Óscar Rico Lomas (born 5 December 1985) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left winger.
He played 35 Segunda División matches, for Tenerife, Jaén and Llagostera, but spent most of his career in Segunda División B in representation of 11 clubs, playing 364 games and scoring 44 goals.
Football career Born in Elche, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Rico began his professional career at neighbouring Levante UD, making his senior debut with the reserves in the 2002–03 season, in Tercera División. He first arrived in Segunda División B in 2005, signing for UD Almansa.
Rico spent the following seven years competing in the third level, representing Levante B, FC Cartagena (two stints),Óscar Rico: «Mi misión será dar pases de gol a los delanteros» (Óscar Rico: «My mission will be to provide assists to forwards»); La Verdad, 28 June 2012 Lorca Deportiva CF, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Deportivo Alavés and Orihuela CF.Óscar Rico, del Alavés, ficha por el Orihuela (Óscar Rico, from Alavés, signs for Orihuela); Diario Información, 30 July 2011 In the 2012–13 campaign he was an important midfield unit for the second club, participating in 22 of the 46 goals scored by the club, assisting in 18 and scoring four himself.Óscar Rico ha participado en 22 de los 46 goles que lleva marcados el Efesé (Óscar Rico has participated in 22 of the 46 goals scored by Efesé); La Verdad, 16 April 2013
On 28 June 2013, Rico signed with CD Tenerife, freshly promoted to Segunda División.Óscar Rico se convierte en el tercer refuerzo del Tenerife (Óscar Rico becomes the third signing of Tenerife); Marca, 28 June 2013 He played his first professional match on 18 August, starting in a 0–1 away loss against AD Alcorcón.El Alcorcón sigue abonado a los finales con suspense (Alcorcón and close games a marriage made in heaven); Marca, 18 August 2013
On 21 January 2014, Rico moved to Real Jaén also from division two.Óscar Rico ficha por el Real Jaén (Óscar Rico signs for Real Jaén); Marca, 21 January 2014 After the Andalusian team's relegation he joined UE Llagostera, recently promoted to the second tier.Óscar Rico, procedent del Jaén, primera incorporació blaugrana (Óscar Rico, from Jaén, first blaugrana addition); UE Llagostera, 10 July 2014
Rico terminated his contract with the Catalans on 30 January 2015,El Llagostera i Óscar Rico arriben a un acord de rescissió de contracte (Llagostera and Óscar Rico reach agreement for the rescision of contract); UE Llagostera, 30 January 2015 joining CF Reus Deportiu hours later.Óscar Rico, nou fitxatge (Óscar Rico, new signing); CF Reus Deportiu, 30 January 2015 In June 2016, after the club's promotion to the second tier, he remained in the third and signed for Cartagena again. He rescinded his contract the following 31 January, to sign for Mérida AD the next day for the rest of the season.
In July 2017, Rico signed for Atlético Baleares. At the start of the new year, he joined FC Jumilla. Following their relegation to the fourth tier, he joined CF Intercity of his native region at that level in July 2019.
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