario Ortiz (Mario Virginio Ortiz Velázquez) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- M. Ortiz (Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez) at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
- Footballers from Oaxaca
- Men's association football forwards
- Liga MX players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Querétaro F.C. footballers
- Tecos F.C. footballers
- Club Puebla players
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Mexican football forward stubs