Óscar Miñambres
Óscar Miñambres Pascual (born 1 January 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer.
Personal information | |||
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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(s) | 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) |
Total | 85 | (5) | |
National team | |||
2002–2003 | Spain U21 | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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.
Club career
Real Madrid
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 of the season.[2] He would also make his UEFA Champions League debut that year, appearing against FC Porto and setting up a goal for Santiago Solari in a 2–1 second group phase away win.[3]
After years of battling with injuries and a loan at fellow league side RCD Espanyol in the 2004–05 campaign,[4] Miñambres became a free agent after Real Madrid did not offer him a new deal.
Hércules
On 8 August 2007, Marca officially announced that Miñambres would play the next three years with Segunda División's Hércules CF.[5] The following day, however, he terminated his contract with the club because his knee was not fully recovered,[6] and he immediately retired from football.
Honours
Real Madrid
References
- Misery for Miñambres; UEFA, 3 January 2005
- "7–0: Cinco goles de Morientes al Las Palmas" [7–0: Five goals from Morientes to Las Palmas]. ABC (in Spanish). 10 February 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- "Madrid progress as Porto falter". UEFA. 27 February 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- Miñambres makes Espanyol move; UEFA, 30 August 2004
- "El Hércules ficha a Miñambres" [Hércules sign Miñambres]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
- "Miñambres rescinde su contrato con el Hércules horas después de ser presentado" [Miñambres terminates contract with Hércules hours after being presented]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 August 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
External links
- Óscar Miñambres at BDFutbol