Mario Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez
Date of birth (1983-06-04) 4 June 1983
Place of birth Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tapatío (Assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Cruz Azul 41 (6)
2004Querétaro (loan) 13 (2)
2007–2008 Puebla 17 (5)
2008–2009 Tecos 21 (4)
2009–2010 Cruz Azul 29 (5)
2010 Puebla 16 (0)
2010–2012 Atlante 24 (4)
2012Puebla (loan) 5 (1)
2013San Luis (loan) 8 (1)
2013–2014Chiapas (loan) 11 (7)
2014–2015 Tepic 23 (6)
2015–2018 Juárez 66 (11)
2018 Cafetaleros de Tapachula 7 (1)
Managerial career
2018–2020 Guadalajara Reserves and Academy
2021–2022 Tapatío (Assistant)
2022–2023 Guadalajara Reserves and Academy
2023– Tapatío (Assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Virginio Ortiz Velásquez (born 4 June, 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward most recently for Cafetaleros de Tapachula in the Ascenso MX.

Club career

Ortiz made his professional debut with Cruz Azul in 2000. He was loaned to Querétaro FC for one tournament-deal. After this tournament, he returned to Cruz Azul where he played until 2006 after which, he was transferred to Puebla F.C. He spent one year in the institution where he was again transferred to another club, Tecos. He had a good performance in this team which caused Mexican manager Enrique Meza to request Cruz Azul to sign him again. He finally returned to Cruz Azul for Apertura 2009. During his spell at Chiapas he only played with the reserve squad.


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