Borja Oubiña

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Borja Oubiña
Personal information
Full name Borja Oubiña Meléndez
Date of birth 17 May 1982 (1982-05-17) (age 26)
Place of birth    Vigo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Celta de Vigo
Youth clubs
1988–1989
1989–1994
1994–2001
2001–2003		 Modelo FC
Gran Peña FC
Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo B
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004–
2007–2008		 Celta de Vigo
→ Birmingham City (loan)		 78 (2)
02 (0)   
National team2
2006– Spain 02 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 08:43, 10 February 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 03 June 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Borja Oubiña Meléndez (born 17 May 1982 in Vigo) is a Spanish football midfielder who currently plays for Celta de Vigo.

A ball-winning defensive midfielder who came through the youth team, he became a mainstay under Miguel Angel Lotina's managerial reign. Borja Oubiña has earned two caps for the Spain national football team, the first coming in 2006 against Liechtenstein. After Celta's relegation in 2006–07, Oubiña stated his desire to leave, although still under contract, and, as of August, it seemed that countryman José Antonio Camacho's Benfica were in the pole to acquire his services but an agreement could not be reached on a fee – rumoured to be €12 million.

On 31 August 2007, a one-year loan to English Premiership side Birmingham City was agreed.[1] Oubiña made his Birmingham debut on 15 September 2007 as a late substitute against Bolton Wanderers. After 13 minutes of the next game, at Liverpool, he sustained an injury to his left anterior cruciate ligament and was expected to be sidelined for at least six months.[2] On 9 February 2008, Oubiña's loan spell at Birmingham was cancelled by mutual consent.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Birmingham sign midfielder Oubina. BBC Sport (2007-08-31). Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
  2. ^ Oubina facing six-month absence. BBC Sport (2007-09-24). Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
  3. ^ Oubina leaves Blues. Birmingham City F.C. (2008-02-09). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
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Persondata
NAME Oubiña Meléndez, Borja
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Oubiña, Borja
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1982-05-17
PLACE OF BIRTH Vigo, Spain
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH