Marcelo Alejandro Otero Larzábal (born 14 April 1971) is an Uruguayan retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a striker. He was nicknamed "Marujo" during his career, and is the younger brother of former midfielder Raul Otero. Otero played in Uruguay for Rampla Juniors and

Peñarol Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...

, in Italy for

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a thr ...

, and in Spain for

Sevilla Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

. Whilst at Vicenza he won the

1996–97 Coppa Italia The 1996–97 Coppa Italia, the 50th Coppa Italia was an Italian Football Federation domestic cup competition won by Vicenza. Preliminary round ''p=after penalty shoot-out'' Final phase Knockout stage Final First leg Second leg Vicen ...

International career

Otero made his senior debut for the

Uruguay national football team The Uruguay national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Uruguay) represents Uruguay in international football, and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The Uruguayan team i ...

on 19 October 1994 in a

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

(0–1 win) in the Estadio Nacional José Díaz in Lima, Peru. RSSSF His older brother Raúl, a defender, also earned his first international cap in the same game. He was also part of the Uruguayan national side that won the

Copa América 1995 Copa or COPA may refer to: COPA COPA may refer to: * Computer Operator Programming Assistant. trade of ITI * Child Online Protection Act, a former U.S. law to protect minors from certain material on the internet * Canadian Owners and Pilots Asso ...

Career statistics

International

Honours

Club

;Vicenza *

Coppa Italia The ("Italy Cup") is an annual knockout cup competition in Italian football organized by the FIGC until the 2009–10 season and the Lega Serie A ever since. History The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...

: 1996–97

International

;Uruguay * Copa América:

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...

References

External links

* *
Argentine Primera statistics
1971 births Living people Uruguayan footballers Uruguay men's international footballers 1995 Copa América players Rampla Juniors players Peñarol players L.R. Vicenza players Sevilla FC players Club Atlético Colón footballers Centro Atlético Fénix players Expatriate footballers in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Spain Uruguayan expatriate footballers Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Italy Uruguayan Primera División players Serie A players La Liga players Argentine Primera División players Copa América-winning players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Montevideo {{Uruguay-footy-forward-1970s-stub