SOCCER PLAYER
Willington Ortiz
1952 - Today

Willington Ortiz
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 21,273. Before 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.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLaurie Scott
1917 - 1999
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 6,691
Yudai Nakashima
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 6,692
Dumitru Stângaciu
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 6,693
Alexei Guryshev
1925 - 1983
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 6,694
Mio Otani
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 6,695
Jérôme Rothen
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6,696
Willington Ortiz
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6,697
Sergio Rico
1993 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6,698
Toru Yoshida
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6,699
Zoltán Gera
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6,700
Alfred Nijhuis
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 6,701
Kim Tae-young
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 6,702
Jaime Duarte
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 6,703
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Willington Ortiz ranks 682. Before 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.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsManuel Nájera
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 676
Hughie Thomasson
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2007
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 677
Ralph Merkle
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 678
Leon Wilkeson
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2001
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 679
Anatoly Baidachny
COACH
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 680
Angie Sage
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 681
Willington Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 682
Michael R. Clifford
ASTRONAUT
1952 - 2021
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 683
Nora Dunn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 684
Sanny Åslund
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 685
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 686
Lisa Eichhorn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 687
Jesús Martínez
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 688
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Willington Ortiz ranks 158 out of 356. Before 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).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsClara Rojas
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 152
Egan Bernal
CYCLIST
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 153
Clemente Rojas
BOXER
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 154
Juan Gabriel Vásquez
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 155
Alfonso Pérez
BOXER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 156
Laura Restrepo
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 157
Willington Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 158
Piedad Córdoba
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2024
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 159
Lupe Fuentes
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 160
Alexis Mendoza
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 161
Catherine Siachoque
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 162
Leonel Álvarez
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 163
Jeison Murillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 164
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Colombia
Among soccer players born in Colombia, Willington Ortiz ranks 46. Before 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).
Rolando Serrano
1938 - 2022
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 40
Cristián Zapata
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 41
Luis Muriel
1991 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 42
Pablo Armero
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 43
Juan Pablo Ángel
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 44
Johan Vonlanthen
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 45
Willington Ortiz
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 46
Alexis Mendoza
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 47
Leonel Álvarez
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 48
Jeison Murillo
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 49
Delio Gamboa
1936 - 2018
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 50
Luis Carlos Perea
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 51
Gerardo Bedoya
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 52