Esteban Granados | |
Full Name: | Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1985 |
Birth Place: | Cartago, Costa Rica |
Height: | 1.83m (06feet) |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Cartaginés |
Years1: | 2004–2011 |
Caps1: | 166 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Clubs1: | Cartaginés |
Years2: | 2011 |
Caps2: | 15 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Clubs2: | Orión |
Years3: | 2012–2022 |
Caps3: | 404 |
Goals3: | 38 |
Clubs3: | Herediano |
Nationalyears1: | 2009–2015 |
Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
Club-Update: | 24 August 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 16 January 2019 |
Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto[1] (pronounced as /es/; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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]