José Antonio 'Chechu' Dorado Ramírez (born 10 July 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.
.jpg) Dorado training with Betis in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Dorado Ramírez | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Córdoba | ||
| 1998–2000 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Zaragoza B | 132 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Lleida | 79 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Huesca | 116 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Betis | 73 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Villarreal | 45 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Rayo Vallecano | 72 | (1) |
| 2019 | Zaragoza | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Ejea | 80 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:55, 9 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Dorado alternated between Segunda División and Segunda División B until the age of 29. He started his senior career with Deportivo Aragón, then went on to represent UE Lleida, SD Huesca[1][2] and Real Betis.[3]
Dorado scored two goals in 33 games in the 2010–11 season[4][5] to help the latter club to return to La Liga, as champions, after a two-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 27 August 2011, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 derby away victory over Granada CF.[6] He contributed 2,890 minutes during the campaign as they retained their status, scoring his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 31 March 2012 in another match against a team from his native region, Málaga CF (2–0 away win).[7]
On 22 January 2013, Dorado returned to the second division, joining Villarreal CF.[8] He started in all his 11 league appearances in his first year, going on to achieve another promotion.[9]
On 6 July 2015, Dorado signed a two-year deal with Rayo Vallecano after his contract expired.[10] He scored once[11] from 38 matches in 2017–18, as the side returned to the top tier after the first-place finish.[12]
In January 2019, the 36-year-old Dorado moved to Real Zaragoza.[13] On 13 July that year, he agreed to a contract at third-division SD Ejea.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zaragoza B | 2000–01 | Segunda División B | 36 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| 2002–03 | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||||
| 2003–04 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | ||
| Lleida | 2004–05 | Segunda División | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2006–07 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1 | ||
| Huesca | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Segunda División | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 116 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 121 | 1 | ||
| Betis | 2010–11 | Segunda División | 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
| Villarreal | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2015–16 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 1 | ||
| Zaragoza | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Ejea | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 565 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 601 | 6 | ||
Honours
Betis
Rayo Vallecano
References
External links
- Chechu Dorado at BDFutbol
- Chechu Dorado at Futbolme (in Spanish)