Óscar Granados

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.

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)
Position(s) 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 288 (30)
National team‡
2009–2015 Costa Rica 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granados and the second or maternal family name is Maroto.

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. 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - List of Players, FIFA.com, Retrieved 6/28/2014
  2. Granados y Díaz llegan a Orión F. C. - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Herediano presentó a 4 refuerzos para el Torneo de Verano 2012 - Nación (in 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 (in Spanish)
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