Manuel Jesús Ortiz

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

For other people named Manuel Ortiz, see Manuel Ortiz (disambiguation).
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

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

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

References
  1. "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. @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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