Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez (born 4 June 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward most recently for Cafetaleros de Tapachula in the Ascenso MX.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Cruz Azul | 41 | (6) |
| 2004 | → Querétaro (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Puebla | 17 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Tecos | 21 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Cruz Azul | 29 | (5) |
| 2010 | Puebla | 16 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Atlante | 24 | (4) |
| 2012 | → Puebla (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2013 | → San Luis (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Chiapas (loan) | 11 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Tepic | 23 | (6) |
| 2015–2018 | Juárez | 66 | (11) |
| 2018 | Cafetaleros de Tapachula | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Guadalajara Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2021–2022 | Tapatío (Assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Guadalajara Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2023–2024 | Tapatío (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editOrtiz made his professional debut with Cruz Azul in 2000. He was loaned to Querétaro FC for one tournament-deal. After this tournament, he returned to Cruz Azul where he played until 2006 after which, he was transferred to Puebla F.C. He spent one year in the institution where he was again transferred to another club, Tecos. He had a good performance in this team which caused Mexican manager Enrique Meza to request Cruz Azul to sign him again. He finally returned to Cruz Azul for Apertura 2009. During his spell at Chiapas he only played with the reserve squad.
External links
edit- Mario Ortiz (Mario Virginio Ortiz Velázquez) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- M. Ortiz (Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez) at Soccerway
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