Óscar Quesada Martínez (born 19 January 1978) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Úbeda Úbeda () is a municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located in the Province of Jaén (Spain), province of Jaén, Andalusia. The town lies on the southern ridge of the so-called Loma de Úbeda, a Table (landform), table sandwiched in bet ...

Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...

, Quesada made his senior debut with Orcera CF in 1993. He first arrived in the

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

in the 1999–2000 season, signing with Úbeda CF. Quesada continued playing in the fourth tier the following years, representing

Atlético Mancha Real Atlético Mancha Real is a Spanish football team based in Mancha Real in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1984, the club competes in , holding home games at Estadio Polideportivo Municipal de La Juventud, with a capacity of 1,50 ...

, Torredonjimeno CF, CD Manchego and

RSD Alcalá Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Henares in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal del Val'', with a capac ...

. With the latter, he achieved promotion to

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

at the end of the 2008–09 campaign. In July 2012, Quesada joined

Real Jaén Real Jaén Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Jaén, Spain, Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1929 it plays in , holding home matches at ''Nuevo Estadio de La Vict ...

. He helped his local club promote to the

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at the first attempt, contributing three goals in 34 appearances. On 8 September 2013, at already 35, Quesada appeared in his first-ever match as a professional, starting and scoring the first goal in a 3–1 home win against

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

. After leaving the

Nuevo Estadio de La Victoria (Nuevo) Estadio Municipal de La Victoria is a stadium in Jaén, Spain, Jaén, Spain. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Real Jaén CF. The stadium holds 12,569 spectators. The stadium was op ...

in summer 2017 he returned to Atlético Mancha Real, playing well into his 40s at amateur level.El Mancha Real, primer rival del Xerez DFC en liga, tiene al 'abuelo' de la categoría (Mancha Real, first rivals of Xerez DFC in league, have the 'grandpa' of the category)
Diario de Jerez, 31 August 2022 (in Spanish)

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