Óscar Téllez Gómez (born 2 April 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Téllez Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1975[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arganda | |||
| 1986–1992 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Moscardó | 35 | (2) |
| 1995–1996 | Aranjuez | 33 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Pontevedra | 34 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Alavés | 37 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Valencia | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Villarreal (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 1999–2006 | Alavés | 200 | (5) |
| Total | 360 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Spain | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Nuevo Mejorada (youth) | ||
| 2011–2012 | San Martín Vega | ||
| 2012–2013 | Villaverde | ||
| 2013–2014 | Loeches-Mejorada | ||
| 2014–2015 | San Fernando (youth) | ||
| 2017–2022 | Aurrerá | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was mostly known for his Alavés spell, and he made 144 La Liga appearances over six seasons and scored three goals (276 in all competitions).[2]
Club career
editTéllez was born in Madrid. After four years with modest clubs as well as the 1997–98 season in the Segunda División with Deportivo Alavés (helping to a return to La Liga after a 42-year absence),[3] he joined Valencia CF for 1998–99 but, having made just one appearance, finished the campaign with neighbours Villarreal CF also in the first division.[4] Although he played all the matches except two during his short spell, he could not prevent the team's eventual relegation.[5]
Subsequently, Téllez returned to Alavés whom had in turn retained top-flight status, contributing 33 appearances in 1999–2000 to help the Basques overachieve for a final sixth place.[6] On 5 March 2000, he scored his first goal in the competition, the game's only in an away win against Rayo Vallecano.[7]
The following season, Téllez was instrumental in both the domestic and European fronts, forming a solid defensive partnership with Antonio Karmona[8] as Alavés reached the 2001 UEFA Cup final, lost to Liverpool in extra time.[9] He continued to feature prominently for the side the next four years, returning to the top tier at the end of 2004–05 and totalling 53 yellow cards and seven red during this timeframe.[10][11][12]
In early 2006, having quarrelled with the board of directors (amongst accusations he was grossly overweight, a condition which had bothered him on previous occasions),[13] which featured the eccentric Dmitry Piterman, Téllez was fired, retiring from professional football shortly after.[14]
International career
editTéllez was capped four times by Spain.[3] He made his debut on 25 April 2001 in a friendly against Japan, in Córdoba.[15]
Post-retirement
editAfter retiring, Téllez acted as manager to several amateur and youth clubs. At the same time, he worked in the Madrid–Barajas Airport as baggage handler.[16][3]
Honours
editAlavés
Valencia
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Óscar Téllez". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ La historia de Óscar Téllez, leyenda del Alavés (The story of Óscar Téllez, legend of Alavés); OneFootball, 3 June 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c ¿Qué fue de Óscar Téllez, un central de leyenda en el Alavés? (What happened to Óscar Téllez, legendary stopper at Alavés?); Diario AS, 21 December 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Valencia cede un jugador al Villarreal quince años después (Valencia loan a player to Villarreal fifteen years later); Mundo Deportivo, 11 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ Villarreal, 500 partidos en la élite (Villarreal, 500 games in the elite); La Liga, 26 September 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Onces históricos: el Alavés de la final de Copa de la UEFA en 2001 (Historic XI: Alavés of the 2001 UEFA Cup final); Diario AS, 21 February 2019 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Alavés toca el cielo (Alavés touch the sky); El País, 6 March 2000 (in Spanish)
- ^ Una final que marca el mejor Alavés de la historia (A final that highlights best Alavés in history); Marca, 10 November 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal; UEFA, 1 September 2014
- ^ Alavés: 87 años de historia que continuarán (Alavés: 87-year-old history that will continue); Gara, 16 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los expulsados de la liga (The league's ejected players); Cuadernos de Fútbol, 1 July 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Los equipos de la Liga. Deportivo Alavés (The League teams. Deportivo Alavés); Cuadernos de Fútbol, 1 June 2021 (in Spanish)
- ^ Téllez tackles weight problem; UEFA, 17 February 2003
- ^ Piterman llama gordo y borracho a Óscar Téllez (Piterman calls Óscar Tellez fat and drunkard); Diario AS, 17 May 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ensayo inquietante (Troubling rehearsal); Mundo Deportivo, 26 April 2001 (in Spanish)
- ^ Óscar Téllez asume el reto y toma el mando del Aurrera (Óscar Téllez accepts challenge and takes over at Aurrera); Noticias de Álava, 28 November 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ El mejor Valencia de la historia nació hace 20 años con la Intertoto (The best Valencia in history was born 20 years ago with the Intertoto); El Desmarque, 25 August 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Óscar Téllez at BDFutbol
- Óscar Téllez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Óscar Téllez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Óscar Téllez at EU-Football.info