Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz

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Gerardo Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz Zarza
Date of birth (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989
Place of birth Encarnación, Paraguay
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sol de América
Youth career
2004–2010 Quilmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Quilmes 0 (0)
2010 → Rubio Ñu (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Olimpia Asunción 0 (0)
2013– Sol de América 32 (0)
National team
2009 Paraguay U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2014.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Zarza.

Gerardo Amílcar Ortiz Zarza (born 25 March 1989) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Sol de América as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Ortiz was born in Encarnación, and joined Quilmes' youth setup in 2004, aged 15.[1] In June 2010 he signed his first professional deal with the club,[2] being subsequently loaned to Rubio Ñu for one year.[3]

On 20 October 2010 Ortiz made his professional debut, starting in a 1–3 home loss against Libertad for the Paraguayan Primera División championship.[4] He was also a starter four days later, in a 0–3 loss at 3 de Febrero;[5] it were his two only appearances of the campaign.

In the 2011 summer Ortiz returned to Quilmes,[6] being assigned to the reserve team. In February 2012 he signed for Olimpia Asunción,[7] but never appeared in any first team match for the club.

On 7 January 2013 Ortiz moved to Sol de América also in the top division.[8] Initially a backup to Roberto Acosta, he overtook him in the 2014 season, but was again demoted to second-choice in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Gerardo Ortiz: "todo esto se lo debo a Quilmes..." (Gerardo Ortiz: "All of this I owe to Quilmes..."); Diario El Sol, 7 May 2008 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Quilmes renueva a Garnier y Trípodi (Quilmes renews with Garnier and Trípodi); ESPN Deportes, 3 June 2010 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Aguilar entrena con Rubio Ñu pero no puede jugar (Aguilar trains with Rubio Ñu but cannot play); Última Hora, 20 July 2010 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Clara demostración de poderío (Clear superiority demonstration); ABC, 20 October 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El "3" se toma gran respiro ("3" takes a deep air); ABC, 24 October 2010 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Continúa la danza de los nombres (The dance of names remain); El Show de Quilmes, 5 July 2011 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Cáceres, en la lista copera (Cáceres, in cup list); La Nación, 8 February 2012 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Sol suma a dos arqueros (Sol adds two goalkeepers); D10, 7 January 2013 (Spanish)
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