Óscar Arias (footballer)
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arias and the second or maternal family name is Suárez.
Óscar Luis Arias Suárez (born 5 January 1966), known simply as Óscar, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the director of football of Cádiz CF.
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Full name | Óscar Luis Arias Suárez | ||
Date of birth | (1966-01-05) 5 January 1966 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Kassel, Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Olimpic Onubense | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1993 | Recreativo | 92 | (17) |
1988–1989 | → Ayamonte (loan) | ||
1989–1990 | → Fuengirola (loan) | ||
1993–1995 | Compostela | 12 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Alavés | 48 | (5) |
1996–1998 | Lleida | 63 | (15) |
1998–2000 | Sporting Gijón | 59 | (5) |
2000–2002 | Recreativo | 58 | (6) |
Total | 332 | (48) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In a career that involved two spells at Recreativo, he also represented four other teams in Segunda División, totalling 225 matches and 28 goals in that division. He later served as sporting director at his main club, Las Palmas, Sevilla and Cádiz.