How tall is Ariel Ortega?

Ariel Ortega's listed height is 170 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 32% of men in Argentina.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Argentina

Taller than about 32% of men in Argentina born in 1974 (average 173.3 cm).

Ortega next to his teammates

Hernán Crespo is 15 cm taller than Ariel Ortega (185 cm), teammate at Argentina national football team from 1995 to 2007.

Roberto Ayala is 7 cm taller than Ariel Ortega (177 cm), teammate at Argentina national football team from 1994 to 2007.

Pablo Aimar is the same height than Ariel Ortega (170 cm), teammate at Argentina national football team from 1999 to 2009.

About Ariel Ortega

Ariel Ortega is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was born on 4 March 1974 in Libertador General San Martín and is known as El Burrito, or the Little Donkey. His breakthrough came in the mid-1990s alongside coach Ramón Díaz.

Ortega began his career with River Plate and played most of it there across four spells, between 1991 and 1996, 2000 to 2002, 2006 to 2008 and 2009 to 2011. He played 359 matches, scored 81 goals and won the 1996 Copa Libertadores. In Europe he played for Valencia, Parma, Sampdoria and Fenerbahçe. He retired in 2012. For Argentina he played 88 times and scored 17 goals between 1993 and 2010, appearing at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups and winning silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Ortega is 15 cm shorter than Hernán Crespo, who is listed at 185 cm (6'1") and was his Argentina national football team teammate from 1995 to 2007. Pablo Aimar, his teammate in the same team from 1999 to 2009, has the same listed height of 170 cm (5'7").

Frequently asked

How tall is Ariel Ortega in feet and inches? Ariel Ortega is 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Ariel Ortega compared to Hernán Crespo? Hernán Crespo is 15 cm taller than Ariel Ortega: 185 cm (6'1") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Ariel Ortega compared to Roberto Ayala? Roberto Ayala is 7 cm taller than Ariel Ortega: 177 cm (5'10") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Ariel Ortega compared to Pablo Aimar? Pablo Aimar is the same height than Ariel Ortega: 170 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Ariel Ortega tall for men in Argentina? At 170 cm he is taller than about 32% of men in Argentina born in 1974, whose average height is 173.3 cm.

Sources

• Ariel Ortega on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Ariel Ortega on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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