Hernán Pertúz

Hernán Pertúz
Personal information
Full name Hernán Enrique Pertúz Ortega
Date of birth (1989-03-31) March 31, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Barranquilla, Colombia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Medellín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2020 Medellín 201 (6)
2012 → FC Dallas (loan) 30 (1)
International career
2009 Colombia U20 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:56, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pertúz and the second or maternal family name is Ortega.

Hernán Enrique Pertúz Ortega (born March 31, 1989) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a defender for Cucuta Deportivo.

Club career

Pertúz began his career in the youth ranks of top Colombian club Independiente Medellín. He made his first team debut on November 27, 2011, in a 3–4 loss to Once Caldas. During the 2009 season Pertúz helped Medellín to a first-place finish in the Torneo Finalización and a Copa Mustang II title. On January 3, 2011, Pertúz signed with FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.[1]

On December 20, 2012, after making 30 appearances and scoring one goal in what turned out to be his loan stint with Dallas, it was announced that Pertúz had not come into terms with Dallas and would be returning to Independiente.[2] After a spinal injury in June 2018, Pertúz was out for a year and one week. In May 2020 the club confirmed, that Partúz wouldn't get his contract extended and would leave the club on 30 June 2020.[3]

International career

Hernán Pertúz was a member of the Colombia national under-20 football team that participated in the 2009 South American Youth Championship. He was a key player for the side scoring three goals in the competition.

References

  1. ^ "FC Dallas signs Blas Pérez and Hernan Pertúz | FC Dallas". Archived from the original on 2012-01-08.
  2. ^ Creditor, Avi (20 December 2012). "Pertuz leaves FC Dallas to return to Independiente Medellin". GOAL.com. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. ^ Confirmado: Hernán Pertuz no seguirá en el Medellín, dalerojo.net, 22 May 2020


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