Óscar Granados facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Esteban Granados

Granados with Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Cartago, Costa Rica
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Cartaginés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2011	Cartaginés	166	(8)
2011	Orión	15	(1)
2012–2022	Herediano	404	(38)
National team‡
2009–2015	Costa Rica	14	(0)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2023. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2019

Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ esˈteβaŋ 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, but left them 6 months later for Herediano.

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 where he was yellow-carded while on the sub's bench in the game against Greece. He played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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.

See also

In Spanish: Óscar Esteban Granados para niños