[1] He made his debut in the Argentine Primera División, which was the first of two hundred and fifteen appearances in Argentina's top tier.
[1] Ortiz ended his career with moves to Primera B Nacional teams Almirante Brown and Independiente Rivadavia.
[12] Ortiz was made the caretaker manager of Gimnasia y Esgrima on 22 April 2018 following the sacking of Facundo Sava.
[13] Gimnasia y Esgrima beat Newell's Old Boys 2–0, with Darío's son Nicolás scoring the opening goal.
[15] Despite successfully avoiding relegation in 2018–19, Ortiz was dismissed within two months of their 2019–20 campaign after a run four losses in five league games.