Óscar Serrano Rodríguez

For other uses, see Oscar Rodriguez (disambiguation).

Óscar Serrano

Personal information
Full name	Óscar Serrano Rodríguez
Date of birth	30 September 1981 (1981-09-30) (age 30)
Place of birth	Blanes, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Racing Santander
Number	11
Youth career
1999–2000	Vilobí
Senior career*
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–	Racing Santander	176	(13)
National team‡
2004–	Catalonia	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2010

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

Óscar Serrano Rodríguez (born 30 September 1981 in Blanes, Girona, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander in the Spanish first division, mainly as a left winger.

Football career

Already in his 20's, Serrano was still playing amateur football. In July 2004, he went straight out of third division's UE Figueres to the top level with RCD Espanyol, for only €18.000, being an important offensive element in his debut season.

In 2005–06, he moved to Racing de Santander, appearing in 34 matches with three goals in his third year, as the Cantabrians achieved a first ever UEFA Cup qualification. A skilled player with a volatile temperament, Serrano was booked an average of 10 times during his first four years, also being sent off three times.

Serrano played in 33 games in the 2009–10 season, scoring three goals as Racing again maintained its division 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;^[1] he celebrated his comeback by netting the only goal in a win at RCD Mallorca - in the 90th minute - having taken the pitch two minutes before,^[2] but relapsed shortly after, being limited to only four league appearances as his team again managed to stay afloat.

References

1. ^ 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 (Spanish)
2. ^ Mallorca 0-1 Racing Santander; ESPN Soccernet, 12 December 2010

External links

• Racing Santander official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Transfermarkt profile

Persondata
Name	Serrano Rodriguez, Oscar
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	30 September 1981
Place of birth	Blanes, Spain
Date of death
Place of death