José Antonio 'Chechu' Dorado Ramírez (born 10 July 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender.

Chechu Dorado
Dorado training with Betis in 2010
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Dorado Ramírez
Date of birth (1982-07-10) 10 July 1982 (age 41)
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 edit

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 edit

As of match played 13 March 2021[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours edit

Betis

Rayo Vallecano

References edit

  1. ^ Dorado renueva, Felipe Manoel vuelve al Villarreal (Dorado renews, Felipe Manoel returns to Villarreal); Marca, 15 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Chechu Dorado suma otro récord personal (Chechu Dorado adds another personal record) Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Diario del AltoAragón, 12 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Dorado, nuevo jugador del Betis a falta del examen médico (Dorado, new Betis player pending medical); El Mundo, 18 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Pichichi" Molina enseña al Betis el rumbo ante otro histórico ("Pichichi" Molina shows way to Betis against another historic); Diario AS, 29 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Miki Roqué y Dorado se convierten en delanteros y firman la remontada del Betis (Miki Roqué and Dorado turn forwards and sign Betis comeback); Diario AS, 16 October 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Liga BBVA: El Betis vuelve a Primera con tres puntos dorados y agónicos (0–1) (BBVA League: Betis return to Primera with three golden and agonising points (0–1)); Goal, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Excesivo castigo en La Rosaleda (Excessive punishment at La Rosaleda); Marca, 31 March 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Dorado se marcha del Betis para firmar por el Villarreal (Dorado leaves Betis to sign for Villarreal) Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Liga BBVA, 31 March 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "El once tipo del ascenso es también el once del año" [The promotion's All-Star XI is also that of the year] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  10. ^ Dorado nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano (Dorado new player of Rayo Vallecano) Archived 8 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Rayo Vallecano, 6 July 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ "Dorado se viste de delantero y rescata al Rayo en Vallecas" [Dorado dresses like a forward and rescues Rayo in Vallecas] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Velázquez ficha por el Rayo Vallecano hasta 2021" [Velázquez signs for Rayo Vallecano until 2021] (in Spanish). Telemadrid. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Chechu Dorado se incorpora a la disciplina del Real Zaragoza" [Chechu Dorado added to discipline of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Dorado firma por el Ejea" [Dorado signs for Ejea] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  15. ^ Chechu Dorado at BDFutbol
  16. ^ a b c Chechu Dorado at Soccerway

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