Óscar Miñambres

Óscar Miñambres
Personal information
Full name	Óscar Miñambres Pascual
Date of birth	1 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Fuenlabrada, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back / Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1999	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2000	Real Madrid C
2000–2002	Real Madrid B
2002–2007	Real Madrid
2004–2005	→ Espanyol (loan)
2007	Hércules
Total
International career
2002–2003	Spain U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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.

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

[1] Misery for Miñambres; UEFA, 3 January 2005

[2] "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.

[3] "Madrid progress as Porto falter". UEFA. 27 February 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

[4] Miñambres makes Espanyol move; UEFA, 30 August 2004

[5] "El Hércules ficha a Miñambres" [Hércules sign Miñambres]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007.

[6] "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.

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