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Costa Rican footballer (born 1985) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto[1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ esˈteβaŋ ɡɾaˈnaðos]; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
.jpg) Granados with Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Cartago, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2015 | Costa Rica | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2019 | |||
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]
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]
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]
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