Cristóbal Ortega
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristóbal Ortega Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 2025 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1992 | América | 608 | (36) |
| Total | 608 | (36) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1986 | Mexico | 24 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Cristóbal Ortega Martínez (25 July 1956 – 2 January 2025) was a Mexican professional footballer. He played as a midfielder for América in the Mexican Primera División from 1974 to 1992. He also played for the Mexico national team, making twenty-four appearances from 1977 to 1986.
Ortega died on 2 January 2025 at a hospital in Mexico City from cancer, aged 68.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Alex Domínguez (2 January 2025). "Muere Cristóbal Ortega, mítico jugador del América, a los 68 años" (in Spanish). Infobae.
- ↑ "Cristóbal Ortega Passes Away, One of America's Greatest Icons". Footboom. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
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