Mariano Ortega

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