Ariel Ortega
Ariel Arnaldo Ortega (born 4 March 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" (The Little Donkey), thus he is called "Burrito Ortega".
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| Full name | Ariel Arnaldo Ortega | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 March 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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Ariel Ortega first played for Club Atlético River Plate on 14 December 1991 and until 1996 and returned in 2000–02, 2006–08 and 2009–11. Ortega also played for Spanish club Valencia, Turkish club Fenerbahçe and Italian clubs Parma and Sampdoria. A former Argentina international, Ortega played for his country in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 World Cups. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.He played against KRC Harelbeke during the Intertoto cup in 1998.
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