Warren Granados

Warren Alberto Granados Quesada (born December 6, 1981) is a Costa Rican professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for Asociación Deportiva Ramonense.

Warren Granados
Personal information
Full name Warren Alberto Granados Quesada
Date of birth (1981-12-06) December 6, 1981
Place of birth San Ramón, Costa Rica
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Ramonense
2002–2004 Alajuelense
2004 → Puntarenas (loan)
2005 → Cartaginés (loan)
2005 → Ramonense (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2012 Ramonense
National team‡
2009 Costa Rica 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granados and the second or maternal family name is Quesada.

Club career

Granados made his professional debut for second division Ramonense aged 16[1] and joined Alajuelense ahead of the 2002 season, signing for 4 years.[2] In summer 2004 he moved to Puntarenas[3] and in May 2005 he was on the losing end missing out on the Clausura season final as his side Cartaginés lost to Saprissa.[4]

In July 2008, Granados returned to playing for Ramonense after quitting football to pick up computer studies[5] and work outside football.[6]

International career

Granados has played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship[7] and competed for Costa Rica at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 2009 friendly match against Venezuela[9] and earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 2 goals including four appearances at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals.[10]

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 May 2009Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela Venezuela1–11–1Friendly match
2.3 July 2009Home Depot Center, Carson, United States El Salvador1–11–22009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References
  1. Warren a punto de estrenar equipo – Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Alajuelense 2 - Herediano 1: Warren Granados a la Liga – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Puerto apura la inscripción El equipo se prepara en Aserrí y jugará la Copa la ‘Negrita’ – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Saprissa presionó, venció y pasó a la final del Clausura Allan Alemán y Alonso Solís definieron victoria morada en su estadio Ahora enfrentará al vencedor de la serie entre manudos y heredianos – Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Warren Granados con la fe de recuperar el tiempo que perdió – Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Granados busca un renacer de su futbol – Nación (in Spanish)
  7. Warren Granados – FIFA competition record
  8. "Warren Granados Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  9. Warren Granados sueña con jugar en el extranjero – Nación (in Spanish)
  10. Lugo, Erik Francisco (2009-08-12). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details". RSSSF.
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