Ariel Ortega
Be the first in the stands
ArgentinaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Arnaldo Ariel Ortega is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito", thus he is called Burrito Ortega. After his breakthrough alongside coach Ramón Díaz in the mid-90s, he came to be considered at his peak as one of the best dribblers in the world, to the point that he is the fourth player in World Cup history with more successful dribbles in a single World Cup according to FIFA. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-02
In the line-ups
10 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1994–2002The archive holds 10 team sheets naming Ariel Ortega in Argentina's starting line-up, from 1994-07-03 to 2002-06-12.
10 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
10 goals across 7 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1995–2000| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-11-15 |  Chile | W2–0(a) | 27' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Santiago |
| 2000-04-26 |  Venezuela | W4–0(a) | 24' 77' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Maracaibo |
| 1998-06-21 |  Jamaica | W5–0(n) | 31' 55' | FIFA World Cup | Paris |
| 1997-04-30 |  Ecuador | W2–1(h) | 18' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Buenos Aires |
| 1996-10-09 | Venezuela | W5–2(a) | 35' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San Cristóbal |
| 1996-04-24 |  Bolivia | W3–1(h) | 8' 18' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Buenos Aires |
| 1995-01-08 |  Japan | W5–1(n) | 45' | Confederations Cup | Riyadh |
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| Primera División | ×7 | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2008 | River Plate ·6, Newell's Old Boys ·1 | |
| Copa Libertadores | ×1 | 1996 | River Plate | |
| Pan American Games gold medal 1995 | ×1 | Argentina | ||
| Summer Olympics silver medal | ×1 | 1996 | Argentina | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×1 | 1999 | Parma | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Teams of the season · 3 | ||||
| South American Team of the Year | ×3 | 1994, 1996, 2001 | ||