Óscar Serrano (footballer) explained

Óscar Serrano
Fullname:Óscar Serrano Rodríguez
Birth Date:30 September 1981
Birth Place:Blanes, Spain
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Blanes
Youthyears2:1997–1999
Youthclubs2:Barcelona
Youthyears3:1999–2000
Youthclubs3:Vilobí
Years1:2000–2001
Clubs1:Vilobí
Caps1:23
Goals1:8
Years2:2001–2002
Caps2:33
Goals2:22
Years3:2002–2004
Caps3:58
Goals3:5
Years4:2004–2005
Caps4:30
Goals4:2
Years5:2005–2012
Caps5:177
Goals5:13
Years6:2012–2013
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2013–2014
Caps7:16
Goals7:1
Totalcaps:343
Totalgoals:51
Nationalyears1:2004–2010
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0

Óscar Serrano Rodríguez (born 30 September 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger.

He spent most of his professional career with Racing de Santander, appearing in 206 competitive matches over six and a half seasons and scoring 16 goals. In La Liga, he also played for Espanyol and Levante.

Club career

Born in Blanes, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Serrano was still playing amateur football already in his 20s but, in July 2004, he went straight out of Segunda División B club UE Figueres to La Liga with neighbouring RCD Espanyol, for only €180.000,[1] being an important attacking element in his only season (22 starts, 1.933 minutes of action) to help the latter to finish fifth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.[2]

Serrano signed with Racing de Santander for the 2005–06 campaign, appearing in 34 matches with three goals in his third year[3] [4] [5] as the Cantabrians achieved a first ever UEFA Cup qualification.[6] A skilled player with a volatile temperament, he was booked an average of ten times in his first four years, also being sent off in four games.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Serrano played 33 matches in 2009–10, scoring three times as Racing again retained their league status. On 25 April 2010, during a home loss against Villarreal CF, he sustained a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury which would sideline him until December;[11] he celebrated his comeback by netting in a 1–0 away win over RCD Mallorca – in the 90th minute – having taken the pitch two minutes before,[12] but relapsed shortly after,[13] being limited to only four league appearances as his team again managed to stay afloat.[14] [15]

Upon recovering full fitness, Serrano never managed to return to starting duties again.[16] On 24 January 2012, he terminated his contract with Racing and joined fellow top-tier side Levante UD,[17] being sent off in his first game, a 0–3 home defeat to Valencia CF in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey (7–1 on aggregate).[18]

In August 2013, following a successful trial,[19] Serrano agreed to a contract with Deportivo Alavés in the Segunda División.[20] He scored his only goal for the Basques on 14 December, closing the 2–1 home victory against CD Lugo.[21]

Notes and References

  1. https://elpais.com/diario/2004/10/16/deportes/1097877601_850215.html "Me he comido mucha tierra" ("I've swallowed a lot of dirt")
  2. https://www.elperiodico.com/es/deportes/20071203/espanyol-mantiene-puestos-europeos-pese-5502348 El Espanyol se mantiene en los puestos europeos pese al empate (Espanyol remain in European places in spite of draw)
  3. https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol/el-zaragoza-tambien-se-estrella-ante-el-racing-5560562 El Zaragoza también se estrella ante el Racing (Zaragoza also crush against Racing)
  4. https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deportes/2007/10/28/serrano-jorge-lopez-hunden-getafe/00031193598019768521960.htm Serrano y Jorge López hunden al Getafe (Serrano and Jorge López sink Getafe)
  5. https://elpais.com/diario/2008/03/31/deportes/1206914419_850215.html Efervescente Racing (Effervescing Racing)
  6. http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/379897/0/cronica/racing/osasuna/ El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0) (Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0))
  7. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2006/05/07/futbol/1147021974.html El Racing canta su particular alirón (Racing sing their own alirón)
  8. https://as.com/futbol/2007/12/09/mas_futbol/1197154817_850215.html El Racing remonta al Mallorca y se mete en la UEFA (Racing come from behind against Mallorca and reach UEFA positions)
  9. http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20080320/deportes/futbol/getafe-elimina-racing-partido-200803200722.html El Getafe elimina al Racing en un partido muy polémico y repetirá final en la Copa (Getafe oust Racing in highly controversial match and will repeat Cup final)
  10. https://www.20minutos.es/deportes/noticia/sevilla-racing-proeza-445653/0/ El Racing consigue la proeza tras jugar en inferioridad numérica una hora (0–2) (Racing pull stunt after playing one hour undermanned (0–2))
  11. https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/v/20100426/deportes/racing/serrano-estara-ocho-meses-20100426.html Serrano estará ocho meses de baja al romperse el ligamento cruzado (Serrano will be eight months out after tearing cruciate ligament)
  12. https://archive.today/20120716065429/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302042?cc=5739 Mallorca 0–1 Racing Santander
  13. http://www.marca.com/2011/01/18/futbol/equipos/racing/1295379336.html Óscar Serrano es operado de la rodilla izquierda (Óscar Serrano undergoes surgery to left knee)
  14. https://athletic.elcorreo.com/noticias/2011-01-12/serrano-racing-dice-adios-20110112.html Serrano, del Racing, dice adiós a la temporada (Serrano, from Racing, says goodbye to season)
  15. https://www.reuters.com/article/oessp-futbol-santander-cuper-idESMAE75S0WM20110629 Héctor Cúper vuelve a España con el Racing de Santander (Héctor Cúper returns to Spain with Racing de Santander)
  16. https://www.levante-emv.com/deportes/2012/01/25/oscar-serrano-penultimo-rescate-13009783.html Óscar Serrano, el penúltimo rescate (Óscar Serrano, penultimate rescue)
  17. https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/20120124/deportes/racing/oscar-serrano-rescinde-contrato-201201241215.html Serrano se marcha del Racing entre lágrimas y "dolido" (Serrano leaves Racing in tears and "hurt")
  18. http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2011_12/copa/cuartos/vuelta/lev_val/ Para Piatti no fue un trámite (Not just another game for Piatti)
  19. https://www.lainformacion.com/deporte/el-extremo-oscar-serrano-llega-a-prueba-al-alaves_j5c1Ayw2pTTj1xUsaopFW1/ El extremo Óscar Serrano llega a prueba al Alavés (Winger Óscar Serrano on trial at Alavés)
  20. https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130802/el-alaves-me-ha-devuelto-la-ilusion-afirma-oscar-serrano_54379080562.html "El Alavés me ha devuelto la ilusión", afirma Óscar Serrano ("Alavés have given me my hunger back", Óscar Serrano says)
  21. https://www.marca.com/2013/12/14/futbol/2adivision/1387054201.html Nueve jornadas después y con un gol al final vence el Alavés (Nine rounds later and with goal at the end Alavés finally win)

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