Carlos Hidalgo (footballer, born 1979)

{{short description|Ecuadorian footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Carlos Hidalgo

| fullname = Carlos Ramón Hidalgo Ortega

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|9}}

|image=

| birth_place = Ecuador

| height = {{Height|m=1.79|precision=0}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber = 19

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996–2003

| years2 = 2004

| years3 = 2005

| years4 = 2006–2007

| years5 = 2008–

| clubs1 = Emelec

| clubs2 = Deportivo Cuenca

| clubs3 = Deportivo Quito

| clubs4 = El Nacional

| clubs5 = Barcelona SC

| caps1 = 171

| caps2 = 33

| caps3 = 25

| caps4 = 59

| caps5 = 43

| goals1 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 1995

| nationalyears2 = 2002–

| nationalteam1 = Ecuador U17

| nationalteam2 = Ecuador

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 15 December 2009

| ntupdate = 15 December 2009

}}

{{family name hatnote|Hidalgo|Ortega|lang=Spanish}}

Carlos Ramón Hidalgo Ortega is an Ecuadorian former footballer who last played for Barcelona SC.