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#20 Néstor Ortigoza

Country: Paraguay	Height: 1.80 m5-11	Birthdate: 07/10/1984
Position: Midfielder	Weight: 79 kg174 lbs	Birthplace: San Antonio de Padua, Argentina
Team: Argentinos Jrs.	League: Argentina A

Bio

Capable of being both a central defender and defensive midfielder, Ortigoza is one of three naturalized Argentines on the Paraguay roster, and he gained citizenship in 2009 to become eligible for the national team. Ortigoza was on Paraguay's roster for the final two World Cup qualifiers, and he made his debut in a 2-1 victory over Venezuela. He also played 55 minutes in Paraguay's 1-all draw with South Africa on March 31. Ortigoza came up through Argentinos Juniors, making his debut in 2004. The side loaned him to Nueva Chicago in 2005, but he has been with Juniors since 2006, totaling 17 goals in 110 matches.

Player Stats

Year	Team	MP	Min	G	Ast	PS	SHTS	SOG	SOG%	YC	RC	FC	FS	Off
2010	Paraguay	1	75	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0
Totals		1	75	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0

Page Legend
MP	Matches Played
Min	Minutes
G	Goals
Ast	Assists
PS	Penalties Scored
SHTS	Shots
SOG	Shots on Goal
SOG%	Shots on Goal %
YC	Yellow Cards
RC	Red Cards
FC	Fouls Committed
FS	Fouls Suffered
Off	Offsides

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