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Costa Rican footballer (born 1958)

José Carlos Chaves
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Chaves Innecken
Date of birth (1958-09-03) 3 September 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth Atenas, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Leftback or Midfielder
Youth career
1976–1977 Buchtell High School
1977–1980 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1990 Alajuelense
1990–1992 Inter Bratislava 20 (1)
1992–1994 Herediano
International career
1988–1994 Costa Rica
Managerial career
1996–1999 Herediano (sporting director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chaves and the second or maternal family name is Innecken.

José Carlos Chaves Innecken (born 3 September 1958) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played for Alajuelense.

Club career

After spending a year at a high school in Ohio and some time in the youth teams of Saprissa, Chaves joined Alajuelense in 1980 and moved abroad to play for Inter Bratislava in the Czechoslovak First League during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons. He returned to Costa Rica to win the 1992-93 league title with Herediano.

International career

He was one of the eldest members of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. Before the tournament, Chaves quit the national team since he was unhappy with coach Marvin Rodríguez, prompting de FA to replace Rodríguez by Bora Milutinovic who immediately recalled Chaves.

The left-sided defender or defensive midfielder played his final international game on 27 March 1994 against Norway.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Chaves became assistant coach at Alajuelense and then sporting director at Herediano. In 2012, he became a director at Alajuelense junior league team.

Personal life

Chaves is married to Lourdes González Rojas and they have three children.

References

  1. ^ El mundialista ateniense Archived 2010-02-18 at the Wayback Machine - Atenas Online (in Spanish)
  2. Buzón de Rodrigo - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. José Carlos Chaves – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. La decisión de Chaves Innecken - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Solano fuera de Heredia - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Liga llegó con tres bajas para el debut - Nación (in Spanish)

External links

Costa Rica squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup
Costa Rica


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