Óscar Arpón
Óscar Arpón Ochoa (born 9 April 1975) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, and is a current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Arpón Ochoa | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Calahorra, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Barcelona | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Barcelona B | 16 | (1) |
| 1995 | Barcelona | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Betis | 18 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Racing Santander | 53 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Mallorca | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Osasuna | 49 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Poli Ejido | 40 | (9) |
| 2002–2004 | Recreativo | 61 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Salamanca | 99 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Gimnàstic | 44 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Logroñés | 42 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | River Ebro | ? | (1) |
| Total | 438 | (30) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | Spain U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 1991 | Spain U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 1992 | Spain U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 1992 | Spain U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 1997 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | River Ebro (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | River Ebro | ||
| 2016–2018 | Alfaro | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He amassed La Liga totals of 141 games and five goals over the course of seven seasons, in representation of six clubs, including Barcelona. He added 230 matches and 18 goals in Segunda División, in a senior career which spanned 18 years overall.[1]
Club career
Born in Calahorra, La Rioja, Arpón made his professional debut in 1994–95 in the second division, with FC Barcelona B. Also, in that season's La Liga, he appeared in three matches for the main squad, being promoted roughly at the same time as Roger García.[1]
After a move to Real Betis where he appeared sparingly, Arpón lived his most fruitful years in the top flight with Racing de Santander, contributing regularly for two consecutive mid-table positions for the Cantabrians. From then on he resumed his career in the second level, with brief passages in the first (RCD Mallorca, CA Osasuna, Recreativo de Huelva).[1]
In August 2009, after a slow campaign with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Arpón moved to division three, signing with modest UD Logroñés.[2] He retired three years later, after one season in amateur football with CA River Ebro in his native region, aged 37.[3]
References
- Casado, Edu (15 June 2017). "Qué fue de… Óscar Arpón: de la Masia a recorrer España" [What happened to… Óscar Arpón: from la Masia to travelling through Spain]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Ferrer, Carlos (30 July 2009). "«Me apetecía mucho jugar en mi tierra»" [«I really wanted to play back home»] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- Ferrer, Carlos (1 February 2011). "Óscar Arpón, fichaje estrella del último día para el Ríver Ebro" [Óscar Arpón, last-minute star signing for River Ebro] (in Spanish). La Rioja. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Aguilar, Francesc (31 August 1994). "El Barça paga un precio muy alto" [Barça pay a heavy price]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- Miguelez, José (29 June 2003). "Eto'o pone Mallorca a brindar" [Eto'o has Mallorca toasting]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links
- Óscar Arpón at BDFutbol
- Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)
- Óscar Arpón at Soccerway