Jorge Otero Bouzas (born 28 January 1969) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as either a right or left-back, currently a

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. He appeared in 317

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games over 12 seasons in representation of four teams, mainly

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. Otero represented

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at the

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and

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Club career

Otero was born in

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, Galicia. He started playing for local powerhouse

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, being an undisputed starter since the age of 18 and spending five of his seven years with the first team in

. He made his debut in the Spanish top division on 29 August 1987, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 away win against

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. In the summer of 1994, Otero signed for

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, achieving a personal best – in the top flight – runner-up place in the 1995–96 season to which he contributed 37 games. Until his retirement in

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, he still represented

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(with whom he was promoted and relegated),

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

and

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, the latter club exclusively in the

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International career

Otero made his debut for the Spain national team on 8 September 1993, in a 2–0 friendly victory over

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. He was a participant at the

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(two matches) and

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(one). Otero earned nine

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in three years, and his last appearance was in the latter tournament, in a 1–1 group stage draw against

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Honours

Celta *

: 1991–92 Atlético Madrid *Segunda División: 2001–02

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Otero, Jorge 1969 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Nigrán Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players RC Celta Fortuna players RC Celta de Vigo players Valencia CF players Real Betis players Atlético Madrid footballers Elche CF players Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1996 players Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Segunda Federación managers