Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Otamendi is the sort of defender I have enormous respect for: unglamorous, relentless, and absolutely essential. A Buenos Aires-born centre-back who captains Benfica and has logged years of hard-nosed service for Argentina, he embodies the thankless art of protecting the back line. The reported move to River Plate in July 2026 reads like a perfect homecoming, a veteran returning to finish his story where it began. He will never trend for highlight-reel goals, but the players who win things tend to be the ones who do exactly what he does. That is real value.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nicolás Otamendi
- Name (Japanese)
- ニコラス・オタメンディ
- Reading
- にこらす・おためんでぃ
- Born
- February 12, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dragon
- Origin
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Nicolás Otamendi born?
Born February 12, 1988 (age 38).
Where is Nicolás Otamendi from?
Nicolás Otamendi is from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
What does Nicolás Otamendi do?
Nicolás Otamendi works as association football player.
How tall is Nicolás Otamendi?
Nicolás Otamendi is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.