Hernán Darío Ortiz (born 14 July 1967) is an Argentine football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He is currently the manager of Mitre.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hernán Darío Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-07-14) 14 July 1967 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Godoy Cruz, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mitre (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | 215 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Huracán | 36 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Gimnasia y Tiro | 22 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Almirante Brown | 39 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Independiente Rivadavia | 40 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | ||
| 2012 | Boca Unidos | ||
| 2014–2015 | Estudiantes | ||
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Paraná | ||
| 2018 | Gimnasia y Esgrima (caretaker) | ||
| 2019 | Gimnasia y Esgrima | ||
| 2020– | Mitre | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ortiz's career started in 1989 with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1] He made his debut in the Argentine Primera División, which was the first of two hundred and fifteen appearances in Argentina's top tier.[1] After seven years with Gimnasia y Esgrima, Ortiz left in 1996 to play for Huracán of the Primera División.[1] He scored one goal in thirty-six matches during 1996–97 which ended with relegation.[1] He remained in the Primera División as he signed for Gimnasia y Tiro but suffered relegation yet again following twenty-two appearances.[1] Ortiz ended his career with moves to Primera B Nacional teams Almirante Brown and Independiente Rivadavia.[1]
Ortiz made his first step into football management in May 2011, as he became manager of former club Gimnasia y Esgrima.[4][5] He drew his first match in charge against Quilmes.[4] He departed the club in July 2011 as Gimnasia y Esgrima were relegated to Primera B Nacional.[6] On 8 April 2012, Ortiz was appointed Primera B Nacional side Boca Unidos's new manager.[7] He guided them to a fifth-place finish in 2011–12, missing the play-offs by twelve points.[4] He remained until December 2012 when he resigned.[8] June 2014 saw Ortiz become the manager of Estudiantes alongside Pablo Morant in Torneo Federal A.[9]
In his first season, 2014, Estudiantes won promotion to Primera B Nacional after finishing top of Zone 2.[4] He left Estudiantes in August 2015.[10] Almost a year later, in July 2016, Ortiz was appointed by Primera B Nacional's Atlético Paraná.[11] He was sacked in April 2017 following just six wins in twenty-four games.[12] Ortiz was made the caretaker manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima on 22 April 2018 following the sacking of Facundo Sava.[13] In his final league match of 2017–18, Ortiz won the first match of his caretaker tenure.[13] Gimnasia y Esgrima beat Newell's Old Boys 2–0, with Darío's son Nicolás scoring the opening goal.[13]
Ortiz was replaced by Pedro Troglio on 15 May.[14] However, in the succeeding February he took over from Troglio on a full-time basis following the latter's sacking.[15] Despite successfully avoiding relegation in 2018–19, Ortiz was dismissed within two months of their 2019–20 campaign after a run four losses in five league games.[16][17] He was replaced by Diego Maradona.[18][19] In March 2020, Ortiz was announced as the new manager of Primera B Nacional side Mitre.[2][3]
Ortiz is the father of current professional footballer Nicolás Ortiz.[20][21]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 3 May 2011 | 11 July 2011 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 020.0 | [22] |
| Boca Unidos | 8 April 2012 | 2 December 2012 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 032.1 | [23] |
| Estudiantes | 11 June 2014 | 4 August 2015 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 040.5 | [24] |
| Atlético Paraná | 13 July 2016 | 3 April 2017 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 025.0 | [25] |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima (caretaker) | 22 April 2018 | 15 May 2018 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 033.3 | [22] |
| Gimnasia y Esgrima | 18 February 2019 | 2 September 2019 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 031.6 | [22] |
| Mitre | 9 March 2020 | present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 000.0 | [26] |
| Total | 127 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 032.3 | — | ||
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