Álvaro Andrés Ormeño Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo oɾˈmeɲo]; born 4 April 1979) is a Chilean former professional footballer who operated as a right back or wing back.

Álvaro Ormeño
Ormeño in January 2009
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Andrés Ormeño Salazar
Date of birth (1979-04-04) 4 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1994–1999 Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999 Hosanna (–)
2000 Ñublense 29 (0)
2001 Deportes Ovalle 31 (2)
2002 Santiago Morning 19 (1)
2003–2005 Everton 51 (2)
2005–2006 Colo-Colo 45 (2)
2007–2010 Gimnasia LP 104 (3)
2011–2012 Colo-Colo 46 (0)
2012–2013 Deportes Iquique 20 (0)
2014–2015 Rangers 17 (1)
Total 362 (11)
International career
2007 Chile 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Ormeño began his career at Colo-Colo youth ranks aged fifteen. After failing to be promoted to first adult team, he played for Club Social y Deportivo Cristiano Hosanna in the Chilean Tercera División.[1] Next, he joined Ñublense in the 2000–01 season and then to Deportes Ovalle. In January 2002, he signed for Primera División club Santiago Morning. Ormeño returned to Colo-Colo after his two-year spell at Everton.

International career

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In 2007, he made five appearances for Chile national team at both the Copa América and friendly matches.[2]

Personal life

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He is the son of Raúl Ormeño, a historical player of Colo-Colo and the Chile national team, and the older brother of the also footballer Martín Ormeño [es].[3]

Honours

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Club

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Colo-Colo

References

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  1. ^ Retamal, Rodrigo (15 March 2017). "Hosanna y Cristo Salva: El clásico más freak que tuvo el fútbol chileno" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Álvaro Ormeño". Partidos de la Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ^ Finessi, Gianluca (25 November 2021). "El hijo de un apellido muy querido en Colo Colo sueña con jugar en el Cacique". El Portal Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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