Antonio Otero

{{short description|American soccer player, midfield}} {{for|the New Mexico territorial supreme court justice|Antonio Jose Otero}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Antonio Otero |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|05|20}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}} |position = [[Midfielder]] |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = 1999–2000 |clubs1 = [[D.C. United]] |caps1 = 25 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 1999 |clubs2 = → [[Generation Adidas|MLS Pro-40]] (loan) |caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 2 |years3 = 2000 |clubs3 = [[Virginia Beach Mariners|Hampton Roads Mariners]] |caps3 = 2 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2001 |clubs4 = [[Miami Fusion]] |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2003 |clubs5 = [[Indiana Blast]] |caps5 = 2 |goals5 = 0 |totalcaps = 37 |totalgoals = 2 |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |club-update = |nationalteam-update = }}

'''Antonio Otero''' (born May 20, 1977) is an American former [[association football|soccer]] player who played for [[D.C. United]] in the [[Major League Soccer|MLS]].<ref name="MLS">{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/antonio-otero |title=Antonio Otero |accessdate=12 January 2019 |publisher=Major League Soccer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/antonio-otero/ |title=Antonio Otero |accessdate=12 January 2019 |publisher=Soccer Stats}}</ref> Antonio played collegiately at [[American University]] and was part of the Elite 8 in the 1997–98 season. He was a finalist for the 1998 [[Hermann Trophy|MAC Hermann Trophy]], an award that honors national players of the year in NCAA Division I men's soccer. Antonio also played on the US [https://www.ussoccer.com/teams/u-23-mens-national-team U-23 National Olympic team] and following college, he went on to play in Major League Soccer with DC United and the [[Miami Fusion]]. He was a member of the DC United Championship team who won the [[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999 MLS cup]].

==Career statistics==

===Club===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[[D.C. United]] |[[1999 Major League Soccer season|1999]] |rowspan="2"|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]] |12||0||0||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CCL">Appearances in the [[CONCACAF Champions League]]</ref>||1||0||0||13||1 |- |[[2000 Major League Soccer season|2000]] |13||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="USOC">Appearances in the [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|U.S. Open Cup]]</ref>||0||0||0||0||0||14||0 |- ! colspan="2" |'''Total''' !25!!0!!1!!0!!1!!1!!0!!0!!27!!1 |- |[[Generation Adidas|MLS Pro-40]] (loan) |[[1999 USL A-League|1999]] |rowspan="2"|[[A-League (1995–2004)|USL A-League]] |8||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||8||2 |- |[[Virginia Beach Mariners|Hampton Roads Mariners]] |[[2000 USL A-League|2000]] |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||2||0 |- |[[Miami Fusion]] |[[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]] |[[Major League Soccer|MLS]] |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0 |- |[[Indiana Blast]] |[[2003 USL A-League|2003]] |[[A-League (1995–2004)|USL A-League]] |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||2||0 |- ! colspan="3" |'''Career total''' !37!!2!!1!!0!!1!!1!!0!!0!!39!!3 |} ;Notes {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

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