Óscar Téllez

Óscar Téllez Gómez (born 2 April 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Téllez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

Óscar Téllez
Personal information
Full name Óscar Téllez Gómez
Date of birth (1975-04-02) 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
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)
1998–1999 → Villarreal (loan) 20 (0)
1999–2006 Alavés 200 (5)
Total 360 (10)
National team
2001–2002 Spain 4 (0)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Nuevo Mejorada (youth)
2011–2012 San Martín Vega
2012–2013 Villaverde
2013–2014 Loeches-Mejorada
2014–2015 San Fernando (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was mostly known for his Alavés spell, and he amassed La Liga totals of 144 games and three goals over the course of six seasons.

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), Madrid-born Téllez joined Valencia CF for 1998–99 but, after just one appearance, finished the campaign 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 in turn retained top-flight status, contributing with 33 matches in 1999–2000 as the Basques overachieved for a final sixth place. On 5 March 2000, he scored his first goal in the competition, the game's only in an away win against Rayo Vallecano.[2]

The following season, Téllez was instrumental in both the domestic and European fronts, forming a solid defensive partnership with Antonio Karmona[3] as Alavés reached the 2001 UEFA Cup final, lost to Liverpool in extra time.[4] He continued to feature prominently for the side, helping them return to the top level 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),[5] which featured the eccentric Dmitry Piterman, Téllez was fired, retiring from professional football shortly after.[6]

International career

Téllez was capped four times by Spain, the first coming on 25 April 2001 in a friendly match against Japan, in Córdoba.[7]

Honours

Alavés

Valencia

References
  1. "Óscar Téllez". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. El Alavés toca el cielo (Alavés touch the sky); El País, 6 March 2000 (in Spanish)
  3. Una final que marca el mejor Alavés de la historia (A final that highlights best Alavés in history); Marca, 10 November 2017 (in Spanish)
  4. Liverpool win nine-goal epic with golden goal; UEFA, 1 September 2014
  5. Téllez tackles weight problem; UEFA, 17 February 2003
  6. Piterman llama gordo y borracho a Óscar Téllez (Piterman calls Óscar Tellez fat and drunkard); Diario AS, 17 May 2006 (in Spanish)
  7. Ensayo inquietante (Troubling rehearsal); Mundo Deportivo, 26 April 2001 (in Spanish)
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