Walter Otta
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Nicolás Otta | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Río Tercero, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Morón (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Villa Dálmine | 63 | (15) |
| 1996–1997 | Puerto Montt | 29 | (15) |
| 1998 | Temuco | 4 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Walsall | 40 | (12) |
| 1999 | Xerez | 14 | (3) |
| 2000 | Marathón | 0 | (0) |
| 2001 | Blooming | 31 | (15) |
| 2001 | Nacional | 4 | (1) |
| 2002 | União Madeira | 20 | (11) |
| 2003 | Universidad (SMP) | 12 | (1) |
| 2003 | Manta | 7 | (1) |
| 2004 | Calgary Mustangs | 9 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 9 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Villa Dálmine | ||
| 2007 | Sportivo Barracas | 16 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Fénix | 15 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Villa Dálmine | ||
| 2014–2015 | Acassuso | ||
| 2015 | Unión Mar del Plata | ||
| 2016–2018 | Deportivo Morón | ||
| 2018–2019 | Villa Dálmine | ||
| 2019–2021 | Atlético de Rafaela | ||
| 2022 | Estudiantes BA | ||
| 2023 | Patronato | ||
| 2023–2024 | Estudiantes BA | ||
| 2024– | Deportivo Morón | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Walter Nicolás Otta (born 12 December 1973) is an Argentine retired football striker and currently the manager of Deportivo Morón.
Otta is a classic example of the international journeyman footballer, and has played for 14 different teams in 11 different countries.
Otta was born in Río Tercero, Córdoba, and 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 at the third 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 San Martín 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.