José Carlos Granero

José Carlos Granero
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Granero Granero
Date of birth May 27, 1963 (1963-05-27) (age 48)
Place of birth Chella, Spain
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Alavés (coach)
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
1989–1993 Benidorm
1993–1994 Jávea
Teams managed
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– Alavés
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Carlos Granero Granero (born 27 May 1963 in Chella, Valencia) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defender (right and central), and the current manager of Deportivo Alavés.

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Playing career

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

Granero left the Che in 1986, then spent a couple of years in Segunda División with Recreativo de Huelva (no matches in his second year. 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.[2]

Coaching career

Granero started training with his last club, going on to work in the lower leagues in the following seasons. In 1996, he led Llíria CF to the first place in the Tercera División regular season (group VI), subsequently disposing of FC Cartagena, FC Santboià and UD Poblense in the promotion playoffs;[3] still in the late 90s, he achieved three promotions to the third level, with Ontinyent CF, Benidorm and Novelda CF.

In the 2007–08 season, Granero was in charge of Alicante CF as it promoted to division two after a 50-year absence. He was sacked after round 32 of the following campaign, in an immediately relegation back; he met the exact fate in the following two years, with SD Ponferradina.

On 18 October 2011, Granero was appointed at Deportivo Alavés in the third division, after Luis de la Fuente was sacked.[4]

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