Ariel Ortega

Ariel Arnaldo "El Burrito " Ortega ( born March 4, 1974 in Libertador General San Martín, Departamento Ledesma ) is an Argentine football player.

Career

Clubs

Since August 2006, Ortega plays for the Argentine club River Plate Buenos Aires, before that he was already twice for the same club and worked for FC Valencia, Sampdoria, AC Parma, Fenerbahce and Newell 's Old Boys active. In the 2008 /09 season he was on loan to the Argentine second division club Independiente Rivadavia.

A turning point in his career marked the time at Fenerbahce. He had always had problems with the then German Fenerbahçe coach Werner Lorant. Werner Lorant made ​​the Argentines in the most important games, such as sitting in the Champions League qualifier against Feyenoord Rotterdam, on the bench, for example. Partly because of the controversy, Ortega decided to cancel the contract early with the club in 2003. Fenerbahçe sued the offensive midfield star at the FIFA then to twenty million euros. Fenerbahçe proved right, Ortega had to pay the fine, and was also suspended for eighteen months by FIFA. After his suspension he made in Argentina at the club Newell 's Old Boys and River Plate a successful new start in his career.

National

Ortega played 86 international matches for the Argentine national football team and participated in the World Cups in 1994, 1998 and 2002.

Seven years after his last mission in 2003 nominated national coach Diego Maradona him on 28 April 2010 at the age of 36 years, surprisingly in the squad for the match against Haiti on May 5, 2010.

Playing Style and Position

Ortega played in his career, mostly as a Striker, but is also used as a striker and an attacking midfielder.

Ortega is considered very dribbling and technically outstanding player, achieve the both goals, and sent players can set the scene. His nickname " Burrito Bailador " ( dancing donkey Talented ) expresses his feint rich and focused on dribbling down style of play.

Achievements

  • Copa Libertadores: 1996
  • Argentine Apertura: 1991, 1993, 1995, 2004
  • Argentinian Clausura: 2002, 2008
  • Italian Supercup: 1999
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