Xabier 'Xabi' Otermin Jiménez (born 31 August 1977) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xabier Otermin Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Zarautz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zarautz | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Real Sociedad B | ||
| 2000–2003 | Real Unión | 93 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Girona | 35 | (0) |
| 2004–2015 | Real Unión | 323 | (0) |
| Total | 451 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Otermin finished his youth career with Real Sociedad, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 1997–98 season, in the Segunda División B. In summer 2000, he signed with neighbouring Real Unión also in the third division.[1]
In July 2003, after being deemed surplus to requirements by manager Miguel Sola, Otermin cut ties with the Txuri-beltz and joined Girona FC in the same tier. He eventually returned to Real Unión and played 29 matches during the 2008–09 campaign, which ended in promotion.[2]
On 19 December 2009, aged 32, Otermin appeared in his first game as a professional, starting in a 1–0 away loss against CD Numancia in the Segunda División.[3] He acted mainly as a backup to Javier Jauregui during the season,[4] as his team was eventually relegated.
Otermin made his 400th competitive appearance for Unión on 12 October 2013, when he started in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid B.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ La temporada de la consolidación (Consolidation season); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ ¿Veinte años no es nada en el Real Unión? (Twenty years is nothing at Real Unión?); El Diario Vasco, 13 June 2021 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mikel Álvaro se reivindica sobre el hielo y da la victoria al Numancia (Mikel Álvaro stakes a claim on ice and gives win to Numancia); Marca, 19 December 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Las lesiones se ceban con la portería del Real Unión (Injuries all over Real Unión goal); Marca, 17 March 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ 400 partidos para Otermin (400 matches for Otermin); La Segunda B, 9 October 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Otermin, a un paso de los 400 (Otermin, nearing 400); Mundo Deportivo, 11 October 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Este Real Unión sabe el oficio (This Real Unión got game); Mundo Deportivo, 13 October 2013 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Xabier Otermin at BDFutbol
- Xabier Otermin at Soccerway