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(Redirected from Oscar Granados) Costa Rican footballer (born 1985) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granados and the second or maternal family name is Maroto.

Esteban Granados
Granados with Costa Rica at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto
Date of birth (1985-10-25) 25 October 1985 (age 39)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2023
‡ 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 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.

References

  1. ^ 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - List of Players, FIFA.com, Retrieved 6/28/2014
  2. Granados y Díaz llegan a Orión F. C. - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Herediano presentó a 4 refuerzos para el Torneo de Verano 2012 - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Costa Rica beat Greece on penalties to meet Holland in quarter-finals - Guardian
  5. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. Esteban Granados Una familia de Dios y fútbol - Nación (in Spanish)

External links

Costa Rica squads
Costa Rica squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finalists
Costa Rica
Costa Rica squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Costa Rica
Costa Rica squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup
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Costa Rica squad – Copa América Centenario
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