Óscar López Hernández

Óscar López

Personal information
Full name	Óscar López Hernández
Date of birth	11 May 1980 (1980-05-11) (age 31)
Place of birth	Cerdanyola, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1989–2000	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2004	Barcelona B	93	(5)
2003–2006	Barcelona	8	(0)
2004–2005	→ Lazio (loan)	14	(0)
2005–2006	→ Betis (loan)	18	(0)
2006–2010	Betis	1	(0)
2007–2008	→ Gimnàstic (loan)	15	(0)
2010–2011	Numancia	17	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is López and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Óscar López Hernández (born 11 May 1980 in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer.

A defender, he plays in all the back-four positions (mainly left back). His professional career, started with FC Barcelona, was marred by injuries.

Football career

A product of the FC Barcelona cantera, where he appeared for the club's C and B sides, López was given his senior debut by Radomir Antić in a 3–1 win over Recreativo de Huelva, on May 25, 2003, and he would add a further seven appearances over the course of that and the following seasons. His first taste of European football came on October 15, 2003, in a 8–0 trouncing of FK Matador Púchov, in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.

However, López failed to establish himself in the senior team and was subsequently loaned to S.S. Lazio, for 2004–05. He made 14 Serie A appearances, played twice in the cup and three times in the UEFA Cup. He struggled to earn a regular starting slot, and the Rome team decided against buying the player at the end of the season.

López returned to Spain in 2005 and went on loan to Real Betis,^[1] making his debut against Barcelona in a 2–1 win, in the first-leg of the Spanish Supercup. He managed to be relatively used during the season, with 25 games overall (18 in the league, also appearing in two European competitions) and, after that, was bought in a four-year deal.^[2]

In January 2007, López had a six-month loan stint with La Liga strugglers Gimnàstic de Tarragona, where he sustained a serious knee injury which would have him unregistered for almost a year, although the move was extended for the 2007–08 season. Upon his July 2008 return to Andalusia, he was told to look for a new team. Unable to do so, he spent the following year training with the club, although not registered at all.

On 4 February 2010, being completely ostracized at Betis, López was finally released, and joined second division challengers CD Numancia. He scored his first goal ever as a professional on 16 May, in a 1–1 home draw against Rayo Vallecano, as the Soria side eventually failed to return to the top division; in June 2011, aged 31, he was released by the club.

References

1. ^ Betis opt for López loan; UEFA.com, 3 August 2005
2. ^ El Barça traspasa a Óscar López al Betis (Barça sells Óscar López to Betis); Marca, 29 June 2006 (Spanish)

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)

Persondata
Name	López Hernández, Óscar
Alternative names	López, Óscar
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	11 May 1980
Place of birth	Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
Date of death
Place of death