Óscar Granados

Esteban Granados
Personal information
Full name Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto
Date of birth (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985
Place of birth Cartago, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Herediano
Number 5
Youth career
Cartaginés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2011 Cartaginés 166 (8)
2011 Orión 15 (1)
2012– Herediano 84 (10)
National team‡
2009– Costa Rica 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Granados and the second or maternal family name is Maroto.

Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈteβan ɡɾaˈnaðos]; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Herediano.

Club career

Granados started his career at local side Cartaginés where he would stay for 7 years. In June 2011 he joined newly promoted Orión,[2] but left them 6 months later for Herediano.[3]

International career

Granados made his debut for Costa Rica in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was a member of Costa Rican squad for 2014 FIFA World Cup[1] where he was yellow-carded while on the sub's bench in the game against Greece.[4] He played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

Personal life

Hailing from Quircot de Cartago, he is a son of Elí Granados and Martiza Maroto and is married to Fiorella Alvarado. His elder brother Michael played professional football with second division side Municipal Osa.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - List of Players, FIFA.com, Retrieved 6/28/2014
  2. ↑ Granados y Díaz llegan a Orión F. C. - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Herediano presentó a 4 refuerzos para el Torneo de Verano 2012 - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties to meet Holland in quarter-finals - Guardian
  5. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. ↑ Esteban Granados Una familia de Dios y fútbol - Nación (Spanish)

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