Xabier 'Xabi' Otermin Jiménez (born 31 August 1977) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career Born in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Otermin finished his youth career with Real Sociedad, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 1997–98 season, in the Segunda División B. In the summer of 2000, he signed with neighbouring Real Unión also in the third division.La temporada de la consolidación (Consolidation season); Mundo Deportivo, 2 September 2000 (in Spanish)
In July 2003, having been deemed surplus to requirements by manager Miguel Sola, Otermin cut ties with the club and joined Girona in the same tier.Les debilitats del Barakaldo (Barakaldo's weaknesses); Diari de Girona, 23 May 2008 (in Catalan) He eventually returned to Real Unión and played 29 matches during the 2008–09 campaign, which ended in promotion.¿Veinte años no es nada en el Real Unión? (Twenty years is nothing at Real Unión?); El Diario Vasco, 13 June 2021 (in Spanish)
On 19 December 2009, aged 32, Otermin appeared in his first game as a professional, in a 1–0 Segunda División away loss against Numancia.Mikel Álvaro se reivindica sobre el hielo y da la victoria al Numancia (Mikel Álvaro stakes a claim on ice and gives win to Numancia); Marca, 19 December 2009 (in Spanish) He acted mainly as a backup to Javier Jauregui during the season,Las lesiones se ceban con la portería del Real Unión (Injuries all over Real Unión goal); Marca, 17 March 2010 (in Spanish) as his team was eventually relegated.Hércules vuelve a Primera y condena al Real Unión (Hércules return to Primera and condemn Real Unión); Marca, 19 June 2010 (in Spanish)
Otermin made his 400th competitive appearance for Unión on 12 October 2013, when he started in a 2–0 home win over Atlético Madrid B.400 partidos para Otermin (400 matches for Otermin); La Segunda B, 9 October 2013 (in Spanish)Otermin, a un paso de los 400 (Otermin, nearing 400); Mundo Deportivo, 11 October 2013 (in Spanish)Este Real Unión sabe el oficio (This Real Unión got game); Mundo Deportivo, 13 October 2013 (in Spanish)
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