Óscar Miñambres

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Óscar Miñambres

| image =

| fullname = Óscar Miñambres Pascual

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Fuenlabrada, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.75}}

| position = Right-back, midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1994–1999

| youthclubs1 = Real Madrid

| years1 = 1999–2000

| years2 = 2000–2002

| years3 = 2000–2007

| years4 = 2004–2005

| years5 = 2007

| clubs1 = Real Madrid C

| clubs2 = Real Madrid B

| clubs3 = Real Madrid

| clubs4 = → Espanyol (loan)

| clubs5 = Hércules

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 62

| caps3 = 18

| caps4 = 5

| caps5 = 0

| totalcaps = 85

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| totalgoals = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003

| nationalteam1 = Spain U21

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01a5-0f8462b0b4da-7a853b2bb2d4-1000--misery-for-minambres/|title=Misery for Miñambres|publisher=UEFA|date=3 January 2005|access-date=12 April 2023}} He appeared in 37 competitive games for Real Madrid.{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/sobre-el-real-madrid/el-club/historia/jugadores-de-leyenda-futbol/oscar-minambres-pascual|title=Lateral derecho de la cantera en el histórico equipo de la Novena|trans-title=Homegrown right-back in the legendary team of the Ninth|publisher=Real Madrid CF|language=es|accessdate=12 April 2023}}

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;{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2016/10/07/segunda/1475865050_962696.html|title=La noche toledana que sufrió Solari en el Salto del Caballo...|trans-title=The Toledan night Solari endured at the Salto del Caballo...|newspaper=Diario AS|first=José Luis|last=Guerrero|language=Spanish|date=7 October 2016|accessdate=12 April 2023}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-10-02-2002/abc/Deportes/7-0-cinco-goles-de-morientes-al-las-palmas_77345.html|title=7–0: Cinco goles de Morientes al Las Palmas|trans-title=7–0: Five goals from Morientes to Las Palmas|newspaper=ABC|language=Spanish|date=10 February 2002|accessdate=3 July 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/news/newsid=18292.html|title=Madrid progress as Porto falter|publisher=UEFA|date=27 February 2002|accessdate=3 July 2016}}

After years battling injuries and a loan at fellow top-division side RCD Espanyol in the 2004–05 campaign,{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news/01a0-0f845b167ea6-f48573c83566-1000--minambres-makes-espanyol-move/|title=Miñambres makes Espanyol move|publisher=UEFA|date=30 August 2004|accessdate=12 April 2023}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/hercules/es/desarrollo/1024781.html|title=El Hércules ficha a Miñambres|trans-title=Hércules sign Miñambres|newspaper=Marca|language=Spanish|date=8 August 2007|accessdate=8 August 2007}} The following day, however, he terminated his contract because his knee was not fully recovered,{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/hercules/es/desarrollo/1025167.html|title=Miñambres rescinde su contrato con el Hércules horas después de ser presentado|trans-title=Miñambres terminates his contract with Hércules hours after being presented|newspaper=Marca|language=Spanish|date=9 August 2007|accessdate=17 August 2007}} and he immediately retired from football.{{cite news|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2012-01-01/que-fue-de-los-zidanes-y-pavones-10-anos-despues_524736/|title=¿Qué fue de los Zidanes y Pavones 10 años después?|trans-title=What happened to the Zidanes and the Pavones 10 years later?|newspaper=El Confidencial|first=Rubén|last=Rodríguez|language=Spanish|date=1 January 2012|accessdate=12 April 2023}}