Marcelo Alejandro Otero Larzábal (born 14 April 1971) is an Uruguayan retired
footballer
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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
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, in Italy for
Vicenza
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, and in Spain for
Sevilla
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. Whilst at Vicenza he won the
1996–97 Coppa Italia
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Preliminary round
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Final phase
Knockout stage
Final
First leg
Second leg
Vicen ...
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International career
Otero made his senior debut for the
Uruguay national football team
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on 19 October 1994 in a
friendly match
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against
Peru
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(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
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Career statistics
International
Honours
Club
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Coppa Italia
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History
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:
1996–97
International
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Copa América:
1995
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References
External links
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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
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