| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Ortega de Francisco | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Morón de Almazán, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | Rayo Vallecano | 27 | (10) |
| 1968–1969 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Calvo Sotelo | 53 | (19) |
| 1971–1973 | Logroñés | 26 | (4) |
| 1973–1975 | Real Murcia | 18 | (3) |
| 1975–1976 | Villena | ||
| 1977–1978 | Albacete | ||
| 1978–1979 | Almansa | ||
| 1979–1980 | Albacete | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968 | Spain | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerardo Ortega de Francisco (born 13 October 1947) is a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.
He scored three goals from 18 La Liga games for Real Murcia over the course of two seasons.
Born in Morón de Almazán in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Ortega played with Rayo Vallecano, Real Madrid, Calvo Sotelo, Logroñés, Real Murcia, Villena, Almansa and Albacete. With the second club he played only one match in 1968–69 season against the Cypriot club AEL in the second leg of the preliminary round of the 1968–69 European Cup, scoring the fifth goal in his team's 6–0 victory, as they won by the same score in the first leg.
Most of Ortega's appearances during his career were in the lower divisions, Ortega made his La Liga debut on 17 February 1974 with Real Murcia as he came on as a substitute for Vera Palmés in the 70th minute of a 1–2 loss away to Sporting Gijón. [1]
He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2] He earned five caps and scored one goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 1968 | Nova Creu Alta, Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain |  Great Britain | 1–0 | 1–0 | Qualification 1968 Summer Olympics |
Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figueroa.
Diego Pablo Simeone González, nicknamed "El Cholo", is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011.
Joaquín Peiró Lucas was a Spanish football attacking midfielder and manager.
Henok Goitom is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, currently assistant manager of AIK.
Natalio Lorenzo Poquet, known simply as Natalio, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Avilés CF usually as a forward.
The 1968–69 Segunda División season was the 38th since its establishment and was played between 8 September 1968 and 8 June 1969.
Carlos Gabriel Correa Viana is a Uruguayan retired footballer, and is the manager of Spanish club UD Los Garres.
The 2010–11 Segunda División season was the 80th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 27 August 2010, the regular league ended on 4 June 2011, and the season ended with the promotion play-off finals on 18 June 2011.
The 2011–12 Segunda División season was the 81st since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 26 August 2011 after the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) called a strike, the regular league ended on 3 June 2012, while the entire season ended on 16 June 2012 with the promotion play-off finals.
Diego Antonio Reyes Rosales is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Juan Aguilera Núñez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Daniel Ceballos Fernández is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spain national team.
José Antonio Barrios is a Spanish former footballer and football manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Isaac "Isi" Palazón Camacho is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.
Mikel Aguirregomezkorta Larrea, known during his playing career simply as Mikel, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
Manuel "Manolo" Salvador Serra is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder or a forward. He spent the majority of his career with Albacete Balompié, with whom he made 89 La Liga appearances during two separate spells.
Esteve Fradera Serrat is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defender and later worked as a coach.
Pedro Ignacio Cordero Sánchez is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is now the sporting director of Real Murcia. He made 44 appearances for Murcia in La Liga in the 1980s, and a further 52 for Albacete Balompié in the 1990s.
Antonio López Alfaro, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
Carmelo José Navarro Careaga is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
 | ||
  | This biographical article relating to Spanish football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
