Jonny Otten

Jonny Otten (born 31 January 1961) is a German retired footballer who played mostly as a left back.

Jonny Otten
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-01-31) 31 January 1961
Place of birth Hagen, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Hagener SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1992 Werder Bremen 349 (3)
1992–1993 VfB Oldenburg 2 (0)
1994 BV Cloppenburg
1994–1995 TSG Schönberg
1995–1996 Rotenburger SV
National team
1983–1984 West Germany 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Hagen, Lower Saxony, Otten played 13 years as a professional at SV Werder Bremen, making his Bundesliga debut at the age of 18 and never losing his starting position again (except through injury) until the end of 1990. He totalled 308 top division matches,[1] scoring his only goal on 26 November 1983 in an 8–1 home routing of Kickers Offenbach; in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, he took the pitch in the 66th minute of a match at FC Spartak Moscow (after a 1–4 loss in the Soviet Union), and helped turn things around with a tough approach, for a final 6–2 home win.[2]

After leaving Bremen in 1992, having played twice in the club's victorious run in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup,[3] Otten had a brief spell in the second division with VfB Oldenburg, then spent a couple of seasons in the amateur leagues before retiring from the game.

International career

Otten earned six caps for West Germany, during 13 months and five days.[4] His debut came on 23 February 1983, as he played the second half of a 0–1 friendly loss in Portugal after coming on as a substitute for Lothar Matthäus.

Honours

References
  1. Arnhold, Matthias (25 April 2019). "Jonny Otten - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. "Tore im Nebel, Waschmaschinen für den Klassenfeind" [Goals in the mist, washing machines for the class enemy] (in German). Rund Magazin. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  3. "1991/92: Bremen shine in Stadium of Light". UEFA.com. 1 June 1992. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. Arnhold, Matthias (25 April 2019). "Jonny Otten - International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.