The Argentine-Chilean midfielder is the big surprise for Ricardo Gareca, who called him on an emergency basis to make up for the losses of Suazo and Núñez.
The coach of Chile, Ricardo Garecacaused great surprise by emergency summoning the player who plays in Argentine soccer, Ulises Ortegoza, who comes to make up for the losses of Marcelino Núñez and Gabriel Suazo in the face of the duels against Brazil and Colombia in Qualifiers.
Since he put on the La Roja jersey, El Tigre showed its interest in the midfielder. In fact, he integrated the Copa América 2024 pre-score, but finally he did not set out for the United States. Now, the Argentine-Chilean player will have a golden opportunity to make his international debut with the Chilean National Team.
Who is Ulises Ortegoza?: the career of the player that Ricardo Gareca nominated for Chile’s duels against Brazil and Colombia in the Qualifiers
Ulises Ortegoza has 27 years and was born in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina, but because his paternal grandmother is Chilean, He was able to opt for nationality.
He is a midfielder and is currently in Córdoba Workshopsfrom the first division of Argentine soccer. Furthermore, in this team he also shares with the Chileans Matías Catalán and Bruno Barticciotto.
Ulises Ortegoza started his football career late, since he did not make inferiors. The Argentine-Chilean player He debuted in 2019 at the age of 21 in it Club Atlético Los Andes of the third category of Argentine soccer.
After the good level it showed in three years, in 2022 it reached Gymnastics and Fencing of Mendoza, where he scored a goal in 17 games. His performance meant that he did not last long in the second division of the trans-Andean country, and after six months he made the great leap to Córdoba workshops.
During this year, he has started in most of the matches, both in the Professional League and in the Copa Libertadores. In this season He has played 31 games and has not recorded any goals or assists. The above, because he works as a mixed midfielder and does not have much arrival, but stands out for his great physical condition.
Regarding his non-sports life, a few weeks ago he made the news after being arrested after giving positive in an alcohol test while driving. Under this context, it is sentenced to pay 50 Municipal Economic Units, which is equivalent to $400 thousand Chilean pesos.
Despite this, Ricardo Gareca maintained his interest in the player, so Ulises Ortegoza will join Chile’s practices in the next few hours to prepare for the Qualifiers match against Brazil, which will be disputed this Thursday, October 10 at 9:00 p.m. at the National Stadium.