Antonio Carlos Ortega Pérez (born 14 July 1971) is a former Spanish handball player who is the current head coach of FC Barcelona.

Antonio Ortega
Personal information
Full name Antonio Carlos Ortega Pérez
Born (1971-07-11) 11 July 1971 (age 52)
Málaga, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right back/wing
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona
Senior clubs
Years Team
1990–1994
CB Maristas Málaga
1994–2005
FC Barcelona
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spain 144 (507)
Teams managed
2005–2011
BM Antequera
2012–2015
MKB-MVM Veszprém
2016–2017
Japan
2016–2017
KIF Kolding København
2017–2021
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
2021-
FC Barcelona
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Italia
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Croatia

He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2000 he won the bronze medal with the Spanish team. He played all eight matches and scored 31 goals. Four years later he finished seventh with the Spanish handball team in the 2004 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches and scored 23 goals.

References edit

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Ortega". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.