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Nicolás Otamendi
Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Primeira Liga club Benfica. Otamendi played for Vélez Sarsfield and Porto in his early career, winning eight major titles with Porto, including three Primeira Liga championships and the 2011 Europa League. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo Otamendi | |
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| Club number | 30 | |
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| National team number | 19 | |
| Birth date | 12.02.1988 (age 36) | |
| Country of birth |  Argentina | |
| City of birth | Buenos Aires | |
| Position | defender | |
| Foot | right | |
| Height/weight | 183 cm / 80 kg | |
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Olympics 24.07.2024 |
1:2 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Copa America 14.07.2024 |
1:0 | 117'... | |||||||
Copa America 09.07.2024 |
2:0 | 64'-90' | |||||||
Copa America 04.07.2024 |
1:1 | 78'-120' | |||||||
Copa America 29.06.2024 |
2:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Copa America 25.06.2024 |
1:0 | Substitutes | |||||||
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| Olympics 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Copa America 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Friendly International 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Primeira Liga 2023/2024 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2754 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 52', Benfica-Sporting Lisbon 1:1
Nicolás Otamendi red card (FC Porto-Benfica 61')
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 25', Benfica-Vizela 2:0
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Goal Nicolás Otamendi 52', Estrela Amadora-Benfica 1:3
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 58', Benfica-Estoril 1:1
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 63', Brazil-Argentina 0:1
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 3', Argentina-Paraguay 1:0
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 44', Benfica-Estoril 1:0
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 27', Benfica-Dinamo Kiev 1:0
Nicolás Otamendi red card (Casa Pia-Benfica 90')
Goal Nicolás Otamendi 19', Benfica-Nice 2:0
Argentina, Morocco and ‘the biggest circus ever seen"
theguardian.com1 days
ROLL UP, ROLL UPFootball at Big Sports Day; it’s a concept that has always seemed a little off somehow
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Fans storm pitch and throw bottles as Argentina v Morocco descends into chaos to kick off Olympics
Yahoo2 days
Confusion reigned at Paris 2024 over whether the match was completed or suspended after the pitch invasion that followed Argentina’s apparent equaliser
Yahoo
Olympics: Why VAR took two hours to disallow Argentina's goal
ESPNsoccer.net2 days
· Dale Johnson, General Editor, ESPN FCJul 24, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Close Follow on XIt was the very first game of the 2024 Men's Olympic Tournament, with much-fancied Argentina taking on Morocco in Saint-Étienne
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Fans storm pitch and throw bottles as Argentina v Morocco descends into chaos to kick off Olympics
Yahoo2 days
Fans stormed the pitch and threw bottles at the players after Argentina scored what appeared to be a late equaliser against Morocco as Olympic football kicked off with confusion and chaos in Saint-Etienne
Yahoo
Argentina v Morocco at Olympics mired in chaos following pitch invasion
theguardian.com2 days
· Game suspended and completed behind closed doors· Spain beat Uzbekistan on first day of men’s competitionArgentina’s match against Morocco on the first day of men’s football at the Olympics was mired in chaos after a pitch invasion forced it to be
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Argentina 2-2 Morocco: Medina scores 106th-minute leveller as Albiceleste fight back
soccernews.com2 days
Cristian Medina equalised 16 minutes into second-half stoppage time as Argentina fought back for a 2-2 draw with Morocco in their opening game at the Olympic Games in Saint-Etienne
soccernews.com
Overage players at men's Olympics: Álvarez, Lacazette, more
ESPNsoccer.net3 days
· ESPNEuro 2024 and the Copa América might both be done and dusted, but 2024's grand summer of football continues as the Olympic Games get underway in Paris
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Ten footballers to watch out for at Paris Olympics
BBC Sport5 days
· Published 18 minutes agoEuro 2024 and the Copa America may be over, but there is still some exciting international football to come at the Olympic Games
BBC Sport
Manchester City´s Alvarez named in Argentina Olympics squad
soccernews.com3 weeks
Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez has been named in Argentina’s Olympics squad for the Paris games and is likely to miss the start of the 2024-25 Premier League season
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