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

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. He could operate as either a defender or

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on the right side, and had his professional career marred by constant injuries. He appeared in 37 competitive games for

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Club career

Real Madrid

A product of

's youth academy, Miñambres was born in

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, and first appeared with the first team on 13 December 2000, as a 66th-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 away loss to

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in the round of 64 of the

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; his

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bow took place on 10 February 2002, when he played 90 minutes in a 7–0 home thrashing of

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for his sole appearance of the season. He would also make his

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debut that year, appearing against

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and setting up a goal for

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in the 2–1 second group phase away win. After years battling injuries and a loan at fellow top-division side

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in the 2004–05 campaign, Miñambres became a

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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

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club

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. The following day, however, he terminated his contract because his

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was not fully recovered, and he immediately retired from football.

Honours

Real Madrid *

: 2002–03 *

: 2001–02 * Intercontinental Cup:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Minambres, Oscar 1981 births Living people People from Fuenlabrada 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Community of Madrid Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División B players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players RCD Espanyol footballers Hércules CF players UEFA Champions League–winning players Spain men's under-21 international footballers