Óscar Granados

Esteban Granados

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Personal information
Full name	Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto
Date of birth	(1985-10-25) 25 October 1985
Place of birth	Cartago, Costa Rica
Height
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Herediano
Number	5
Youth career
	Cartaginés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2011	Cartaginés	166	(8)
2011	Orión	15	(1)
2012–	Herediano	84	(10)
International career‡
2009–	Costa Rica	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2014

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Granados and the second or maternal family name is Maroto.

Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈteβan 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.

External links

• Óscar Granados at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player profile - Herediano
• Óscar Granados at Soccerway