Miguel Ángel Ortiz Explained

Miguel Ángel Ortiz
Fullname:	Miguel Ángel Ortiz
Birth Date:	29 September 1947
Birth Place:	Santa Fe, Argentina
Death Place:	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height:	1.87 m
Position:	Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:	Colón
Years1:	1966–1970
Years2:	1970–1971
Years3:	1972–1975
Goals3:	9
Years4:	1976–1977
Caps4:	100
Goals4:	7
Years5:	1978
Goals5:	1
Years6:	1979–1980
Pcupdate:	13 March 2024

Miguel Ángel Ortiz (29 September 1947 – 22 July 1995), was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Formed in Colón's youth categories, Miguel Ángel Ortiz stood out in particular at Montevideo Wanderers and Atlético Mineiro, where he scored goals from penalties. He was the first goalkeeper to score a goal in the Copa Libertadores, on 5 April 1975, for Wanderers against Unión Huaral.^[1]

For Atlético Mineiro he made 100 appearances and scored 7 goals,^[2] 2 of which came in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, against CRB and Vasco da Gama.^[3] He was state champion with the club in 1976, but fell out of favor with the fans after an accusation of bribery to hand over a match to rival Cruzeiro in 1977.^[4] He ended up being traded to Comercial de Ribeirão Preto in 1978, where he scored another goal in official matches.^[5] Ortiz ended his career in 1980 at SER Caxias.^[6]

Honours

Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro

1976

Death

Ortiz died on 22 July 1995 due to cirrhosis of the liver.

External links

Miguel Ángel Ortiz at ogol.com.br

Notes and References

Web site: El argentino del Montevideo Wanderers, Miguel Ángel Ortiz, un precursor. Fue el primer arquero en convertir un penal. Lo marcó a Unión Huaral el 5 de abril de 1975 en el Estadio Nacional de Lima. . CONMEBOL (official website) . 20 June 2017 . 23 May 2022 . es . 24 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524002337/https://www.conmebol.com/galeria-historica/el-argentino-del-montevideo-wanderers-miguel-angel-ortiz-un-precursor-fue-el-primer-arquero-en/ . live .
Web site: Miguel Ángel Ortiz . Galo Digital . 13 March 2024 . pt.
Web site: Ceni lidera: veja quem são os goleiros que já marcaram gols no Brasileirão . UOL Esportes . Rodolfo Rodrigues . 16 September 2020 . pt . 25 May 2022 . 25 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525070455/https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/colunas/rodolfo-rodrigues/2020/09/16/ceni-lidera-veja-quem-sao-os-goleiros-que-ja-marcaram-gols-no-brasileirao.htm . live .
Web site: No "berço" de Ortiz: Atlético-MG joga em Santa Fe, onde nasceu folclórico goleiro-artilheiro do Galo . Globoesporte . 19 September 2019 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20220524002134/https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/atletico-mg/noticia/no-berco-de-ortiz-atletico-mg-joga-em-santa-fe-onde-nasceu-folclorico-goleiro-artilheiro-do-galo.ghtml . 24 May 2022 . live.
Web site: Comercial/RP . Futebol80 . 3 June 2022 . pt . 20 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820062808/http://www.futebol80.com.br/links/times/comercialrp/comercialrpjg.htm . live .
Web site: Que fim levou? Ortiz (Ex-goleiro do Galo) . Terceiro Tempo . 13 March 2024 . pt.