José Carlos Granero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Granero and the second or maternal family name is Granero.
José Carlos Granero
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Granero Granero
Date of birth (1963-05-27) 27 May 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Chella, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1972–1978 Chella
1978–1980 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1986 Valencia B
1984–1986 Valencia 24 (0)
1986–1988 Recreativo 14 (0)
1988–1989 Alcoyano 21 (1)
1989–1993 Benidorm 91 (3)
1993–1994 Jávea
Managerial career
1993–1994 Jávea
1994–1995 Villena
1995–1996 Llíria
1996–1997 Ontinyent
1997–1998 Benidorm
1999 Novelda
1999–2000 Levante (assistant)
2000–2001 Levante
2002–2003 Gimnàstic
2003–2004 Hércules
2007–2009 Alicante
2009–2011 Ponferradina
2011–2012 Alavés
2013–2014 Oviedo
2014–2015 Veria
2016 Melilla
2016–2017 Levante B
2017–2020 Chengdu Better City
2021–2022 Shenzhen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Carlos Granero Granero (born 27 May 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back or a central defender, currently a manager.

He was known as a promotion specialist, winning promotion four times each to Segunda División B and Segunda División, and earning two more in China later in his career.[1]

Playing career

Born in Chella, Valencia, Granero spent six years with local giants Valencia CF, but was mainly associated with the reserves, his best output being 15 appearances in the 1984–85 campaign (seven starts). He made his La Liga debut on 15 January 1984, in a 2–1 away loss against Real Valladolid.[2]

Granero left the Che in 1986, then spent a couple of years in Segunda División with Recreativo de Huelva, playing no matches in the 1987–88 season. He retired in 1994 at the age of 31 after spells with CD Alcoyano and Benidorm CD – Segunda División B – and amateurs CD Jávea, all in his native region.[3]

Coaching career

Granero started training with his last club, going on to work in the lower leagues the following seasons. In 1996, he led Llíria CF to the first place in the Tercera División regular season, subsequently disposing of FC Cartagena, FC Santboià and UD Poblense in the promotion playoffs;[4] still in the late 90s, he achieved promotions to the third tier with Ontinyent CF, Benidorm and Novelda CF.[5]

In 2007–08, Granero was in charge of Alicante CF as it returned to division two after a 50-year absence.[6] He was unable to prevent instant relegation the following campaign (he was sacked midway through it, being reinstated shortly after),[7][8] meeting the exact same fate with SD Ponferradina (promotion in 2010 followed by relegation).[9][10][11]

On 18 October 2011, Granero was appointed at Deportivo Alavés in the third division, after Luis de la Fuente was dismissed.[12] He left the Mendizorrotza Stadium the following June,[13] and continued working at that level the next two seasons with Real Oviedo.[14]

On 28 May 2014, Granero was signed as head coach of Veria FC, as the Super League Greece team's director of football was compatriot Quique Hernández.[15] He then returned to his country, where he managed two sides in the third tier.[16]

Granero headed back abroad on 24 November 2017, signing for the upcoming year to Chengdu Better City F.C. who had been relegated to China's fourth division.[17] He won immediate back-to-back promotions to the nation's League One.[1]

Personal life

Granero's younger brother Roberto was a midfielder who played for over a decade in the third tier. He later coached, as José Carlos' assistant and in his own right.[18]

His son, Borja, was also a footballer, and all three were youth players at Valencia.[19][20]

Managerial statistics

As of 1 January 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Jávea Spain 1 July 1993 30 June 1994 38 9 12 17 023.68 [21]
Villena Spain 1 July 1994 30 June 1995 38 10 7 21 026.32 [22]
Llíria Spain 1 July 1995 30 June 1996 44 27 9 8 061.36 [23]
Ontinyent Spain 1 July 1996 30 June 1997 46 29 10 7 063.04 [24]
Benidorm Spain 1 July 1997 30 June 1998 44 26 5 13 059.09 [25]
Novelda Spain 1 July 1999 31 December 1999 21 6 4 11 028.57 [26]
Levante Spain 1 July 2000 22 October 2001 55 16 26 13 029.09 [27]
Gimnàstic Spain 1 July 2002 3 February 2003 23 6 12 5 026.09 [28]
Hércules Spain 14 July 2003 13 November 2004 50 18 20 12 036.00 [29]
Alicante Spain 17 April 2007 12 October 2008 65 29 20 16 044.62 [30]
Alicante Spain 24 December 2008 30 June 2009 25 7 5 13 028.00 [31]
Ponferradina Spain 1 July 2009 4 January 2011 64 26 22 16 040.63 [32]
Alavés Spain 18 October 2011 30 June 2012 29 11 13 5 037.93 [33]
Oviedo Spain 11 March 2013 17 February 2014 39 17 10 12 043.59 [34]
Veria Greece 28 May 2014 20 March 2015 33 11 9 13 033.33
Melilla Spain 5 January 2016 30 June 2016 19 9 6 4 047.37 [35]
Atlético Levante Spain 8 July 2016 22 June 2017 40 8 20 12 020.00 [36]
Chengdu Better City China 24 November 2017 13 December 2020 61 39 12 10 063.93
Shenzhen China 3 June 2021 31 December 2021 20 9 4 7 045.00
Total 754 313 226 215 041.51 —

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