| Darío Ortiz | |
| Fullname: | Hernán Darío Ortiz |
| Birth Date: | 14 July 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Godoy Cruz, Argentina |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Mitre (manager) |
| Years1: | 1989–1996 |
| Caps1: | 215 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1996–1997 |
| Clubs2: | Huracán |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1997–1998 |
| Clubs3: | Gimnasia y Tiro |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs4: | Almirante Brown |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1999–2001 |
| Clubs5: | Independiente Rivadavia |
| Caps5: | 40 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 2011 |
| Managerclubs1: | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| Manageryears2: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs2: | Boca Unidos |
| Manageryears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs3: | Estudiantes |
| Manageryears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Managerclubs4: | Atlético Paraná |
| Manageryears5: | 2018 |
| Managerclubs5: | Gimnasia y Esgrima (caretaker) |
| Manageryears6: | 2019 |
| Managerclubs6: | Gimnasia y Esgrima |
| Manageryears7: | 2020– |
| Managerclubs7: | Mitre |
Hernán Darío Ortiz (born 14 July 1967) is an Argentine football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He is currently the manager of Mitre.[2] [3]
Ortiz's career started in 1989 with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] He made his debut in the Argentine Primera División, which was the first of two hundred and fifteen appearances in Argentina's top tier.[1] After seven years with Gimnasia y Esgrima, Ortiz left in 1996 to play for Huracán of the Primera División.[1] He scored one goal in thirty-six matches during 1996–97 which ended with relegation.[1] He remained in the Primera División as he signed for Gimnasia y Tiro but suffered relegation yet again following twenty-two appearances.[1] Ortiz ended his career with moves to Primera B Nacional teams Almirante Brown and Independiente Rivadavia.[1]
Ortiz made his first step into football management in May 2011, as he became manager of former club Gimnasia y Esgrima.[4] [5] He drew his first match in charge against Quilmes.[4] He departed the club in July 2011 as Gimnasia y Esgrima were relegated to Primera B Nacional.[6] On 8 April 2012, Ortiz was appointed Primera B Nacional side Boca Unidos's new manager.[7] He guided them to a fifth-place finish in 2011–12, missing the play-offs by twelve points.[4] He remained until December 2012 when he resigned.[8] June 2014 saw Ortiz become the manager of Estudiantes alongside Pablo Morant in Torneo Federal A.[9]
In his first season, 2014, Estudiantes won promotion to Primera B Nacional after finishing top of Zone 2.[4] He left Estudiantes in August 2015.[10] Almost a year later, in July 2016, Ortiz was appointed by Primera B Nacional's Atlético Paraná.[11] He was sacked in April 2017 following just six wins in twenty-four games.[12] Ortiz was made the caretaker manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima on 22 April 2018 following the sacking of Facundo Sava.[13] In his final league match of 2017–18, Ortiz won the first match of his caretaker tenure.[13] Gimnasia y Esgrima beat Newell's Old Boys 2–0, with Darío's son Nicolás scoring the opening goal.[13]
Ortiz was replaced by Pedro Troglio on 15 May.[14] However, in the succeeding February he took over from Troglio on a full-time basis following the latter's sacking.[15] Despite successfully avoiding relegation in 2018–19, Ortiz was dismissed within two months of their 2019–20 campaign after a run four losses in five league games.[16] [17] He was replaced by Diego Maradona.[18] [19] In March 2020, Ortiz was announced as the new manager of Primera B Nacional side Mitre.[2] [3]
Ortiz is the father of current professional footballer Nicolás Ortiz.[20] [21]
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| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 3 May 2011 | 11 July 2011 | [22] | |||||
| Boca Unidos | 8 April 2012 | 2 December 2012 | [23] | |||||
| Estudiantes | 11 June 2014 | 4 August 2015 | [24] | |||||
| Atlético Paraná | 13 July 2016 | 3 April 2017 | [25] | |||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (caretaker) | 22 April 2018 | 15 May 2018 | ||||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 18 February 2019 | 2 September 2019 | ||||||
| Mitre | 9 March 2020 | present | [26] | |||||
| Total | — | |||||||