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.
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
- ^ a b 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - List of Players, FIFA.com, Retrieved 6/28/2014
- ^ Granados y Díaz llegan a Orión F. C. - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Herediano presentó a 4 refuerzos para el Torneo de Verano 2012 - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties to meet Holland in quarter-finals - Guardian
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Esteban Granados Una familia de Dios y fútbol - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
- Óscar Granados at National-Football-Teams.com
- Player profile - Herediano
- Óscar Granados at Soccerway
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