Óscar Téllez

Óscar Téllez

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Téllez Gómez
Date of birth	April 2, 1975 (1975-04-02) (age 36)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1993–1995	Moscardó
1995–1996	Aranjuez
1996–1997	Pontevedra
1997–1998	Alavés	37	(3)
1998	Valencia	1	(0)
1999	Villarreal	20	(0)
1999–2006	Alavés	200	(5)
National team
2001–2002	Spain	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Téllez and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

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

A rugged player with strength and heading ability, he was mostly known for his Deportivo Alavés spell.

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), Téllez joined Valencia CF for 1998–99 but, after just one appearance, finished the season 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 retained its first division status, contributing with 33 matches in 1999–2000, as the Basque overachieved for a final sixth place. On March 5, 2000, Téllez netted his first top level goal, the game's only in a win at Rayo Vallecano.

The following season, he was instrumental in both the domestic and European fronts, forming a solid defensive partnership with captain Antonio Karmona, as Alavés reached the 2001 UEFA Cup final, lost to Liverpool in extra time.

Subsequently, Téllez continued to feature prominently for Alavés, helping it to return to the first division 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^[1]), which featured the eccentric Dmitry Pietrman, he was fired, retiring from professional football shortly after.

International career

Téllez was capped four times by the Spanish national football team, the first coming on April 25, 2001 in a friendly match against Japan, in Córdoba.

References

1. ^ Téllez tackles weight problem

External links

• Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)

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Name	Tellez, Oscar
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Date of birth	April 2, 1975
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
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