Xabier Otermin

Xabi Otermin
Personal information
Full name Xabier Otermin Jiménez
Date of birth (1977-08-31) 31 August 1977
Place of birth Zarautz, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 None
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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2015.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Otermin and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

Xabier 'Xabi' Otermin Jiménez (born 31 August 1977) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Football career

Born in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Otermin finished his formation with Real Sociedad, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 1997–98 season, in Segunda División B. In the 2000 summer, he moved to neighbouring Real Unión also in the third level.[1]

In July 2003, after being deemed suplus to requirements by manager Miguel Ángel Sola, Otermin cut ties with the Txuri-beltz and joined Girona FC in the same category. He eventually returned to Real Unión, and played 29 matches during the 2008–09 campaign, which ended in promotion.

On 19 December 2009, aged 32, Otermin appeared in his first game as a professional, starting in a 0–1 away loss against CD Numancia for the Segunda División championship.[2] He acted mainly as a backup to Javier Jauregui during the season, as his team was eventually relegated back.

On 12 October 2013, Otermin completed 400 official games for Unión by starting in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid B.[3]

References

  1. ↑ La temporada de la consolidación (Consolidation season); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2000 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ 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 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ 400 partidos para Otermin (400 matches for Otermin); La Segunda B, 9 October 2013 (Spanish)
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