Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - List of Players
FIFA.com, Retrieved 6/28/2014 (; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former

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who plays as a defensive

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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

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in a January

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match against

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and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in

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matches and was a member of Costa Rican squad for

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where he was yellow-carded while on the sub's bench in the game against

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. He played at the

as well as at the

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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.Esteban Granados Una familia de Dios y fútbol
– Nación

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Player profile
– Herediano * {{DEFAULTSORT:Granados, Oscar 1985 births Living people Footballers from Cartago Province Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Costa Rica men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Copa América Centenario players C.S. Cartaginés players C.S. Herediano footballers