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Luis Otero

1893 - 1955

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Luis Otero Sánchez-Encinas (22 October 1893 – 20 January 1955) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender and who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, being a member of the Spanish team that won the silver medal at the tournament. Otero is recognized as one of the most outstanding Galician footballers in history. He was part of the first teams of both Celta de Vigo and the Spanish team, and along with Moncho Gil, he is the first Galician Olympic medalist. In his memory, the Luis Otero Trophy has been held in Pontevedra since 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luis Otero is the 3,814th most popular soccer player (down from 800th in 2019), the 1,681st most popular biography from Spain (down from 774th in 2019) and the 302nd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Luis Otero ranks 3,814 out of 21,273Before him are Adrian Ilie, Traianos Dellas, Tamaki Uchiyama, Tomonori Tsunematsu, Ali Parvin, and Wataru Ota. After him are John van Loen, Mihailo Petrović, Dušan Galis, Rune Bratseth, Luis Maidana, and Francisco Zuluaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Luis Otero ranks 236Before him are Robert Harron, Sidney Franklin, Willi Apel, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Nurul Amin, and Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río. After him are Toti Dal Monte, Perry McGillivray, Frances Schroth, Ichikawa Fusae, Ragnar Malm, and Frans Blom. Among people deceased in 1955, Luis Otero ranks 145Before him are Honus Wagner, Luís de Freitas Branco, James P. Johnson, David Carstens, Dimitrios Maximos, and André Rischmann. After him are Edwin Barclay, Shemp Howard, John Hodiak, Arturo Coddou, William C. deMille, and John Fenning.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luis Otero ranks 1,681 out of 3,355Before him are Antón García Abril (1933), Renan (null), José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno (1786), Enrique Saura (1954), Álex Grimaldo (1995), and Javier de Burgos (1778). After him are Lluís Homar (1957), Ramón Marsal (1934), Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823), Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque (1827), Ander Herrera (1989), and Luis Milla (1966).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Luis Otero ranks 302Before him are Raúl García (1986), Gabi (1983), Pedro Solé (1905), Imanol Alguacil (1971), Enrique Saura (1954), and Álex Grimaldo (1995). After him are Ramón Marsal (1934), Ander Herrera (1989), Luis Milla (1966), Xabier Azkargorta (1953), Marcos Llorente (1995), and Ramón Eguiazábal (1896).