- Óscar Téllez
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Óscar Téllez Personal information Full name Óscar Téllez Gómez Date of birth April 2, 1975 Place of birth Madrid, Spain Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Centre back Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–1995 Moscardó 1995–1996 Aranjuez 1996–1997 Pontevedra 1997–1998 Alavés 37 (3) 1998 Valencia 1 (0) 1999 Villarreal 20 (0) 1999–2006 Alavés 200 (5) National team 2001–2002 Spain 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Téllez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.Óscar Téllez Gómez (born April 2, 1975 in Madrid) is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a central defender.
A rugged player with strength and heading ability, he was mostly known for his Deportivo Alavés spell.
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Club career
After four years playing with modest clubs and one season in the second division with Deportivo Alavés (which he helped return to La Liga after a 42-year absence), Téllez joined Valencia CF for 1998–99 but, after just one appearance, finished the season with neighbours Villarreal CF, also in the first division. Although he played all the games except two upon his arrival, he could not help the team's eventual relegation.
Subsequently, Téllez returned to Alavés, which had retained its first division status, contributing with 33 matches in 1999–2000, as the Basque overachieved for a final sixth place. On March 5, 2000, Téllez netted his first top level goal, the game's only in a win at Rayo Vallecano.
The following season, he was instrumental in both the domestic and European fronts, forming a solid defensive partnership with captain Antonio Karmona, as Alavés reached the 2001 UEFA Cup final, lost to Liverpool in extra time.
Subsequently, Téllez continued to feature prominently for Alavés, helping it to return to the first division in 2004–05, while collecting 27 yellow cards and being sent off three times in the process (both second division seasons added). In early 2006, after quarreling with the management (amongst accusations he was grossly overweight, a condition which had bothered him on previous occasions[1]), which featured the eccentric Dmitry Pietrman, he was fired, retiring from professional football shortly after.
International career
Téllez was capped four times by the Spanish national football team, the first coming on April 25, 2001 in a friendly match against Japan, in Córdoba.
References
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- National team data (Spanish)
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Madrid
- Spanish footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga footballers
- Pontevedra CF footballers
- Deportivo Alavés footballers
- Valencia CF footballers
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Spain international footballers
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