Álvaro Ormeño

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
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

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

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

Personal life

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.[3]

Honours

Club

Colo-Colo

References

  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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