David Oteo

David Oteo
Personal information
Full name David Alejandro Oteo Rojas
Date of birth (1973-07-27) July 27, 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
UNAM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1999 UNAM 174 (2)
1999–2004 Tigres UANL 155 (3)
2004 Toluca 7 (0)
2004–2007 Atlante 55 (2)
2008–2009 Veracruz 13 (1)
2010 Guerreros de Hermosillo 18 (0)
2011 Rio Grande Valley Grandes 14 (2)
International career‡
1996–2004 Mexico 12 (1)
Managerial career
2013 Atlético Coatzacoalcos (Assistant)
2014 Coras (Liga TDP)
2015 UACJ (Assistant)
2016–2017 Chiapas Reserves and Academy
2018 CEFOR Águilas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 August 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 May 2011

David Alejandro Oteo Rojas[a] (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

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. June 27, 2004 Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico  Dominica 6–0 8–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oteo and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.

References

  1. ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  2. ^ a b c MedioTiempo. "David Oteo - Atlante" Archived 2014-09-10 at the Wayback Machine. 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" Archived 2009-10-11 at the Wayback Machine. June 27, 2004. Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  7. ^ Tabeira, Martín. "Copa América 2004" Archived October 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF, December 6, 2012. Retrieved on January 17, 2013.
  8. ^ FIFA. "Men's Olympic Football Tournament - Mexico - Squad List". Retrieved on January 17, 2013.