Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Serrano and the second or maternal family name is
Rodríguez .
Óscar Serrano
Full name
Óscar Serrano Rodríguez Date of birth
(1981-09-30 ) 30 September 1981 (age 42) Place of birth
Blanes , Spain Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Position(s)
Winger
Blanes 1997–1999
Barcelona 1999–2000
Vilobí Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2000–2001
Vilobí
23
(8) 2001–2002
Guixols
33
(22) 2002–2004
Figueres
58
(5) 2004–2005
Espanyol
30
(2) 2005–2012
Racing Santander
177
(13) 2012–2013
Levante
6
(0) 2013–2014
Alavés
16
(1) Total
343
(51) 2004–2010
Catalonia
7
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Óscar Serrano Rodríguez (born 30 September 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger .
He spent most of his professional career with Racing de Santander , appearing in 206 competitive matches over six and a half seasons and scoring 16 goals. In La Liga , he also played for Espanyol and Levante .
Club career
Born in Blanes , Province of Girona , Catalonia , Serrano was still playing amateur football already in his 20s but, in July 2004, he went straight out of Segunda División B club UE Figueres to La Liga with neighbouring RCD Espanyol , for only € 180.000,[ 1] being an important attacking element in his only season (22 starts, 1.933 minutes of action) to help the latter to finish fifth and qualify for the UEFA Cup .[ 2]
Serrano signed with Racing de Santander for the 2005–06 campaign , appearing in 34 matches with three goals in his third year [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] as the Cantabrians achieved a first ever UEFA Cup qualification .[ 6] A skilled player with a volatile temperament, he was booked an average of ten times in his first four years, also being sent off in four games.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Serrano played 33 matches in 2009–10 , scoring three times as Racing again retained their league status. On 25 April 2010, during a home loss against Villarreal CF , he sustained a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury which would sideline him until December;[ 11] he celebrated his comeback by netting in a 1–0 away win over RCD Mallorca – in the 90th minute – having taken the pitch two minutes before,[ 12] but relapsed shortly after,[ 13] being limited to only four league appearances as his team again managed to stay afloat .[ 14] [ 15]
Upon recovering full fitness, Serrano never managed to return to starting duties again.[ 16] On 24 January 2012, he terminated his contract with Racing and joined fellow top-tier side Levante UD ,[ 17] being sent off in his first game, a 0–3 home defeat to Valencia CF in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey (7–1 on aggregate).[ 18]
In August 2013, following a successful trial,[ 19] Serrano agreed to a contract with Deportivo Alavés in the Segunda División .[ 20] He scored his only goal for the Basques on 14 December, closing the 2–1 home victory against CD Lugo .[ 21]
References
^ "Me he comido mucha tierra" ("I've swallowed a lot of dirt") ; El País , 16 October 2004 (in Spanish)
^ El Espanyol se mantiene en los puestos europeos pese al empate (Espanyol remain in European places in spite of draw) ; El Periódico de Catalunya , 3 December 2007 (in Spanish)
^ El Zaragoza también se estrella ante el Racing (Zaragoza also crush against Racing) ; Sport , 2 September 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Serrano y Jorge López hunden al Getafe (Serrano and Jorge López sink Getafe) ; La Voz de Galicia , 28 October 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Efervescente Racing (Effervescing Racing) ; El País, 31 March 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0) (Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0)) ; 20 minutos , 18 May 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Racing canta su particular alirón (Racing sing their own alirón ) ; El Mundo , 7 May 2006 (in Spanish)
^ El Racing remonta al Mallorca y se mete en la UEFA (Racing come from behind against Mallorca and reach UEFA positions) ; Diario AS , 9 December 2007 (in Spanish)
^ El Getafe elimina al Racing en un partido muy polémico y repetirá final en la Copa (Getafe oust Racing in highly controversial match and will repeat Cup final) ; Las Provincias , 20 March 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Racing consigue la proeza tras jugar en inferioridad numérica una hora (0–2) (Racing pull stunt after playing one hour undermanned (0–2)) ; 20 minutos, 25 January 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Serrano estará ocho meses de baja al romperse el ligamento cruzado (Serrano will be eight months out after tearing cruciate ligament) ; El Diario Montañés , 26 April 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Mallorca 0–1 Racing Santander ; ESPN Soccernet , 12 December 2010
^ Óscar Serrano es operado de la rodilla izquierda (Óscar Serrano undergoes surgery to left knee) ; Marca , 18 January 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Serrano, del Racing, dice adiós a la temporada (Serrano, from Racing, says goodbye to season) ; El Correo , 12 January 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Héctor Cúper vuelve a España con el Racing de Santander (Héctor Cúper returns to Spain with Racing de Santander) ; Reuters , 29 June 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Óscar Serrano, el penúltimo rescate (Óscar Serrano, penultimate rescue) ; Levante-EMV , 25 January 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Serrano se marcha del Racing entre lágrimas y "dolido" (Serrano leaves Racing in tears and "hurt") ; El Diario Montañés, 24 January 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Para Piatti no fue un trámite (Not just another game for Piatti) ; Marca, 26 January 2012 (in Spanish)
^ El extremo Óscar Serrano llega a prueba al Alavés (Winger Óscar Serrano on trial at Alavés) ; La Información, 15 July 2013 (in Spanish)
^ "El Alavés me ha devuelto la ilusión", afirma Óscar Serrano ("Alavés have given me my hunger back", Óscar Serrano says) ; Mundo Deportivo , 2 August 2013 (in Spanish)
^ Nueve jornadas después y con un gol al final vence el Alavés (Nine rounds later and with goal at the end Alavés finally win) ; Marca, 14 December 2013 (in Spanish)
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