Mariano Ortega

Mariano Ortega
Personal information
Full name Luis Mariano Ortega Martínez
Born 17 April 1971 (1971-04-17) (age 54)
Esparreguera, Spain
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right bac
Senior clubs
Years Team
1992–1996
BM Valladolid
1996–2001
CB Cantabria Santander
2001-2005
BM Ciudad Real
2005-2009
BM Aragón
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spain[1] 131 (247)
Teams managed
2008–2009
BM Aragón (Assistent)
2009–2014
BM Aragón
2014-
S.L. Benfica
2022-2023
BM Villa de Aranda
Medal record
World Championship
2005 Tunisia Team
European Championship
2006 Switzerland Team
1998 Italy Team
2000 Croatia Team

Luis Mariano Ortega Martínez is a Spanish Handball coach and former player. He won the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship with the Spanish national team.

Career

Ortega started his profesional career at BM Valladolid in 1992. In 1996 he joined CB Cantabria Santander. Here he won the 1997 and 1998 Copa ASOBAL and the 1998 EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

He then joined BM Ciudad Real in 2001. Here he won the 2003 Copa del Rey de Balonmano, 2004 Liga ASOBAL and the 2005 Supercopa Asobal. In 2005 he joined BM Aragon. In 2008 he became assistant coach at the club, and in 2009 he too over as head coach.

In 2014 he too over as head coach of the Portuguese top club S.L. Benfica.[2]

From halfway through the 2021–22 season untl September 2023 he coached the Spansh club Club Balonmano Villa de Aranda.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Mariano Ortega Martínez". resultadosbalonmano.isquad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Benfica träumt vom Titel: Weltmeister von 2005 auf der Trainerbank". handball-world.com (in German). 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Tubos Aranda Villa de Aranda – Liga NEXUS ENERGÍA ASOBAL". bmvilladearanda.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Mariano Ortega finaliza su etapa como entrenador del Tubos Aranda". bmvilladearanda.com (in Spanish). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.