Óscar García Junyent
Óscar as manager of Red Bull Salzburg in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Óscar García Junyent | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Sabadell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Red Bull Salzburg (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1984 | Mercantil | ||
| 1984–1991 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Barcelona B | 82 | (23) |
| 1993–1999 | Barcelona | 69 | (21) |
| 1994–1995 | → Albacete (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Valencia | 20 | (4) |
| 2000–2004 | Espanyol | 51 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Lleida | 23 | (3) |
| Total | 274 | (57) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | Spain U16 | 1 | (1) |
| 1991 | Spain U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 1991 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991 | Spain U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | Spain U21 | 24 | (12) |
| 1996 | Spain U23 | 4 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Catalonia (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2013–2014 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2014 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2014 | Watford | ||
| 2015– | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Óscar García Junyent (born 26 April 1973), known simply as Óscar as a player, is a Spanish retired footballer, and the current manager of Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg.
As a player, he was a versatile offensive option, able to play as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He played most of his 14-year professional career with Barcelona, with relative impact, appearing for four other clubs.
In La Liga Óscar amassed totals of 169 games and 31 goals over the course of 12 seasons, also representing Espanyol (four seasons), Albacete, Lleida and Valencia (one apiece). In 2009, he started working as a manager, winning league titles in Israel and Austria.
Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Óscar made his professional debut with FC Barcelona, his local team. Between 1992 and 1994 he played in five La Liga matches for Barça who were champions each year and, after a loan at fellow top division club Albacete Balompié, he returned and was often used (with good results) in a variety of offensive roles: during the 1995–96 season he scored ten league goals, the most in the squad, even though he only started 11 of his 28 appearances; the team came out empty in silverware, however.
With his role gradually diminishing, Óscar joined Valencia CF for one season, finishing off with Barcelona neighbours RCD Espanyol (teaming up again with brother Roger, for three seasons) and UE Lleida and retiring in June 2005 at the age of 32. On 7 January 2001, whilst playing for the second club against CD Numancia, he was taken to hospital after swallowing his tongue; in the following summer, he nearly signed for West Ham United, but an eventual deal fell through after a one week's trial and he returned to Espanyol, with whom he never scored more than one goal per season, during four years.
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