Career
Born in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Otten played 13 years as a professional at SV Werder Bremen, making his Bundesliga debut at the age of 18 and never losing his starting position again (except through injury) until the end of 1990. Otten gained six caps for West Germany, during 13 months. His debut came on 23 February 1983, as he played the second half of a 0–1 friendly loss in Portugal after coming on as a substitute for Lothar Matthäus.
