Enrique Ortiz (Spanish footballer)

Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno (born 2 July 1977), known simply as Enrique, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Enrique
Personal information
Full name Enrique Fernando Ortiz Moruno[1]
Date of birth (1977-07-02) 2 July 1977 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Azuaga, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Azuaga 15 (9)
1996–1998 Cacereño B 29 (18)
1997 Cacereño 1 (0)
1998–1999 Algeciras 23 (6)
1999–2000 Maracena
2000–2001 Motril 34 (4)
2001–2004 Cacereño 87 (50)
2004–2012 Cádiz 239 (39)
Total 428+ (126+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He appeared mainly for Cádiz in a 17-year career, representing the club in all three major levels of Spanish football.

Club career

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Born in Azuaga, Province of Badajoz, Enrique spent his first seven years as a senior in the Segunda División B (one season also in the Tercera División with CP Cacereño, where he scored 38 goals to help his team to promote), signing with Cádiz CF in January 2004.[2][3] After a slow first season, he became a very important attacking unit for the Andalusians, netting twice in 28 games in his second year to achieve a La Liga promotion.[4]

Enrique made his Spanish top-flight debut on 28 August 2005 in a 1–2 home loss to Real Madrid at the age of 28,[5] and scored his first goal on 23 October as the game's only against Athletic Bilbao at the Estadio Ramón Carranza.[6] He only missed two matches during the campaign but Cádiz were immediately relegated,[7] and he continued to represent the club until his retirement in June 2012 at nearly 35, in the second and third tiers.[8][7]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Enrique at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Enrique Ortiz, futbolista" [Enrique Ortiz, footballer]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 14 December 2003. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. Ortiz, José María (28 May 2025). "Parecidos razonables... ¿y ascenso del Cacereño?" [Striking similarities... and promotion for Cacereño?]. El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  4. Díaz, F. J. (18 November 2022). "El inolvidable ascenso a Primera en Chapín" [The unforgettable promotion to Primera in Chapín]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  5. Salido Cobo, Jorge (28 August 2005). "Robinho alegra la vida al Madrid" [Robinho makes Real Madrid life a happy one]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. Díaz, F. J. (11 February 2021). "Enrique, un gol para el recuerdo" [Enrique, a goal to remember]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. 1 2 Palazón, Miguel (23 June 2018). "Enrique: al trompicón en Cádiz y el penalti más surrealista de la Historia" [Enrique: a stumble in Cádiz and the most surreal penalty in history] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  8. "Barto fue el máximo artillero" [Barto was the top scorer] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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