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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 (age 31)
Place of birth Cartago, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club 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)
National team
2009– Costa Rica 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2014.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014

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.

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.

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.

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.


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