Marcelo Otero

Marcelo Otero
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Alejandro Otero Larzábal
Date of birth	14 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Rampla Juniors
1992–1995	Peñarol
1995–1999	Vicenza
1999–2001	Sevilla
2001–2002	Colón de Santa Fe
2003	Fénix
2013–	Huracán del Paso de la Arena
International career
1994–2000	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Alejandro Otero Larzábal (born 14 April 1971) is an Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Marujo" during his career, and is the younger brother of former midfielder Raul Otero.

Otero played in Uruguay for Rampla Juniors and Peñarol, in Italy for Vicenza, and in Spain for Sevilla. Whilst at Vicenza he won the 1996–97 Coppa Italia.^[1]

International career[edit]

Otero made his senior debut for the Uruguay national football team on 19 October 1994 in a friendly match against Peru (0–1 win) in the Estadio Nacional José Díaz in Lima, Peru.^[2] His older brother Raúl, a defender, also earned his first international cap in the same game. He was also part of the Uruguayan national side that won the Copa América 1995.^[3]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Uruguay^[4]	1994	1	0
	1995	12	5
	1996	4	1
	1997	3	2
	1998	0	0
	1999	3	2
	2000	1	0
Total		24	10

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Vicenza

Coppa Italia : 1996–97^[1]

International[edit]

Uruguay

Copa América: 1995^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "1996/97 Coppa Italia". gazzetta.it. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
^ "Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2013-06-24. RSSSF
^ ^a ^b "Copa America 1995 Uruguay » Final » Uruguay - Brazil 5:3". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
^ "Marcelo Otero - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.

External links[edit]

(in English) Marcelo Otero at National-Football-Teams.com
(in Spanish) Argentine Primera statistics

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[itcup-1] "1996/97 Coppa Italia". gazzetta.it. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[2] "Uruguay - International Matches 1991-1995". Archived from the original on 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2013-06-24. RSSSF

[ugcup-3] "Copa America 1995 Uruguay » Final » Uruguay - Brazil 5:3". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

[4] "Marcelo Otero - AUF". Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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