Óscar Arias (footballer)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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 retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

In a career that involved two spells at Recreativo, he also represented four other teams in Segunda División, totalling 225 games and 28 goals in that division. He later served as sporting director at Recre and Las Palmas.

Football career

Born in Kassel in the German state of Hesse to Spanish parents, Óscar returned to their country at a young age, and began his career at Andalusian amateurs Ayamonte CF and CD Fuengirola in the late 1980s. In 1990, he joined Recreativo de Huelva, where he spent a couple of Segunda División B seasons; he was sent off three times in 28 games over 1992–93.

At its conclusion, Óscar signed with SD Compostela, playing 12 matches as the Galician club promoted from Segunda División in his debut campaign. On 11 September 1994, he made his only career appearance in La Liga, coming on as a substitute for Christopher Ohen for the final 19 minutes of a 2–2 away draw against Real Oviedo;[1] later that year he moved to Deportivo Alavés, scoring three goals in 15 appearances as they ascended from the third tier.

From 1995 until 2002, Óscar competed in the second level, representing, other than Alavés, UE Lleida, Sporting de Gijón and former side Recreativo. He retired at the age of 36, after contributing with two goals from 23 games as the latter won top-flight promotion.

Post-retirement

After his retirement, Arias took a position on Recreativo's foundation and their academy. During the 2004–05 season, he took over as sporting director after the death of José Rivera, and during his tenure the team promoted to the top flight and stayed there for a record three years.[2]

Arias left on 15 June 2009, in order to take the same position in a two-year spell at UD Las Palmas.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Prosinecki sólo empata" [Prosinecki only draws] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 September 1994. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Óscar Arias, destituido como director deportivo del Recreativo tras el descenso del equipo a Segunda" [Óscar Arias, fired as Recreativo sporting director after team relegation to Segunda] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Óscar Arias se hace cargo de la dirección deportiva de Las Palmas" [Óscar Arias takes position of sporting director at Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Arias: "Ha sido un honor haber pertenecido a este club"" [Arias: "It has been an honour to have belonged to this club"] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

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