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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