Walter Otta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Nicolás Otta | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Tercero, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993-1996 / 2005-2007 | Villa Dálmine | 63 | (15) |
| 1996 | Puerto Montt | 29 | (15) |
| 1997-1998 | Temuco | 33 | (16) |
| 1998-1999 | Walsall F.C. | 40 | (12) |
| 1999 | Xerez CD | 14 | (3) |
| 2000 | Marathón | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | Blooming | 31 | (15) |
| 2001 | C.D. Nacional | 4 | (1) |
| 2002 | C.F. União | 20 | (11) |
| 2003 | Universidad (SMP) | 12 | (1) |
| 2003 | Manta FC | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | Calgary Mustangs | 9 | (3) |
| 2004-2005 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | Sportivo Barracas | 16 | (5) |
| 2008-2009 | Fénix | 15 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Walter Nicolás Otta (born 12 December 1973 in Río Tercero, Córdoba) is a retired Argentine footballer striker, last playing for Villa Dálmine in the regionalised Argentine 4th division.
Career
Otta is a classic example of the international journeyman footballer, and has played for 14 different teams in 11 different countries.
Otta started his career with Villa Dálmine in the lower leagues of Argentine football in 1993. In 1996 he moved to Chile to play for Puerto Montt and then Deportivo Temuco. Between 1998 and 1999 he played for Walsall F.C. at the 3rd level of English football. In 1999 he joined Xerez CD in Spain. 2000 saw him play at Marathón in Honduras and in 2001 he played for Blooming of Bolivia. Between 2001 and 2003 he played in Portugal with C.D. Nacional and then C.F. União. He played in Peru with Universidad and then for Manta Fútbol Club in Ecuador. In 2004 he joined Calgary Mustangs in Canada before signing for Fortuna Düsseldorf in Germany. In 2005 he returned to Argentina and Villa Dálmine before moving to Sportivo Barracas in 2007. Otta joined in January 2008 to Fénix and retired in the winter of 2009.
External links
- (Spanish) BDFA profile
- Ultimate Saddlers A-Z: page 13