Fernando Otárola
Personal information
Full name Fernando Andrés Otárola Lastra
Date of birth (1986-02-04) 4 February 1986
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Unión La Calera
(on loan from Defensores de Belgrano)
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Ferro Carril Oeste 15 (0)
2008–2009 Almirante Brown 2 (0)
2010–2013 Comunicaciones 110 (0)
2013–2014 Chacarita Juniors 37 (0)
2014 Brown de Adrogué 19 (0)
2015 Comunicaciones 37 (0)
2016–2017 Villa Dálmine 15 (0)
2017–2018 Deportes Temuco 0 (0)
2019–2020 Comunicaciones 32 (0)
2021 Gimnasia de Jujuy 34 (0)
2022 Mitre 14 (0)
2022– Defensores de Belgrano 0 (0)
2023– → Unión La Calera (loan) 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2023

Fernando Andrés Otárola Lastra (born 4 February 1986) is an Argentine-Chilean[2] footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chilean Primera División side Unión La Calera on loan from Defensores de Belgrano.

Career

Otárola began his career with Ferro Carril Oeste,[3] making his debut in a 2–2 draw against Godoy Cruz on 15 April 2006.[4]

With an extensive career in his country of birth, Otárola has played for Almirante Brown, Comunicaciones, Chacarita Juniors, Brown de Adrogué, Villa Dálmine, Gimnasia de Jujuy,[5] Mitre[6] and Defensores de Belgrano.[7] As a goalkeeper of Comunicaciones, he beat the record of Rafael Seria with no-goals in February 2020.[8]

From 2017 to 2018, he had a stint with Chilean Primera División side Deportes Temuco.[9] In 2023, he returned to Chile and signed with Unión La Calera on loan from Defensores de Belgrano, alongside his compatriot Alejo Antilef.[3]

Personal life

Otárola holds dual Argentine-Chilean nationality, since his mother is a Chilean who emigrated to Argentine. His Chilean family is from San Bernardo.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Fernando Otárola". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Sánchez, Francisco (27 January 2023). ""Tengo nacionalidad argentina, pero sangre chilena": el arquero que busca brillar el 2023". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 Morales, Ítalo (22 December 2022). "La Calera da la sorpresa del mercado: dos argentinos con nacionalidad chilena". Diario AS (in Spanish). AS Chile. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Fernando Andrés Otarola". LaFerropedia (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fernando Otárola es el arquero que se sumará a Gimnasia en las próximas horas". Periódico Lea online (in Spanish). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mitre sumó al golero Fernando Otárola". www.abcdeporte.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 December 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Fernando Otarola es refuerzo del Dragón". www.mundoascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 10 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "COMUNICACIONES: El récord de Fernando Otarola". www.soloascenso.com.ar (in Spanish). 16 February 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Merlo, César Luis (16 December 2022). "Suma y sigue: Unión La Calera fichó a arquero chileno proveniente desde el fútbol argentino". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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