Óscar Miñambres

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 (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)
2004–2005	→ Espanyol (loan)	5	(0)
2007	Hércules	0	(0)
Total		85	(5)
International career
2002–2003	Spain U21	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2]

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 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

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

Real Madrid

• La Liga: 2002–03^[2]
• UEFA Champions League: 2001–02^[2]
• Intercontinental Cup: 2002^[2]

References

1. "Misery for Miñambres". UEFA. 3 January 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
2. "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.

External links

• Óscar Miñambres at BDFutbol