Celso Ortiz

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ortíz and the second or maternal family name is Gamarra.

Celso Ortiz

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Personal information
Full name	Celso Fabián Ortíz Gamarra
Date of birth	(1989-01-26) 26 January 1989
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	6
Youth career
2005–2007	Cerro Porteño
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Cerro Porteño	46	(7)
2010–	AZ	90	(2)
International career‡
2007–2009	Paraguay U-20	10	(3)
2010–	Paraguay	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Celso Fabián Ortíz Gamarra (born 26 January 1989 in Asunción), commonly known simply as Celso Ortíz, is a Paraguayan football player, currently playing as a midfielder for AZ in the Eredivisie.

Career

On 26 August 2009, AZ Alkmaar secured the services of the Paraguayan football midfielder. The Dutch club have signed him from Cerro Porteño on a five-year deal. Ortiz joined AZ in January 2010.

International career

Ortiz is a member of the Paraguay national under-20 football team and represented the team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Egypt.

Honours

Club

AZ

• KNVB Cup (1): 2012–13

External links

• BDFA profile (Spanish)
• Celso Ortiz at Soccerway
• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
• [1] (Spanish)