Rene Ortiz

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Rene Ortiz
Personal information
Full name Rene Ortiz Navarro
Date of birth (1969-04-23) April 23, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Anaheim, California, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990
San Diego Sockers
(indoor)		 49 (6)
1988–1989
San Diego Nomads
1990–1994 Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 133 (92)
1993–1995
San Diego Sockers
(indoor)		 71 (60)
1996
Dallas Burn
 2 (0)
1996–1997 Cincinnati Silverbacks (indoor) 15 (8)
1997 Monterrey La Raza (indoor) 21 (4)
2000 Arizona Thunder (indoor) 16 (5)
International career
1995
United States (futsal)
 5 (1)
1996 United States (beach soccer)
Managerial career
2002– Mexico (arena)
2017–2019 San Diego Sockers 2
2020– San Diego Sockers (assistant)
2021–2023 San Diego Sockers 2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rene Ortiz (born April 23, 1969) is an American former

soccer player. He spent most of his playing career in indoor soccer with two seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance and one season in Major League Soccer. He currently coaches the Mexican national arena soccer team and the Hilltop High School
soccer teams.

Early years

Ortiz was born in

San Diego, California for one year. He played one season of high school soccer in 1987. He led the Raiders to a South Bay League title and an appearance in the CIF San Diego Section quarterfinals, as well as a 14–3–4 overall record.[2] He was named the South Bay League Player of the Year, as well as a first-team All-San Diego Section Division 2A honoree.[2][3] He scored 38 goals, which was the ninth-highest single-season total in San Diego Section history, including 29 goals in 13 league games.[4]

Playing career

Club career

On July 29, 1987, Ortiz signed with the

American Soccer League (ASL) champion Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[8]

In 1990, Ortiz moved to the

National Professional Soccer League (NPSL).[9] In 1993, the Sockers moved to a new league, the Continental Indoor Soccer League which played a summer indoor schedule. At the end of the 1992–1993 NPSL season, Ortiz signed with the Sockers for the 1993 CISL season, returning to the Wave for the 1993–1994 NPSL season. He was named to the NPSL All-Star Game as a replacement for an injured Kim Røntved.[10][11]
Ortiz returned to the Sockers for the 1994 and 1995 seasons.

In February 1996, Ortiz was selected by the

Dallas Burn in the seventh round (63rd overall) in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft.[12] In 1996, he was loaned for the winter to the Cincinnati Silverbacks of the NPSL where he sustained a serious knee injury. In 1997, after being placed on waivers by the Burn, he played for the Monterrey La Raza in the CISL.[13][14] The CISL collapsed at the end of the season and Ortiz moved to the Arizona Thunder of the World Indoor Soccer League
. He retired when the Thunder folded in 2000.

National team career

In 1995, Ortiz earned five

1996 Beach Soccer World Cup
.

Coaching career

Soon after beginning his playing career, Ortiz returned to his alma mater, Southwest Senior High School in San Diego, as an assistant soccer coach.

Monterrey La Raza in the MASL in 2009 and Atletico Baja in 2016–17.[6] He is also the head coach of the Hilltop High School boys and girls soccer teams. He led the girls' team to a South Bay League title in 2018–19, which they shared with Mater Dei (formerly known as Marian).[16] In 2021–22, he led the team to a South Bay League title and an appearance in the San Diego Section Division IV championship game.[17]

In 2017, Ortiz was hired as an assistant coach of the third version of the San Diego Sockers in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL).[6]

Ortiz was also named the head coach of the Sockers' reserve team, the San Diego Sockers 2 of the Major Arena Soccer League 2 (M2). In 2018–19, he led the team to an undefeated 12–0 record in the regular season and league title.[17] He was named the M2 Coach of the Year.[16] After a two-year hiatus, the Sockers2 returned in 2021 and reinstalled Ortiz as head coach.[18] He led the team to a second M2 league title after compiling a 11–1 regular-season record and was named the M2 Coach of the Year.[19]

National team

Ortiz has coached the Mexico national arena soccer team since 2002.[16] The team finished as runner-ups at the 2015 WMF World Cup, losing to the United States in the final.[16]

Ortiz led Mexico to another runner-up finish at the 2017 WMF World Cup held in Tunisia, losing to the Czech Republic in the final.[16] He finally guided Mexico to a gold medal at the 2019 WMF World Cup in Australia, where they defeated Brazil, 4–0, in the championship game.[20]

Personal life

Ortiz gained his bachelor's degree in kinesiology from San Diego State University in 2005.[6] He also taught physical education during his time as a coach at Hilltop High School.[16]

Ortiz married his wife, Monica, and the couple had two daughters: Sofia and Alyssa.[21]

Honours

Player

San Diego Sockers

San Diego Nomads

Individual

  • National Professional Soccer League All-Star: 1993–94

Coach

San Diego Sockers 2

Individual

  • Major Arena Soccer League 2 Coach of the Year: 2018–19, 2021–22

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  16. ^ a b c d e f g Brents, Phillip (October 3, 2019). "Ortiz to lead Team Mexico once again in World Minifootball Federation World Cup". The Star-News. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  17. ^ a b Brents, Phillip (April 7, 2022). "Ortiz, a coach at all levels, seeks another ring with San Diego Sockers". The Star-News. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "SOCKERS NAME ORTIZ SOCKERS2 HEAD COACH" (Press release). San Diego Sockers. November 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  19. ^ Ross, Andrew (June 10, 2022). "SOCKERS 2 ORTIZ IS COACH OF YEAR, ROJO IS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN M2" (Press release). Major Arena Soccer League 2. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  20. ^ ""México es campeón de la Copa Mundial de Mini Futbol (WMF)"". Noroeste.com.mx (in Spanish). October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on October 19, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  21. ^ Brents, Phillip (May 13, 2022). "Ortiz and Sockers' first family of Chula Vista celebrate latest title". The Star-News. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
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