Nicolás Otamendi

Nicolás Otamendi

Nicolás Hernán Otamendi ( born February 12, 1988 in Buenos Aires ) is an Argentine footballer who is primarily used in defense.

Career

In the club

His home club since his youth is CA Velez Sarsfield. On May 10, 2008 Otamendi made ​​his professional debut in the Clausura, but was in the rest of the season only a reserve player. In 2009, he became a regular player who made ​​his debut on the international club level in the Copa Sudamericana and won with the Vélez Clausura title. In the Apertura 2009 Otamendi scored the 3-1 against Arsenal de Sarandi his first Profitor. The Uruguayan newspaper "El País " chose the center-back then in the South American variety. End of August 2010 Otamendi was obliged for a transfer fee of € 4 million from the Portuguese top club FC Porto for five seasons, Velez Sarsfield retained 50 % of the transfer rights. In his first season he won with FC Porto, the Portuguese Cup, the trophy and the UEFA Europa League.

For the 2014/15 season Otamendi changes in the Primera División to FC Valencia. He signed a contract until the beginning of February 2014 to June 30, 2019.

In the National Team

In the Argentine national team, he made ​​his debut in a friendly against Panama ( 3-1 ) on May 20, 2009, although he was only 21 years old and until then had denied only eleven professional games. Also for the World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Ecuador Otamendi was called by coach Diego Maradona, standing against Ecuador in the altitude of Quito, in the Argentina 0-2 defeated, even in the starting lineup. After another defeat against Brazil, played at the Otamendi in central defense, coach Diego Maradona put him in the crucial qualifier against Uruguay one in which he was used to the unfamiliar position for him of the right-back, and one of the key players in the 1-0 victory was. On 19 May 2010 Otamendi was appointed as one of the few players who earned their own money in Argentina, the Argentine squad of World Cup 2010. In the final group game against Greece and the eighth - and quarter-final against Mexico and Germany, he played each of the beginning.

Achievements

Velez Sarsfield

  • Argentine champion ( Apertura ): 2009

FC Porto

  • UEFA Europa League: 2010/11
  • Portuguese champions: 2010/ 11, 2011/12, 2012/13
  • Portuguese Football Cup: 2010/11
  • Portuguese football Supercup: 2011, 2012
Defender (association football) Valencia CF Apertura and Clausura 2010–11 Primeira Liga 2011–12 Primeira Liga 2012–13 Primeira Liga 2013–14 Primeira Liga Helton Arruda Danilo Luiz da Silva Maicon Pereira Roque Ricardo Quaresma Juan Fernando Quintero Diego Antonio Reyes Silvestre Varela Eliaquim Mangala Fernando Francisco Reges Alex Sandro Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira
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