José Luis Ortiz Melgar (born 17 November 1985) is a Bolivian professional football midfielder who most recently played for Real Potosí.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Ortiz Melgar | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tahuichi Academy | |||
| 2001–2004 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | FC Bayern Munich II | 28 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Saarbrücken | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Nafta Lendava | 22 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | La Paz | 10 | (1) |
| 2009 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | ||
| 2010 | Real Potosí | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Bolivia U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 September 2011 | |||
Club career edit
After playing in the youth teams of Bayern Munich that discovered him in Tahuichi Academy in Bolivia, he played as senior with Saarbrücken, Slovenian Nafta Lendava, Bolivia Bolívar, Oriente Petrolero y Real Potosí in the Bolivian Primera División.
International career edit
José Luis Ortiz was part of the Bolivian team at the 2003 South American Youth Championship.[1]
Honours edit
FC Bayern Munich II
- IFA Shield: 2005
References edit
External sources edit
- Personal website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-11-01)
- José Luis Ortiz at WorldFootball.net
- José Luis Ortiz at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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