Warren Alberto Granados Quesada (born December 6, 1981) is a Costa Rican professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for Asociación Deportiva Ramonense.

Warren Granados
Personal information
Full name Warren Alberto Granados Quesada
Date of birth (1981-12-06) December 6, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth San Ramón, Costa Rica
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Ramonense
2002–2004 Alajuelense
2004Puntarenas (loan)
2005Cartaginés (loan)
2005Ramonense (loan) 17 (0)
2008–2012 Ramonense
International career
2009 Costa Rica 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014

Club career

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Granados made his professional debut for second division Ramonense aged 16[1] and joined Alajuelense ahead of the 2002 season, signing for 4 years.[2] In summer 2004 he moved to Puntarenas[3] and in May 2005 he was on the losing end, missing out on the Clausura season final as his side Cartaginés lost to Saprissa.[4]

In July 2008, Granados returned to playing for Ramonense after quitting football to pick up computer studies[5] and work outside football.[6]

International career

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Granados has played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship[7] and competed for Costa Rica at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a May 2009 friendly match against Venezuela[9] and earned a total of 6 caps, including four appearances at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup finals, scoring 2 goals.[10]

His final international was a July 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.

International goals

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Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 May 2009 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela   Venezuela 1–1 1–1 Friendly match
2. 3 July 2009 Home Depot Center, Carson, United States   El Salvador 1–1 1–2 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

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  1. ^ Warren a punto de estrenar equipo – Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Alajuelense 2 - Herediano 1: Warren Granados a la Liga – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Puerto apura la inscripción El equipo se prepara en Aserrí y jugará la Copa la ‘Negrita’ – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Saprissa presionó, venció y pasó a la final del Clausura Allan Alemán y Alonso Solís definieron victoria morada en su estadio Ahora enfrentará al vencedor de la serie entre manudos y heredianos – Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Warren Granados con la fe de recuperar el tiempo que perdió – Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Granados busca un renacer de su futbol – Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Warren GranadosFIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ "Warren Granados Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-12-10.
  9. ^ Warren Granados sueña con jugar en el extranjero – Nación (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Lugo, Erik Francisco (2009-08-12). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details". RSSSF.
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