José Antonio 'Chechu' Dorado Ramírez (born 10 July 1982) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for SD Ejea as a central defender.
![]() Dorado training with Betis in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Antonio Dorado Ramírez | ||
Date of birth | (1982-07-10) 10 July 1982 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ejea | ||
Number | 5 | ||
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– | Ejea | 40 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2021 |
Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Dorado alternated between Segunda División and Segunda División B until the age of 29. He started his senior career with Real Zaragoza B, 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 return to La Liga, as champions, after a two-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 27 August 2011 at 29, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 derby away victory over Granada CF;[6] he contributed with 2,890 minutes during the campaign as they retained their league 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 level, signing with Villarreal CF.[8] He started in all his 11 league appearances in his first year, going on to achieve another club promotion.
On 6 July 2015, Dorado signed a two-year deal with Rayo Vallecano after his contract with the Yellow Submarine expired.[9] He scored once[10] from 38 matches in 2017–18, as the team returned to the top tier after the first-place finish.[11]
In January 2019, the 36-year-old Dorado moved to Real Zaragoza.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 |
Betis
Rayo Vallecano