Álvaro Andrés Ormeño Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo oɾˈmeɲo]; born 4 April 1979) is a Chilean former professional footballer who operated as a right back or wing back.
![]() Ormeño in January 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Andrés Ormeño Salazar | ||
Date of birth | (1979-04-04) 4 April 1979 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Viña del Mar, Chile | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1999 | Colo-Colo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999 | Hosanna | – | (–) |
2000 | Ñublense | 29 | (0) |
2001 | Deportes Ovalle | 31 | (2) |
2002 | Santiago Morning | 19 | (1) |
2003–2005 | Everton | 51 | (2) |
2005–2006 | Colo-Colo | 45 | (2) |
2007–2010 | Gimnasia LP | 104 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Colo-Colo | 46 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Deportes Iquique | 20 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Rangers | 17 | (1) |
Total | 362 | (11) | |
National team | |||
2007 | Chile | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ormeño began his career at Colo-Colo youth ranks aged fifteen. After failing to be promoted to first adult team, he played for Club Social y Deportivo Cristiano Hosanna in the Chilean Tercera División.[1] Next, he joined Ñublense in the 2000–01 season and then to Deportes Ovalle. In January 2002, he signed for Primera División club Santiago Morning. Ormeño returned to Colo-Colo after his two-year spell at Everton.
In 2007, he made five appearances for Chile national team at both the Copa América and friendly matches.[2]
He is the son of Raúl Ormeño, a historical player of Colo-Colo and the Chile national team, and the older brother of the also footballer Martín Ormeño [es].[3]
Colo-Colo
Chile squad – 2007 Copa América | ||
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