Chechu Dorado

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 44)
Place of birth Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position 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)
Total 605 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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 and Real Betis.

Dorado scored two goals in 33 games in the 2010–11 season 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. He contributed 2,890 minutes during the campaign as they retained their status, scoring his only 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).

On 22 January 2013, Dorado returned to the second division, joining Villarreal CF. He started in all his 11 league appearances in his first year, going on to achieve another promotion.

On 6 July 2015, Dorado signed a two-year deal with Rayo Vallecano after his contract expired. He scored once from 38 matches in 2017–18, as the side returned to the top tier after the first-place finish.

In January 2019, the 36-year-old Dorado moved to Real Zaragoza. On 13 July that year, he agreed to a contract at third-division SD Ejea.

Career statistics

As of match played 13 March 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza B 2000–01 Segunda División B 360———360
2001–02 240———240
2002–03 380———380
2003–04 340———340
Total 13200000001320
Lleida 2004–05 Segunda División 27020——290
2005–06 15030——180
2006–07 37100——371
Total 791500000841
Huesca 2007–08 Segunda División B 36120—30411
2008–09 Segunda División 39000——390
2009–10 41000——410
Total 11612000301211
Betis 2010–11 Segunda División 33250——382
2011–12 La Liga 33110——341
2012–13 7020——90
Total 733800000813
Villarreal 2012–13 Segunda División 11000——110
2013–14 La Liga 19020——210
2014–15 1506030—240
Total 450803000560
Rayo Vallecano 2015–16 La Liga 10040——140
2016–17 Segunda División 23010——240
2017–18 38100——381
2018–19 La Liga 1020——30
Total 721700000791
Zaragoza 2018–19 Segunda División 8000——80
Ejea 2019–20 Segunda División B 24000——240
2020–21 16000——160
Total 400000000400
Career total 565630030306016

Honours

Betis

Rayo Vallecano

References

  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. 1 2 3 Chechu Dorado at Soccerway