Óscar Granados facts for kids
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 October 1985 | ||
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) |
† Appearances (Goals). |
Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ esˈteβaŋ ɡɾaˈnaðos]; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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