Óscar Serrano Rodríguez

Óscar Serrano

Serrano in training with Racing Santander
Personal information
Full nameÓscar Serrano Rodríguez
Date of birth30 September 1981
Place of birthBlanes, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current team
None
Youth career
1999–2000Vilobí
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2001Vilobí23(8)
2001–2002Guixols33(22)
2002–2004Figueres58(5)
2004–2005Espanyol30(2)
2005–2012Racing Santander177(13)
2012–2013Levante6(0)
2013–2014Alavés16(1)
National team‡
2004–Catalonia7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2010
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Serrano and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Óscar Serrano Rodríguez (born 30 September 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger.

He spent most of his career with Racing de Santander, appearing in 206 official games over the course of six 1/2 seasons and scoring 16 goals. In La Liga, he also played for Espanyol and Levante.

Football career

Born in Blanes, Girona, Catalonia, Serrano was still playing amateur football already in his 20's but, in July 2004, he went straight out of third division's UE Figueres to La Liga with neighbouring RCD Espanyol, for only €18.000, being an important offensive element in his only season (22 starts, 1.933 minutes of action) to help the Pericos finish fifth and qualified to the UEFA Cup.

For the 2005–06 campaign Serrano moved to Racing de Santander, appearing in 34 matches with three goals in his third year as the Cantabrian club achieved a first ever UEFA Cup qualification. A skilled player with a volatile temperament, he was booked an average of ten times during his first four years, also being sent off in three games.

Serrano played in 33 matches in 2009–10, scoring three times as Racing again maintained its division status. On 25 April 2010, during a home loss against Villarreal CF, he sustained a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury which would sideline him until December;[1] he celebrated his comeback by netting the only goal in a win at RCD Mallorca – in the 90th minute – having taken the pitch two minutes before,[2] but relapsed shortly after, being limited to only four league appearances as his team again managed to stay afloat.

Upon recovering full fitness, Serrano never again regained his starter status. On 24 January 2012 he rescinded his contract with Racing and joined fellow league side Levante UD,[3] being sent off in his first game, a 0–3 home loss against Valencia CF for the season's Copa del Rey (1–7 on aggregate).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Serrano estará ocho meses de baja al romperse el ligamento cruzado (Serrano will be eight months out after tearing cruciate ligament); El Diario Montañés, 26 April 2010 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Mallorca 0–1 Racing Santander; ESPN Soccernet, 12 December 2010
  3. ↑ Serrano se marcha del Racing entre lágrimas y "dolido" (Serrano leaves Racing in tears and "hurt"); El Diario Montañés, 24 January 2012 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Para Piatti no fue un trámite (Not just another game for Piatti); Marca, 26 January 2012 (Spanish)

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