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

Óscar Miñambres
Personal information
Full name Óscar Miñambres Pascual
Date of birth (1981-01-01) 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 Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Real Madrid C
2000–2002 Real Madrid B 62 (5)
2000–2007 Real Madrid 18 (0)
2004–2005Espanyol (loan) 5 (0)
2007 Hércules 0 (0)
Total 85 (5)
International career
2002–2003 Spain U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2]

Club career

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Real Madrid

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A product of Real Madrid's youth academy, Miñambres was born in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, and first appeared with the first team on 13 December 2000, as a 66th-minute substitute for Albert Celades in a 2–1 away loss to CD Toledo in the round of 64 of the Copa del Rey;[3] his La Liga bow took place on 10 February 2002, when he played 90 minutes in a 7–0 home thrashing of UD Las Palmas for his sole appearance of the season.[4] He would also make his UEFA Champions League debut that year, appearing against FC Porto and setting up a goal for Santiago Solari in the 2–1 second group phase away win.[5]

After years battling injuries and a loan at fellow top-division side RCD Espanyol in the 2004–05 campaign,[6] Miñambres became a free agent after Real Madrid did not offer him a new deal.

Hércules

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On 8 August 2007, newspaper Marca officially announced that Miñambres would play the next three years with Segunda División club Hércules CF.[7] The following day, however, he terminated his contract because his knee was not fully recovered,[8] and he immediately retired from football.[9]

Honours

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Real Madrid

References

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  1. ^ "Misery for Miñambres". UEFA. 3 January 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lateral derecho de la cantera en el histórico equipo de la Novena" [Homegrown right-back in the legendary team of the Ninth] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ Guerrero, José Luis (7 October 2016). "La noche toledana que sufrió Solari en el Salto del Caballo..." [The Toledan night Solari endured at the Salto del Caballo...]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Madrid progress as Porto falter". UEFA. 27 February 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Miñambres makes Espanyol move". UEFA. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ^ "El Hércules ficha a Miñambres" [Hércules sign Miñambres]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 August 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
  8. ^ "Miñambres rescinde su contrato con el Hércules horas después de ser presentado" [Miñambres terminates his contract with Hércules hours after being presented]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 August 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
  9. ^ Rodríguez, Rubén (1 January 2012). "¿Qué fue de los Zidanes y Pavones 10 años después?" [What happened to the Zidanes and the Pavones 10 years later?]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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