Oscar de Paula Gamero

Football player infobox
playername = Óscar de Paula


fullname = Óscar de Paula Gamero
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1975|5|31|df=y
cityofbirth = Durango
countryofbirth = Spain
height = 180 cm
weight = 78 kg
currentclub = Ponferradina
clubnumber = 9
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992–1995
1995–2006
2006–2007
2007–
clubs = CD Badajoz
Real Sociedad
Cádiz CF
Ponferradina
caps(goals) = 27 (5)
273 (57)
30 (4)
15 (13)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = April 26, 2008
ntupdate = April 26, 2008

Óscar de Paula Gamero, De Paula (born May 31, 1975 in Durango, Vizcaya, Basque Country), is a Spanish football player who currently plays for SD Ponferradina in the Spanish "Segunda División B". The striker was born in Vizcaya (Basque Country) but his family comes from Olivenza (Extremadura).

De Paula began his football career playing for the low categories of "Olivenza", changing later to "Salesianos" (in Badajoz). Being still a junior he moved to CD Badajoz. He then played for two seasons in the Spanish "Segunda División" for Badajoz, before moving back to Basque Country at the beginning of 1995-96 to play for "La Liga" side Real Sociedad. His first game came on September 10, playing 3 minutes of a 3-0 home win over Sporting de Gijón. De Paula remained 11 seasons at Sociedad, all of them in the first division.

His time as a player for Real Sociedad was very successful although he was never a regular starter. He is best known for his abilities of scoring goals coming as a substitute. He usually made a good ratio goals scored/minutes played. Through 1999-2001 he scored 9 goals each season, but only appeared in 11 contests in 2002-03 as Sociedad finished runner-up and, in his last season, managed just 6 matches (280 minutes), with 3 goals.

After that season, De Paula left and moved south to play for Cádiz CF in the Spanish second-tier, "descending" yet another level in 2007-08, joining third level's SD Ponferradina.

External links

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