José Carlos Granero

José Carlos Granero

Personal information
Full name	José Carlos Granero Granero
Date of birth	27 May 1963
Place of birth	Chella, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1972–1978	Chella
1978–1980	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1980–1986	Valencia B
1984–1986	Valencia	24	(0)
1986–1988	Recreativo	14	(0)
1988–1989	Alcoyano
1989–1993	Benidorm
1993–1994	Jávea
Teams managed
1993–1994	Jávea
1994–1995	Villena
1995–1996	Llíria
1996–1997	Ontinyent
1997–1998	Benidorm
1999	Novelda
1999–2000	Levante (assistant)
2000–2001	Levante
2002–2003	Gimnàstic
2003–2004	Hércules
2007–2009	Alicante
2009–2011	Ponferradina
2011–2012	Alavés
2013–2014	Oviedo
2014–2015	Veria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

José Carlos Granero Granero (born 27 May 1963 in Chella, Valencia) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back or a central defender, and a current manager.

Playing career

Granero spent six years with local giants Valencia CF, but was mainly associated with the reserves, his best output being 15 appearances in the 1984–85 campaign (seven starts). He made his La Liga debut on 15 January 1984, in a 1–2 away loss against Real Valladolid.^[1]

Granero left the Che in 1986, then spent a couple of years in Segunda División with Recreativo de Huelva, playing no matches in his second season. He retired in 1994 at the age of 31 after spells with CD Alcoyano and Benidorm CD (Segunda División B) and amateurs CD Jávea, all in his native region.^[2]

Coaching career

Granero started training with his last club, going on to work in the lower leagues in the following seasons. In 1996 he led Llíria CF to the first place in the Tercera División regular season (group VI), subsequently disposing of FC Cartagena, FC Santboià and UD Poblense in the promotion playoffs;^[3] still in the late 90s, he achieved three promotions to the third level, with Ontinyent CF, Benidorm and Novelda CF.

In the 2007–08 season, Granero was in charge of Alicante CF as it promoted to division two after a 50-year absence. He was sacked after round 32 of the following campaign, in an immediately relegation back; he met the exact fate in the following two years, with SD Ponferradina.

On 18 October 2011, Granero was appointed at Deportivo Alavés in the third division, after Luis de la Fuente was sacked.^[4] He continued working in that level in the next two seasons, with Real Oviedo.

On 28 May 2014 Granero was appointed as head coach of Veria FC, as the Superleague Greece club's director of football was compatriot Quique Hernández.^[5]

References

1. "2–1: A cual peor" [2–1: Worse and worst] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 January 1984. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
2. "José Carlos Granero Granero" (in Spanish). Fayos. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
3. "Temporada 1995–1996" [1995–1996 season] (in Spanish). AREFE. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
4. "El Alavés deposita sus esperanzas en Granero" [Alavés has hopes in Granero] (in Spanish). Noticias de Álava. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
5. "Ο Χοσέ Κάρλος Γκρανέρο νέος τεχνικός της Βέροιας" [José Carlos Granero new manager of Veria] (in Greek). Sentra Goal. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• José Carlos Granero profile at BDFutbol
• José Carlos Granero manager profile at BDFutbol