Manuel Jesús Ortiz Faúndez is a Chilean former football player who played as a left winger. Ortiz also played in Bolivia for The Strongest.

Manuel Jesús Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Manuel Jesús Ortiz Faúndez
Place of birth Chile
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1970 Huachipato 78 (10)
1971–1972 Santiago Wanderers 61 (11)
1973–1975 The Strongest
Litoral
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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A left winger, his first club was Huachipato,[1] with whom he won the 1966 Segunda División de Chile and earned the promotion to the top division.[2][3] He stayed with them in the top division until the 1970 season.[4][5][6]

Ortiz switched to Santiago Wanderers in 1971,[7][8] making his debut in a match against Unión San Felipe on 11 April.[1] He also played for them in 1972.[9][10][11]

In 1973 he moved to Bolivia and joined The Strongest, spending three seasons with them until 1975.[12][13][14] In that club, he coincided with his compatriot Adolfo Olivares and won the 1974 league title.[15] In Bolivia, Ortiz also played for Litoral from La Paz.[16][11]

Personal life

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As a football player, he was nicknamed Chueco (Bow-legged).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Manuel Jesús ORTIZ". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ (Acereros.cl) Recuerdos (10 Diciembre 1966) on Facebook (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ @futboldeantescl (7 June 2020). "En 1966, Huachipato logró su primer ascenso a Primera División" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "HUACHIPATO 1:1 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1967". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Club Deportivo HUACHIPATO". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Huachipato 1970 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Campeonato Profesional de Fútbol 1971 Primera División". eseaene.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Wanderers en Campeonato de Primera División 1971". Memoria Wanderers (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ^ Marambio Torres, Luis (June 2010). Valparaíso y Wanderers: Cosmopolitas y pioneros (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: University of Chile. p. 151. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ^ "SANTIAGO WANDERERS 1:3 COLO-COLO TORNEO NACIONAL 1972". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b @PanzersDel (7 June 2020). "Manuel Jesús Ortiz mediocampista que jugó en Stgo. Wanderers entre 1971 y 1972" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2023 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Club THE STRONGEST". Fútbol en América (in Spanish). 20 February 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  13. ^ "El Tigre llega a sus 108 años dolido por el 6-0". Club The Strongest (in Spanish). 8 April 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  14. ^ "EL TIGRE SE PREPARA PARA ENFRENTAR A LA U A CHILE, NUEVE AÑOS DESPUÉS". Club The Strongest (in Spanish). 2 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. ^ (Fútbol en América) Equipos: The Strongest (La Paz-Bolivia) 1974.🇧🇴 on Facebook (in Spanish). 7 August 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  16. ^ (Futbolistas. Chilenos en el Exterior) Manuel Jesús Ortíz en The Strongest on Facebook (in Spanish). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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