| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Granero Granero | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-05-27)27 May 1963 (age 62) | ||
| Place of birth | Chella, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballer who played as aright-back or acentral defender, currently amanager.
He was known as a promotion specialist, winning promotion four times each toSegunda División B andSegunda División, and earning two more in China later in his career.[1]
Born inChella, Valencia, Granero spent six years with local giantsValencia CF, but was mainly associated withthe reserves, his best output being 15 appearances in the1984–85 campaign (seven starts). He made hisLa Liga debut on 15 January 1984, in a 2–1 away loss againstReal Valladolid.[2]
Granero left theChe in 1986, then spent a couple of years inSegunda División withRecreativo de Huelva, playing no matches in the1987–88 season. He retired in 1994 at the age of 31 after spells withCD Alcoyano andBenidorm CD –Segunda División B – and amateursCD Jávea, all in hisnative region.[3]
Granero started training with his last club, going on to work in the lower leagues the following seasons. In 1996, he ledLlíria CF to the first place in theTercera Divisiónregular season, subsequently disposing ofFC Cartagena,FC Santboià andUD Poblense in thepromotion playoffs;[4] still in the late 90s, he achieved promotions to the third tier withOntinyent CF, Benidorm andNovelda CF.[5]
In2007–08, Granero was in charge ofAlicante CF as it returned to division two after a 50-year absence.[6] He was unable to prevent instant relegationthe following campaign (he was sacked midway through it, being reinstated shortly after),[7][8] meeting the exact same fate withSD Ponferradina (promotion in 2010 followed byrelegation).[9][10][11]
On 18 October 2011, Granero was appointed atDeportivo Alavés in the third division, afterLuis de la Fuente was dismissed.[12] He left theMendizorrotza Stadium the following June,[13] and continued working at that level the next two seasons withReal Oviedo.[14]
On 28 May 2014, Granero was signed as head coach ofVeria FC, as theSuper League Greece team'sdirector of football was compatriotQuique 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 toChengdu Better City F.C. who had been relegated to China's fourth division.[17] He won immediate back-to-back promotions to the nation'sLeague One.[1]
Granero's younger brother Roberto was amidfielder 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]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Jávea |  | 1 July 1993 | 30 June 1994 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 023.68 | [21] |
| Villena | | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 1995 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 026.32 | [22] |
| Llíria | | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 1996 | 44 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 061.36 | [23] |
| Ontinyent | | 1 July 1996 | 30 June 1997 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 063.04 | [24] |
| Benidorm | | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 44 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 059.09 | [25] |
| Novelda | | 1 July 1999 | 31 December 1999 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 028.57 | [26] |
| Levante | | 1 July 2000 | 22 October 2001 | 55 | 16 | 26 | 13 | 029.09 | [27] |
| Gimnàstic | | 1 July 2002 | 3 February 2003 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 026.09 | [28] |
| Hércules | | 14 July 2003 | 13 November 2004 | 50 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 036.00 | [29] |
| Alicante | | 17 April 2007 | 12 October 2008 | 65 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 044.62 | [30] |
| Alicante | | 24 December 2008 | 30 June 2009 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 028.00 | [31] |
| Ponferradina | | 1 July 2009 | 4 January 2011 | 64 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 040.63 | [32] |
| Alavés | | 18 October 2011 | 30 June 2012 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 037.93 | [33] |
| Oviedo | | 11 March 2013 | 17 February 2014 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 043.59 | [34] |
| Veria |  | 28 May 2014 | 20 March 2015 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 033.33 | |
| Melilla | | 5 January 2016 | 30 June 2016 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 047.37 | [35] |
| Atlético Levante | | 8 July 2016 | 22 June 2017 | 40 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 020.00 | [36] |
| Chengdu Better City |  | 24 November 2017 | 13 December 2020 | 61 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 063.93 | |
| Shenzhen | | 3 June 2021 | 31 December 2021 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 045.00 | |
| Total | 754 | 313 | 226 | 215 | 041.51 | — | |||