Walter Otta
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Walter Nicolás Otta is a retired Argentine
footballer
striker, last playing for Villa Dalmine
in the regionalised Argentine 4th division
.
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.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
striker, last playing for Villa Dalmine
Villa Dálmine
Club Villa Dálmine is a football club from Campana district in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.Due to some financial crisis, the club was named Club...
in the regionalised Argentine 4th division
Primera C Metropolitana
The Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....
.
Career
Otta is a classic example of the international journeyman footballer he has played for 14 different teams in 11 different countries.Otta started his career with Villa Dálmine
Villa Dálmine
Club Villa Dálmine is a football club from Campana district in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system.Due to some financial crisis, the club was named Club...
in the lower leagues of Argentine football in 1993. In 1996 he moved to Chile to play for Puerto Montt
Club de Deportes Puerto Montt
Club de Deportes Puerto Montt is a Chilean football club based in the city of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region. The club was founded May 6, 1983 and plays at the second level of chilean football, the Primera B...
and then Deportivo Temuco. Between 1998 and 1999 he played for Walsall F.C.
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
at the 3rd level
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football. In 1999 he joined Xerez CD
Xerez CD
Xerez Club Deportivo, S.A.D., usually just Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia...
in Spain
Spain
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. 2000 saw him play at Marathón
Club Deportivo Marathón
Club Deportivo Marathón is an Honduran football club which currently plays in the in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in San Pedro Sula.-History:...
in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
and in 2001 he played for Blooming
Club Blooming
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Blooming is a Bolivian football club from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, formed on May 1, 1946. Its home colours are sky blue, white and navy. They play at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera . Its main rival is Oriente Petrolero, also from Santa Cruz...
of Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. Between 2001 and 2003 he played in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
with C.D. Nacional and then C.F. União. He played in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
with Universidad
Universidad San Martín de Porres
Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres is a Peruvian football club, who plays in the city of Lima. The club was founded in 2004 as a joint stock company, the first in Peru. They then bought Club Sport Coopsol's place in the First Division who was promoted to the Peruvian First Division...
and then for Manta Fútbol Club
Manta Fútbol Club
Manta Fútbol Club is a football club based in Manta that plays in the Serie A, Ecuador's top-level of professional football. Their rival club is LDU Portoviejo.-Current squad:-External links:*...
in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. In 2004 he joined Calgary Mustangs in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
before signing for Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. In 2005 he returned to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Villa Dálmine before moving to Sportivo Barracas in 2007. Otta joined in January 2008 to Fénix
Club Atlético Fénix
Club Atlético Fénix is a football club from Pilar in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in the Primera C Metropolitana, which is the regionalised fourth tier of the Argentine Football Association league system....
and retired in the winter of 2009.