Mark Otten
Birth date2 September 1985 (age 40)
Birth placeNijmegen, Netherlands
Height1.80 m[1]
PositionDefender
CurrentclubJong Utrecht (head coach)
Youthclubs 1RKSV Brakkenstein
Youthyears 21998–2003
Youthclubs 2NEC
Years 12003–2004
Clubs 1NEC
Caps 13
Goals 10
Years 22004–2007
Clubs 2Feyenoord
Caps 20
Goals 20
Years 32004–2006
Clubs 3→ Excelsior (loan)
Caps 366
Goals 31
Years 42006–2007
Clubs 4→ NEC (loan)
Caps 427
Goals 40
Years 52007–2011
Clubs 5NEC
Caps 528
Goals 51
Years 62011–2014
Clubs 6Ferencváros
Caps 635
Goals 61
Totalcaps159
Totalgoals3
Nationalyears 12001
Nationalteam 1Netherlands U16
Nationalcaps 17
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22001–2002
Nationalteam 2Netherlands U17
Nationalcaps 211
Nationalgoals 21
Nationalyears 32003–2004
Nationalteam 3Netherlands U19
Nationalcaps 311
Nationalgoals 30
Nationalyears 42006–2007
Nationalteam 4Netherlands U20
Nationalcaps 42
Nationalgoals 40
Manageryears 12016–2017
Managerclubs 1NEC (youth)
Manageryears 22017–2018
Managerclubs 2RKSV Brakkenstein
Manageryears 32017–2019
Managerclubs 3Feyenoord (youth)
Manageryears 42019–2023
Managerclubs 4NEC (youth)
Manageryears 52019–2020
Managerclubs 5RKHVV
Manageryears 62022–2023
Managerclubs 6Eindhoven (assistant)
Manageryears 72023–2025
Managerclubs 7NEC (assistant)
Manageryears 82025–
Managerclubs 8Jong Utrecht

Mark Otten (born 2 September 1985) is a Dutch professional football coach and a former defender who is the head coach of club Jong Utrecht.

Club career

NEC

Born in Nijmegen, Otten developed into a professional football player within the NEC youth academy. He joined the team at age 12, after having been discovered for the local youth team RKSV Brakkenstein where his father, Roger Otten, was a coach.[2] In January 2003, he was included in the first-team squad by head coach Johan Neeskens for their training camp in Alanya, Turkey.[3]

On 27 March 2004, Otten made his professional debut in the Eredivisie in a 5–2 away loss to NAC Breda, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute.[4] He would go on to make two more appearances during the season, as NEC finished the 2003–04 season in 14th place, six points clear of relegation play-offs.[1][5]

Feyenoord

In April 2004, it was announced that Otten would move to Feyenoord in the following season, after having signed a three-year contract with the club.[4] He would, however, struggle to break into the first team, and spent time on loan with Excelsior for two seasons. In the 2005–06 season, Otten won the second-tier Eerste Divisie with the club.[6] The following season, 2006–07, he was loaned out to his childhood club, NEC. He suffered an injury in his upper leg in a pre-season tournament in Den Helder in July 2006, keeping him out for the start of the season.[7] In April 2007, he suffered a knee injury, which meant that he was sidelined for six months.[8]

Return to NEC

Despite suffering a knee injury, Otten signed permanently for his first club NEC in June 2007, penning a four-year deal.[9]

In the 2007–08 season Otten regained his place in the starting lineup of NEC and in the opening game of the 2008–09 he made his official return to Eredivisie action. He crowned this achievement by scoring the 2–0 goal against De Graafschap. On 4 Match 2009, Otten suffered another knee injury in the KNVB Cup match against SC Heerenveen. After a new cruciate ligament operation, he was set to miss six to nine months.[10]

Ferencváros

In 2011, Otten's contract with NEC was not extended and on 14 June 2011 he signed a two-year contract with a third year option with Hungarian club Ferencváros. In his first season, he played regularly but afterwards suffered injuries. He was part of the team winning the 2012–13 Ligakupa.[11] In February 2014, he was demoted to the reserve team of the club, alongside fellow countrymen Jack Tuijp and Arsenio Valpoort after the firing of Dutch manager Ricardo Moniz.[12][13][14] In the summer of 2014, his contract expired and he decided to retire due to persistent injuries.[15]

International career

Otten represented the Netherlands at youth international level.[16] He was a member of the Dutch squad at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship. The team was eliminated in the quarter-final against Nigeria.[17]

Coaching career

While playing for NEC, Otten worked as a youth coach at RKSV Brakkenstein, and was appointed assistant manager of the first team after his retirement as a player in 2014.[18] In his first season, the team won the Vijfde Klasse.[15] In 2015, he joined the staff of his former club NEC where he coached in the youth department.[19] In April 2016, he moved to Feyenoord where he was appointed the coach of the U15 team.[19]

On 22 March 2019, it was announced that Otten would become the new head coach of RKHVV in the Eerste Klasse on a one-year contract while continuing in his role as a youth coach at NEC.[18] In December, he stated that he would not extend his contract with RKHVV in order to focus on his obligations at NEC.[20]

In 2021, he managed the NEC U21 team.[21]

Honours

Excelsior

Ferencváros

References

  1. ^ "M. Otten - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Plezier voorop bij familie Otten" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 25 September 2006. Archived 2 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Mark Otten: "De kop is eraf!"" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 21 January 2003. Archived 2 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Feyenoord haalt jeugdinternational NEC" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Historische statistieken Eredivisie". Eredivisie. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Eerste divisie: Excelsior kampioen" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 31 March 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Mark Otten mist deel voorbereiding bij NEC" (in Dutch). Rijnmond. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Otten minstens zes maanden aan de kant" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Otten van Feyenoord naar NEC" (in Dutch). Trouw. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Otten scheurt opnieuw kruisband" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Ligakupa 2012–2013 - NSO" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Moniz haalt met Tuyp vierde Nederlander naar Hongarije" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Ferencvaros wordt Nederlandse enclave" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 9 July 2013. Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Moniz: 'Ontslag Ferencváros klap en trieste gebeurtenis'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Ex-NEC'er Otten aan het roer bij Brakkenstein" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2021. Otten stopte het jaar daarvoor als profvoetballer, noodgedwongen door blessures. De carrière van de oud-speler van NEC, Feyenoord, Excelsior en Ferencvaros (Hongarije) was getekend door knieblessures.
  16. ^ Holland stats at OnsOranje
  17. ^ Nigeria - Netherlands 1:1 a.e.t. 10:9 PSO, FIFA U-20 World Championship 2005 (Netherlands), FIFA.com
  18. ^ "Mark Otten nieuwe hoofdtrainer van R.K.H.V.V." (in Dutch). Omroep Lingewaard. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Mark Otten nieuwe trainer Feyenoord Onder 15" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 16 June 2017. Archived 28 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Persbericht: Mark Otten geeft aan zijn contract niet te verlengen" (in Dutch). rkhvv.nl. RKHVV. 4 December 2019. Archived 2 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  21. ^ "N.E.C. maakt trainersposities jeugdelftallen bekend; Mark Otten trainer N.E.C. O21" (in Dutch). nec-nijmegen.nl. NEC Nijmegen. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.