Jorge Otero

Jorge Otero

Personal information
Full name	Jorge Otero Bouzas
Date of birth	January 28, 1969 (1969-01-28)
Place of birth	Nigrán, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1987	Celta B
1987–1994	Celta	222	(4)
1994–1997	Valencia	84	(0)
1997–2001	Betis	82	(0)
2001–2003	Atlético Madrid	32	(1)
2003–2005	Elche	46	(1)
National team
1988–1989	Spain U21	2	(0)
1993–1996	Spain	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Otero and the second or maternal family name is Bouzas.

Jorge Otero Bouzas (born 28 January 1969 in Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

He could play as either a right or a left back, and appeared in 317 La Liga games over the course of 12 seasons, in representation of four teams.

Football career

During his career, Otero played for Real Club Celta de Vigo (an undisputed starter in the first team since the age of 18, he played with the Galicians from 1990–92 in Segunda División), Valencia CF (achieving a personal best runner-up place in 1995–96, appearing in 37 La Liga matches), Real Betis (with whom he was promoted and relegated), Atlético de Madrid and Elche CF (second level), retiring after 2004–05, aged 36.

Otero made his Spain national football team debut on 8 September 1993, in a 2–0 friendly win against Chile, in Alicante, and was a participant at the 1994 FIFA World Cup (two matches) and UEFA Euro 1996 (one).

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Celta de Vigo biography (Spanish)