Óscar Miñambres
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Miñambres Pascual | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuenlabrada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2000–2002 | Real Madrid B | 62 | (5) |
| 2002–2007 | Real Madrid | 18 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Espanyol (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Hércules | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Óscar Miñambres Pascual (born 1 January 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer.
He could operate as either a defender or midfielder on the right side, and had his professional career marred by constant injuries.[1] He appeared in 37 competitive games for Real Madrid.
Football career
A product of Real Madrid's youth academy, Miñambres was born in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, and first appeared with the first team on 10 February 2002, playing 90 minutes in a 7–0 home thrashing of UD Las Palmas in his sole La Liga appearance in the season. He would also make his UEFA Champions League debut that year, appearing against F.C. Porto and setting up a goal for Santiago Solari in a 2–1 away win.
After years of battling with injuries and a loan at fellow top division club RCD Espanyol in the 2004–05 campaign,[2] Miñambres became a free agent after Real Madrid did not renew his contract. On 8 August 2007, Marca officially announced that he would play the next three years with second division's Hércules CF; the following day, however, he rescinded his contract with the team because his knee was not fully recovered,[3] and he immediately retired from football.
Honours
References
- ↑ Misery for Miñambres; UEFA.com, 3 January 2005
- ↑ Miñambres makes Espanyol move; UEFA.com, 30 August 2004
- ↑ Miñambres rescinde su contrato con el Hércules horas después de ser presentado (Miñambres rescinds contract with Hércules hours after being presented); Marca, 9 August 2007 (Spanish)