Josué Ortiz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Daniel Ortiz | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Barinas, Venezuela | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zamora (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Deportivo Barinas (youth) | |||
| Zamora (youth) | |||
| 2013 | Potros de Barinas | ||
| 2015 | Deportivo Anzoátegui (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Socopó (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Llaneros (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Trujillanos (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Venezuela U20 (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Academia Puerto Cabello (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Aragua (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Zamora (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Titanes | ||
| 2026 | Zamora B | ||
| 2026– | Zamora | ||
Josué Daniel Ortiz (born 5 January 1980) is a Venezuelan football manager, currently in charge of Zamora.
Career
Born in Barinas,[1] Ortiz worked in the youth sides of Deportivo Barinas and Zamora before beginning his senior coaching career with Potros de Barinas in 2013. In the following seasons, he worked as an assistant at Deportivo Anzoátegui, Atlético Socopó and Llaneros.
In 2019, Ortiz joined Martín Carrillo's staff at Trujillanos, also as an assistant. He followed Carrillo to the Venezuela national under-20 team in December 2020,[2] and later to Academia Puerto Cabello.
Ortiz worked as an assistant at Aragua in 2022, before returning to Zamora in April 2024, as Alí Cañas' assistant.[3] On 6 August 2025, he returned to managerial duties after being appointed in charge of Titanes in the Liga FUTVE 2.[4]
After narrowly missing out promotion to the top tier, Ortiz returned to Zamora and was named manager of the B-team ahead of the 2026 season. On 17 July of that year, he was appointed manager of Zamora's first team.[5]
References
- ↑ García Hernández, Jesús (12 July 2026). "Monagas SC y Zamora FC estrenaran nuevo Director Técnico en el Clausura 2026" [Monagas SC and Zamora FC will debut new Head Coaches in the 2026 Clausura] (in Spanish). Balonazos. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Martín Carrillo nuevo DT de la Vinotinto sub-20" [Martín Carrillo new manager of the Vinotinto under-20s] (in Spanish). Líder en Deportes. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Zamora FC confirmó la contratación del director técnico merideño José Alí Cañas" [Zamora FC confirmed the signing of merideño manager José Alí Cañas] (in Spanish). Circuito Regional de Noticias. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Josué Ortiz, nuevo técnico de Titanes" [Josué Ortiz, new manager of Titanes] (in Spanish). Diario de Los Andes. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Josué Ortiz estará a cargo del Zamora FC" [Josué Ortiz will be in charge of Zamora FC] (in Spanish). La Vinotinto. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.