David Oteo Explained

David Oteo
Fullname:David Alejandro Oteo Rojas
Birth Date:27 July 1973
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:UNAM
Years1:1992–1999
Clubs1:UNAM
Caps1:174
Goals1:2
Years2:1999–2004
Clubs2:Tigres UANL
Caps2:155
Goals2:3
Years3:2004
Clubs3:Toluca
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2004–2007
Clubs4:Atlante
Caps4:55
Goals4:2
Years5:2008–2009
Clubs5:Veracruz
Caps5:13
Goals5:1
Years6:2010
Clubs6:Guerreros de Hermosillo
Caps6:18
Goals6:0
Years7:2011
Clubs7:Rio Grande Valley Grandes
Caps7:14
Goals7:2
Nationalyears1:1996–2004
Nationalteam1:Mexico
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:2013
Manageryears2:2014
Manageryears3:2015
Manageryears4:2016–2017
Manageryears5:2018
Managerclubs1:Atlético Coatzacoalcos (Assistant)
Managerclubs2:Coras (Liga TDP)
Managerclubs3:UACJ (Assistant)
Managerclubs4:Chiapas Reserves and Academy
Managerclubs5:CEFOR Águilas
Club-Update:9 August 2011
Nationalteam-Update:12 May 2011

David Alejandro Oteo Rojas (born 27 July 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played for Rio Grande Valley Grandes in the USL Premier Development League in the United States.[1]

A central defender capable of filling in at left fullback, Oteo began his career with UNAM in the 1992–93 season.[2] He became a starter that season and remained a regular in the Pumas lineup until leaving for Tigres in 1999. By 2001 he had formed a solid partnership with former UNAM teammate Claudio Suárez in a defense that carried Tigres to the Invierno 2001 final, where they lost to Pachuca.[3] In 2003 Tigres again reached the final before losing to Pachuca, with Oteo now receiving much of his playing time at left back after the emergence of Hugo Sánchez Guerrero to join Suárez in the center.[2] He joined Toluca for one season in 2004, playing infrequently, then moved to Atlante in 2005. The Clausura 2007 season was Oteo's last in the Mexican top division.[2]

Oteo also represented Mexico from 1996 to 2004. His international career began in the 1996 U.S. Cup against Bolivia in Dallas on June 8, 1996.[4] He was named to the squad for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup by coach Enrique Meza, playing in Mexico's 2–0 loss to Australia.[5] After a spell out of the team under Javier Aguirre, Oteo returned after the appointment of Ricardo Antonio Lavolpe and appeared in Mexico's 8-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Dominica in 2004, scoring his first and only international goal.[6] Oteo's twelfth and last cap came at the 2004 Copa America, in a 2–2 draw against Uruguay on July 7, 2004.[7]

Oteo was a member of Mexico's squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but did not appear in any of the team's four matches at the competition.[8]

Career statistics

International goals

|-| 1. || June 27, 2004 || Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico || || 6–0 || 8–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Soccer Leagues (USL) . 2011-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110317012546/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2011/33862324.html#ROSTER . 2011-03-17 . dead .
  2. MedioTiempo. "David Oteo - Atlante" . Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  3. Méndez, Jessika. "Invierno 2001: Final de Ida entre Pachuca y Tigres". MedioTiempo, November 19, 2011. Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  4. Morrison, Neil. "International Matches 1996 - Intercontinental, April-June". RSSSF, February 2, 2005. Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  5. FIFA. "FIFA Player Statistics: David OTEO". Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  6. FIFA. "Match Report - Mexico - Dominica 8:0" . June 27, 2004. Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  7. Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 2004" . RSSSF, December 6, 2012. Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  8. FIFA. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament - Mexico - Squad List". Retrieved on January 17, 2013.