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16 / Colombia · 1973–1985

Willington Ortiz

RM dribblerfinisher
Caps · Colombia
49
Goals · Colombia
12
Life
1952
Clubs
Millonarios, Deportivo Cali, América de Cali
#16
Editorial rank of 33 for Colombia
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Millonarios brought him up from Tumaco at nineteen and he scored the winner against Internacional de Porto Alegre, the start of seventeen years of beating full backs on either foot. Career record: 49 caps and 12 goals for Colombia; club career at Millonarios, Deportivo Cali, América de Cali.

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Career record

1972–1979Millonarios
1980–1982Deportivo Cali
1983–1988América de Cali
Colombia49 caps, 12 goals

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Around Ortiz in the almanac

One rank above: Jorge Bermúdez at #15.

One rank below: Cristián Zapata at #17.

Colombia's editorial top five: Carlos Valderrama · James Rodríguez · Radamel Falcao · Faustino Asprilla · Iván Córdoba.

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