Oscar de Paula Gamero

Oscar de Paula Gamero, De Paula, is a Spanish football player who currently plays for SD Ponferradina in the Spanish Segunda Division B. The striker was born in Vizcaya but his family comes from Olivenza.
He began his football career playing for the low categories of Olivenza, changing later to Salesianos. Being still a junior he moved to CD Badajoz. He then played for two seasons in the Spanish Segunda Division for Badajoz, before moving back to Basque Country at the beginning of 1995-96 season to play for La Liga's Real Sociedad. He remained there 11 seasons, all of them playing in the first division.
His time as a player for Real Sociedad was very successful although he was never a regular starter. He is best known for his abilities of scoring goals coming as a substitute. He usually made a good ratio goals scored/minutes played. Through 1999-2001 he scored 9 goals each season, but on his last only managed 6 matches, with 3 goals.
After that season, De Paula left and moved south to play for Cadiz CF in the Spanish second-tier, "descending" yet another level in 2007-08, joining third division's SD Ponferradina.