Fernando Ortiz is an Argentine

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 football defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 who currently plays for Vélez Sársfield

Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield

Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...

 in the Argentine Primera División.

Career

Ortiz was spotted by Argentine giants Boca Juniors

Boca Juniors

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....

 in 1997. He made his debut in 1998, and helped Boca to win the Primera División 1998 Apertura championship. He played 8 games for Boca in all competitions, scoring 3 goals.

In 1999, he was loaned to RCD Mallorca

RCD Mallorca

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....

 in Spain

Spain

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, where he played half-a-season season for their B team (RCD Mallorca B

RCD Mallorca B

Real Club Deportivo Mallorca B, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. Founded in 1967, it is the reserve team of RCD Mallorca, and plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home matches at Estadio Son Bibiloni, with a...

). He returned that same year to Argentina to play for San Lorenzo. Subsequently, he had spells at Unión de Santa Fe

Unión de Santa Fe

Club Atlético Unión is a sports club from Santa Fe, the capital city of the province with the same name in Argentina. The club, founded in 1907, has a strong rivalry with Colón de Santa Fe....

 and Banfield

Club Atlético Banfield

Club Atlético Banfield is an Argentine sports club located in the city of Banfield, part of Lomas de Zamora, Buenos Aires province. Founded on 21 January 1896 by residents of the town of British origin , its main activity is football...

, before joining Estudiantes de La Plata

Estudiantes de La Plata

Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....

 in 2004.

Ortiz helped Estudiantes to win the 2006 Apertura. He was a starter in the championship playoff played against his former club Boca Juniors on December 13, that Estudiantes won 2-1. Shortly after being crowned champion in Argentina, Ortiz signed with Mexican

Mexico

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 side Santos Laguna

Santos Laguna

Club Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...

 along with other players in order to help the team avoid relegation. He left Santos Laguna to join Club América

Club América

Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

 on December 17, 2008.

In August 2010, Ortiz returned to Argentina to play for Vélez Sársfield

Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield

Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...

.

Club

Boca Juniors

• Argentine Primera División (1): 1998 Apertura

Estudiantes LP

• Argentine Primera División (1): 2006 Apertura

Santos Laguna

• Mexican Primera División (1): 2008 Clausura
  Primera División de México Clausura 2008
  Primera División de México Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007/2008 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1-0...
  
  

Vélez Sársfield

• Argentine Primera División (1): 2011 Clausura

Individual

• Mexican Primera División Best Central Defender: 2008 Clausura
  Primera División de México Clausura 2008
  Primera División de México Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007/2008 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1-0...
  
  

External links

• Profile at Vélez Sársfield's official website
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
• Statistics at BDFA
• Mexican Primera statistics at Medio Tiempo