Óscar Miñambres

Óscar Miñambres Pascual (born 1 January 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Miñambres and the second or maternal family name is Pascual.
Óscar Miñambres
Personal information
Full name Óscar Miñambres Pascual
Date of birth (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981
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 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
  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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