 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Oteo akamiririrawo Mexico kubva muna 1996 kusvika muna 2004. Basa rake renyika dzakawanda rakatanga mu1996 U.S. Cup kurwisa Bolivia muDallas musi waJune 8, 1996. Akatumidzwa kunzvimbo ye 2001 FIFA Confederations Cupnomurairidzi Enrique Meza, achitamba mukurasikirwa kweMexico neAustralia 2-0. Mushure mekunge aenda kunze kwechikwata pasi paJavier Aguirre, Oteo akadzoka mushure mekugadzwa kwaRicardo Antonio Lavolpe uye akaonekwa muMexico 8-0 World Cup qualifying kukunda Dominica mu2004, achiwana chinangwa chake chekutanga uye chete chenyika. Gumi nembiri uye yekupedzisira cap yaOteo yakauya pa2004 Copa America, mukukwikwidza 2 × 2 vachipesana neUruguay musi waJuly 7, 2004. 