Óscar Miñambres Pascual (born 1 January 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Miñambres Pascual | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-01-01) 1 January 1981 (age 41) | ||
| 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) |
| *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.
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.
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.
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