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Willington Ortiz

1952 - Today

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Willington Alfonso Ortiz Palacio (born March 26, 1952, in Tumaco) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as forward or winger. He played 49 times for the Colombia national team scoring 12 goals and is the top Colombian player in the IFFHS's rank of South American Player of the Century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willington Ortiz is the 6,691st most popular soccer player (down from 5,798th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 148th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Colombian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Willington Ortiz ranks 6,691 out of 21,273Before him are Laurie Scott, Yudai Nakashima, Dumitru Stângaciu, Alexei Guryshev, Mio Otani, and Jérôme Rothen. After him are Sergio Rico, Toru Yoshida, Zoltán Gera, Alfred Nijhuis, Kim Tae-young, and Jaime Duarte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Willington Ortiz ranks 682Before him are Manuel Nájera, Hughie Thomasson, Ralph Merkle, Leon Wilkeson, Anatoly Baidachny, and Angie Sage. After him are Michael R. Clifford, Nora Dunn, Sanny Åslund, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Lisa Eichhorn, and Jesús Martínez.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Willington Ortiz ranks 158 out of 356Before him are Clara Rojas (1964), Egan Bernal (1997), Clemente Rojas (1952), Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973), Alfonso Pérez (1949), and Laura Restrepo (1950). After him are Piedad Córdoba (1955), Lupe Fuentes (1987), Alexis Mendoza (1961), Catherine Siachoque (1972), Leonel Álvarez (1965), and Jeison Murillo (1992).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Colombia

Among soccer players born in Colombia, Willington Ortiz ranks 46Before him are Rolando Serrano (1938), Cristián Zapata (1986), Luis Muriel (1991), Pablo Armero (1986), Juan Pablo Ángel (1975), and Johan Vonlanthen (1986). After him are Alexis Mendoza (1961), Leonel Álvarez (1965), Jeison Murillo (1992), Delio Gamboa (1936), Luis Carlos Perea (1963), and Gerardo Bedoya (1975).