Alfredo Ortuño Explained

Alfredo Ortuño Martínez (born 21 January 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Cartagena.

Club career

Born in Yecla, Region of Murcia, Ortuño graduated from Albacete Balompié's youth setup. On 20 December 2008, while still a junior, he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 away loss against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División.^[1]

In summer 2010, Ortuño was definitely promoted to the main squad, but appeared rarely as the Castilla-La Mancha side dropped down a level. On 11 July 2011, he moved to Getafe CF B of Segunda División B,^[2] and continued to compete at that level the following seasons, representing Levante UD B^[3] and La Hoya Lorca CF.^[4]

Ortuño joined Granada CF from La Liga on 17 January 2014, being immediately loaned to Girona FC.^[5] He scored his first professional goal on the 25th, his team's in a 1–1 home draw against SD Eibar.^[6] He finished the campaign as club top scorer alongside Gerard Bordas, as the Catalans narrowly avoided relegation from the second division.^[7]

On 28 July 2014, Ortuño signed a new contract with Granada running until 2018.^[8] He played his first game in the Spanish top flight on 23 August, featuring 45 minutes in a 2–1 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña.^[9]

On 16 January 2015, Ortuño was loaned to Las Palmas until June.^[10] After winning promotion to the top flight he was bought outright for €1 million, signing a contract until 2019^[11] but being loaned to second-tier Real Zaragoza on 21 July.^[12]

After an unassuming six-month spell at RCD Mallorca in 2016, Ortuño joined fellow division two club Cádiz CF on 4 August of that year, on loan.^[13] He scored a career-best 17 goals during the season, including braces against Getafe CF, AD Alcorcón and Córdoba CF.^[14]

Ortuño cut ties with Las Palmas on 2 September 2017,^[15] and agreed to a one-year deal at Real Valladolid the following day.^[16] Late in the month, however, he unilaterally terminated his contract with the latter, triggering a clause which meant he would not be able to compete in the Spanish second division that season.^[17]

On 3 January 2018, the 27-year-old Ortuño moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed with Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake.^[18] He was released on 23 July,^[19] and joined his first club Albacete on a three-year deal just hours later.^[20]

On 30 January 2019, Ortuño was loaned to Extremadura UD also in the second division until June.^[21] On 6 August, he moved to Real Oviedo of the same league again in a temporary deal.^[22]

Back to Alba after scoring 14 goals for the Asturians, Ortuño was their top scorer with seven but could not prevent relegation. On 18 July 2021, he signed a one-year contract with FC Cartagena still in division two.^[23]

Personal life

Ortuño's younger brother, Juan Tomás, was also a footballer and a forward. He too was brought up at Albacete.^{[24] [25]}

Notes and References

1. http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1193971.html Las Palmas pasa por encima del Albacete (Las Palmas steamroll Albacete)
2. http://www.goal.com/es/news/21/fichajes/2011/07/11/2570570/mercado-el-getafe-ficha-a-alfredo-ortu%C3%B1o-para-el-filial Mercado: El Getafe ficha a Alfredo Ortuño para el filial (Market: Getafe sign Alfredo Ortuño for the reserves)
3. http://es.levanteud.com/noticias/levante17310.html El Levante UD B se refuerza con la incorporación de Ortuño (Levante UD B bolster with Ortuño's addition)
4. http://www.laverdad.es/murcia/v/20130731/deportes_murcia/lorca/alfredo-ortuno-refuerza-delantera-20130731.html Alfredo Ortuño refuerza la delantera de La Hoya (Alfredo Ortuño bolsters La Hoya's attack)
5. http://www.marca.com/2014/01/17/futbol/equipos/granada/1389989400.html El Granada ficha a Alfredo Ortuño y lo cede al Girona (Granada sign Alfredo Ortuño and loan him to Girona)
6. http://www.marca.com/2014/01/25/futbol/2adivision/1390680303.html Empate que no saca de abajo a los gerundenses (Draw that does not take gerundenses from the bottom)
7. Web site: Joven, experiencia y 35 goles; Ortuño da el salto de calidad. Young, experience and 35 goals; Ortuño takes a leap in quality. La Voz Digital. es. 5 August 2016. 7 May 2018.
8. http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140728/futbol/el-granada-amplia-dos-temporadas-mas-el-contrato-del-delantero-alfredo-ortuno_54412561682.html El Granada amplía dos temporadas más el contrato del delantero Alfredo Ortuño (Granada extend forward Alfredo Ortuño's contract for two further seasons)
9. News: El Granada ya muestra el oficio 'made in Caparrós'. Granada already showing know-how 'made in Caparrós'. Marca. es. 23 August 2014. 15 December 2014.
10. Web site: La UD cierra la cesión de Ortuño, delantero procedente del Granada. UD complete the loan of Ortuño, forward from Granada. UD Las Palmas. es. 16 January 2015. 18 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150119000503/http://www.udlaspalmas.es/-/la-ud-cierra-la-cesion-de-ortuno-delantero-procedente-del-granada. 19 January 2015.
11. Web site: El Granada recibirá 1 millón por el pase definitivo de Alfredo Ortuño. Granada will receive 1 million for the rights of Alfredo Ortuño. Iusport. es. 24 June 2015. 29 June 2015.
12. Web site: Alfredo Ortuño refuerza la delantera zaragocista. Alfredo Ortuño bolsters the zaragocista attack. Real Zaragoza. es. 21 July 2015. 21 July 2015.
13. Web site: Ortuño, cedido al Cádiz CF. Ortuño, loaned to Cádiz CF. UD Las Palmas. es. 4 August 2016. 3 September 2017.
14. Web site: Sólo Ortuño es capaz de seguir el ritmo de Luis Suárez y Messi. Only Ortuño can keep up the pace with Luis Suárez and Messi. El Desmarque. es. 18 April 2017. 27 January 2018.
15. Web site: La UD Las Palmas y Alfredo Ortuño acuerdan la rescisión del contrato del jugador. UD Las Palmas and Alfredo Ortuño agree to termination of the player's contract. UD Las Palmas. es. 2 September 2017. 2 September 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903032940/http://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/la-ud-las-palmas-y-alfredo-ortuno-acuerdan-la-rescision-del-contrato-del-jugador. 3 September 2017.
16. Web site: Ortuño, gol para el Pucela. Ortuño, goal for Pucela. Real Valladolid. es. 3 September 2017. 3 September 2017.
17. Web site: Ortuño no podrá jugar en Segunda esta campaña. Ortuño will not be able to play in Segunda this season. El Desmarque. es. 16 October 2017. 30 October 2017.
18. Web site: Real Salt Lake signs Spanish forward Alfredo Ortuño. Real Salt Lake. 3 January 2018. 3 January 2018.
19. Web site: Real Salt Lake, forward Alfredo Ortuño agree to part ways. Major League Soccer. 23 July 2018. 23 July 2018.
20. News: El Albacete refuerza su delantera con Alfredo Ortuño. Albacete bolster their forward line with Alfredo Ortuño. Diario AS. es. 23 July 2018. 23 July 2018.
21. Web site: Alfredo Ortuño, cedido al Extremadura UD. Alfredo Ortuño, loaned to Extremadura UD. Albacete Balompié. es. 30 January 2019. 4 February 2019.
22. Web site: Ortuño signs for Real Oviedo. Real Oviedo. 6 August 2019. 7 August 2019.
23. Web site: Ortuño, un rematador con mucho trabajo y gol para reforzar el ataque. Ortuño, a striker with work rate to spare and goals to bolster the attack. FC Cartagena. es. 18 July 2021. 9 August 2021.
24. Web site: Los hermanos Ortuño, abonados al gol. The Ortuño brothers, married to goal. La Liga. es. 6 October 2015. 17 December 2015.
25. News: El duelo de los Ortuño. The duel of the Ortuños. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 13 October 2015. 17 December 2015.