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Borja Oubiña
Oubiña in 2013
Personal information
Full name Borja Oubiña Meléndez
Date of birth (1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1988–1989 Moledo
1989–1994 Gran Peña
1994–2001 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Celta B 67 (4)
2004–2015 Celta 217 (5)
2007–2008 → Birmingham City (loan) 2 (0)
Total 286 (9)
International career
2006 Spain 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name Borja Oubiña Meléndez (born 17 May 1982) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

After starting his professional career at local Celta he played in England with Birmingham City in 2007, but his spell was immediately cut short with a severe knee injury, which would relapse in the following years.[1] He appeared in 238 competitive games for his main club, for which he appeared in five La Liga seasons.

Club career

Oubiña training with Celta in 2009

A ball-winning midfielder who came through the youth teams of hometown Celta de Vigo, Oubiña was born in Vigo, and he first appeared with the first team – courtesy of Miguel Ángel Lotina – during 2003–04, in a 2–2 away draw against Valencia CF, as the Galicians, then also participating in the UEFA Champions League, eventually finished second from bottom in La Liga; he became a mainstay in the subsequent seasons, under Fernando Vázquez.[2]

After Celta's top flight relegation in the 2006–07 campaign, Oubiña stated his desire to leave, although still under contract and, as of August, it seemed that countryman José Antonio Camacho's S.L. Benfica were in the pole to acquire his services, but an agreement could not be reached on a fee – rumoured to be €10 million.[3]

On 31 August 2007, a one-year loan to Premier League side Birmingham City was agreed.[4] Oubiña made his Birmingham debut on 15 September, as a late substitute against Bolton Wanderers; after 13 minutes of the next game, at Liverpool, he sustained an injury in a collision with Dirk Kuyt to his left anterior cruciate ligament, and was expected to be sidelined for at least six months.[5]

On 9 February 2008 Oubiña's loan spell at Birmingham was cancelled by mutual consent,[6] and he returned to Vigo to start his recovery. On 6 December, more than a year after his last appearance, he played four minutes in a 0–2 loss at UD Las Palmas, and appeared in a further 14 games in the season; he relapsed in mid-September 2009, and underwent surgery in October preparatory to the planned reconstruction of his cruciate ligament in early 2010, after which he would miss the remainder of 2009–10.[7]

Oubiña returned to full fitness in the 2011–12 campaign,[8] playing 28 matches (24 starts, 2,120 minutes of action) as Celta returned to the top level after a five-year absence.[9]

In 2014–15, Oubiña again failed to appear in any games due to injury.[10] On 22 May 2015, five days after his 33rd birthday, he announced his retirement.[11]

International career

Oubiña earned two caps for the Spain national football team, the first coming on 2 September 2006 against Liechtenstein in Badajoz (4–0 success): he came on as a substitute for David Albelda in the second half of a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifier.[12]

Club statistics

As of match played 21 March 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta 2003–04[13] La Liga 12 0 1 0 2[a] 0 15 0
2004–05[13] Segunda División 30 1 1 0 — 31 1
2005–06[13] La Liga 36 1 2 0 — 38 1
2006–07[13] La Liga 30 1 1 0 7[b] 0 38 1
2007–08[13] Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2008–09[13] Segunda División 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2009–10[13] Segunda División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2010–11[13] Segunda División 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2011–12[13] Segunda División 28 0 3 0 — 31 0
2012–13[13] La Liga 36 1 2 0 — 38 1
2013–14[13] La Liga 25 1 0 0 — 25 1
2014–15[14] La Liga 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 217 5 11 0 9 0 237 5
Birmingham City (loan) 2007–08[14] Premier League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 219 5 11 0 9 0 239 5
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup

References

  1. ^ "Borja Oubiña sobre su lesión: "No tengo buenas sensaciones"". ABC (in Spanish). 22 April 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Borja Oubiña" (in Spanish). Yo Jugué en el Celta. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ^ "El Celta negocia con el Benfica el traspaso de Oubiña". El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 23 August 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Birmingham sign midfielder Oubiña". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  5. ^ "Oubiña facing six-month absence". BBC Sport. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  6. ^ "Oubiña leaves Blues". Birmingham City F.C. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  7. ^ López, Víctor (5 October 2009). "La operación a Borja Oubiña reveló que su ligamento estaba destrozado". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Borja Oubiña vuelve a jugar un año y medio después". Marca (in Spanish). 27 January 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Iago Aspas, Oubiña y De Lucas, claves en el ascenso" (in Spanish). Te Interesa. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Borja Oubiña fue operado de su rodilla y será baja 4 meses". Diario AS (in Spanish). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Borja Oubiña anuncia su retirada". Marca (in Spanish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "A las puertas del mil". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 September 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Oubiña: Borja Oubiña Meléndez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Borja Oubiña". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
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