Jesús Ortiz (football manager)

Jesús Alejandro Ortiz Parra (born 3 September 1987) is a Venezuelan football manager, currently in charge of Portuguesa.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ortiz and the second or maternal family name is Parra.
Jesús Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Jesús Alejandro Ortiz Parra
Date of birth (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987
Place of birth San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Team information
Current team
 Portuguesa (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2014–2015 Deportivo Táchira (youth)
2015–2016 Salam Zgharta (assistant)
2016 Deportivo Táchira (youth)
2017–2018 Mineros (youth)
2019 Deportivo Táchira (assistant)
2020–2021 Deportivo Táchira (youth)
2022 Deportivo Lara (youth)
2022 Deportivo Lara (interim)
2022 Deportivo Lara
2023– Portuguesa

Career

Born in San Cristóbal, Venezuela San Cristóbal, Táchira, Ortiz began his career with local schools before joining Deportivo Táchira's youth categories. In September 2015, he left the club to join a host of compatriots at Lebanese side Salam Zgharta FC.[1]

Ortiz returned to his home country and Táchira in 2016, later working at Mineros de Guayana before returning to the club again in 2019.[2] On 14 March 2022, he was named manager of Deportivo Lara's youth categories.[3]

On 28 July 2022, Ortiz was named interim manager of Lara, after Eduardo Saragó resigned.[4] On 9 August, he was permanently appointed manager.[5]

On 1 March 2023, as Lara was denied a license to play in the 2022 top tier season, Ortiz replaced Martín Brignani at the helm of Portuguesa.[6]

References
  1. "Jesús Ortiz DT interino de Lara: "Tenemos que contrarrestar esto con trabajo y creer en nosotros"" [Jesús Ortiz interim manager of Lara: "We have to counter this with work and self belief"] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. "Jesús Ortiz: "Queremos crear una identidad de juego en cada categoría" [Jesús Ortiz: "We want to create a game identity in every category"] (in Spanish). Grupo JHS. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. "Jesús Ortiz fue presentado por el Deportivo Lara como nuevo gerente de sus divisiones inferiores" [Jesús Ortiz was presented by Deportivo Lara as new manager of their youth categories] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. "Jesús Ortiz reemplazo de Eduardo Saragó como técnico del Deportivo Lara" [Jesús Ortiz replacement of Eduardo Saragó as manager of Deportivo Lara] (in Spanish). El Informador. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. "¡El "Depor" trabaja a toda marcha!" ["Depor" work at full speed!] (in Spanish). Deportivo Lara. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. "Jesús Ortiz llegó al Portuguesa en lugar de Brignani" [Jesús Ortiz arrived at Portuguesa in the place of Brignani] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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