César Ortiz Puentenueva (born 30 January 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, most recently for Toledo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Ortiz Puentenueva | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Toledo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Atlético Madrid B | 141 | (12) |
| 2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Aris (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Vaslui | 15 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Rheindorf Altach | 51 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Mattersburg | 51 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Toledo | 48 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008 | Spain U19 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022 | |||
Born in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Ortiz played youth football with Atlético Madrid. He only represented the B team as a senior, going on to spend five full seasons in Segunda División B. Additionally, he split 2009–10 on loan, to Albacete Balompié and Aris Thessaloniki FC, his first match as a professional occurring on 29 August 2009 as he featured the full 90 minutes for the former club in a 0–3 away loss against Rayo Vallecano.[1]
Ortiz cut ties with Atlético in the summer of 2013, signing with Liga I side FC Vaslui. After one year in Romania, he joined SC Rheindorf Altach of the Austrian Football Bundesliga on a one-year contract.[2]
Ortiz scored his first professional goal on 2 August 2015, but in a 3–1 defeat at FK Austria Wien.[3]