| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Carlos Chaves Innecken | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-09-03) 3 September 1958 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Atenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | LeftbackorMidfielder | ||
| 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) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 | |||
José Carlos Chaves Innecken (born 3 September 1958) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played for Alajuelense.
After spending a year at a high school in Ohio and some time in the youth teams of Saprissa, Chaves joined Alajuelense in 1980[1] 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.[2]
He was one of the eldest members of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy.[3] 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.[4]
The left-sided defender or defensive midfielder played his final international game on 27 March 1994 against Norway.
After retiring as a player, Chaves became assistant coach at Alajuelense and then sporting director at Herediano.[5] In 2012, he became a director at Alajuelense junior league team.[6]
Chaves is married to Lourdes González Rojas and they have three children.[1]
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