Óscar Arpón Ochoa (born 9 April 1975) is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Arpón Ochoa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1975[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Calahorra, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2013 | River Ebro (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | River Ebro | ||
| 2016–2018 | Alfaro | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He amassed La Liga totals of 141 games and five goals over seven seasons, in representation of six clubs, including Barcelona. He added 230 matches and 18 goals in the Segunda División, in a 18-year senior career.[2]
Club career edit
Arpón was born in Calahorra, La Rioja. He made his professional debut in 1994–95 in the Segunda División, 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.[2]
After a move to Real Betis where he featured sparingly, Arpón lived his most fruitful years in the top flight with Racing de Santander, contributing regularly to two consecutive mid-table positions by the Cantabrians. From then on he resumed his career in the second tier, with brief spells in the first (RCD Mallorca, CA Osasuna, Recreativo de Huelva).[2]
In August 2009, after a slow campaign with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Arpón signed for third-tier UD Logroñés.[3] He retired three years later, after one season in amateur football with CA River Ebro in his native region, aged 37.[4]
Honours edit
Barcelona
Mallorca
Recreativo
- Copa del Rey runner-up: 2002–03[6]
Salamanca
References edit
- ^ a b c Óscar Arpón at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c 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 edit
- Óscar Arpón at BDFutbol
- Óscar Arpón at Soccerway