
He stepped up first in the shootout against Venezuela on 20 July 2011 and scored, and Paraguay went through 5-3 to a Copa América final they reached without winning a single match. Three years later Ortigoza's penalty beat Nacional 1-0 at the Nuevo Gasómetro and won San Lorenzo their first Copa Libertadores, added to the 2013 Inicial, the 2015 Supercopa Argentina, the 2010 Clausura with Argentinos Juniors and the Argentine Footballer of the Year award that season. Career record: 31 caps and 1 goals for Paraguay; club career at San Lorenzo de Almagro, Emirates Club, Club Atlético Rosario Central.
| 2004–2010 | Argentinos Juniors |
| 2005–2005 | Club Atlético Nueva Chicago |
| 2011–2017 | San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| 2012–2013 | Emirates Club |
| 2017–2017 | Club Olimpia |
| 2018–2019 | Club Atlético Rosario Central |
| 2020–2021 | Estudiantes de Río Cuarto |
| 2021–2022 | San Lorenzo de Almagro |
| Paraguay | 31 caps, 1 goals |
Paraguay legends whose careers overlapped Ortigoza's
One rank above: Miguel Ángel Benítez at #24.
One rank below: Víctor Cáceres at #26.
Paraguay's editorial top five: Arsenio Erico · José Luis Chilavert · Carlos Gamarra · José Saturnino Cardozo · Julio César Romero.