| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Téllez Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | April 2, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1995 | Moscardó | ? | (?) |
| 1995–1996 | Aranjuez | ? | (?) |
| 1996–1997 | Pontevedra | ||
| 1997–1998 | Alavés | 37 | (3) |
| 1998 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Villarreal | 20 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Alavés | 200 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2002 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Óscar Téllez Gómez (born 2 April 1975 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central defender. A rugged player with strength and heading ability, he was mostly known for his Alavés spell, and he amassed La Liga totals of 144 games and three goals over the course of seasons.
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After four years playing with modest clubs and one season in the second division with Deportivo Alavés (which he helped return to La Liga after a 42-year absence), Téllez joined Valencia CF for 1998–99 but, after just one appearance, finished the season with neighbours Villarreal CF, also in the first division. Although he played all the games except two upon his arrival, he could not help the team's eventual relegation.
Subsequently, Téllez returned to Alavés, which had retained its first division status, contributing with 33 matches in 1999–2000, as the Basque overachieved for a final sixth place. On March 5, 2000, Téllez netted his first top level goal, the game's only in a win at Rayo Vallecano.
The following season, he was instrumental in both the domestic and European fronts, forming a solid defensive partnership with captain Antonio Karmona, as Alavés reached the 2001 UEFA Cup final, lost to Liverpool in extra time.
Subsequently, Téllez continued to feature prominently for Alavés, helping it to return to the first division in 2004–05, while collecting 27 yellow cards and being sent off three times in the process (both second division seasons added). In early 2006, after quarreling with the management (amongst accusations he was grossly overweight, a condition which had bothered him on previous occasions[1]), which featured the eccentric Dmitry Pietrman, he was fired, retiring from professional football shortly after.
Téllez was capped four times by the Spanish national football team, the first coming on 25 April 2001 in a friendly match against Japan, in Córdoba.