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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Chinchilla Vega | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-12-21) December 21, 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Escazú, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Koblach (player-manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alajuelense | |||
| 1997–1998 | → Rheindorf Altach (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Alajuelense | 179 | (8) |
| 2005 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Alajuelense | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Rheindorf Altach | 64 | (2) |
| 2008 | Liberia Mía | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | LASK Linz | 53 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | SV Lochau | ||
| 2013–present | FC Koblach | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2008 | Costa Rica | 39 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2009 | |||
Pablo Chinchilla Vega (born December 21, 1978, in Escazú)[1] is a Costa Rican footballer who currently is the player-manager of Austrian lower league side FC Koblach.
Chinchilla began his career in the youth system of Primera División de Costa Rica team Alajuelense. He was loaned to Austrian side Altach for a season[2] before summoned back by Liga[3] and he eventually graduated to their senior side making his professional debut for them on 15 August 1999 against Carmelita. He then scored his first goal on 12 September 1999 against San Carlos.[1] After five years with the Rojinegros, during which time he won the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, he joined Los Angeles GalaxyofMajor League Soccer prior to the 2005 season. His stay in the USA was largely unsuccessful and he returned to Alajuelense after just one season.
In summer 2006 Chinchilla rejoined Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach,[4] and spent two years playing with them in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. After a brief spell back home in Costa Rica at Liberia Mía[5] Chinchilla returned to Austria by signing with LASK Linz in January 2009.[6] He went amateur when he joined lower league side Lochau.
In summer 2013, Chinchilla left Lochau and moved to Austrian Landesklasse side Koblach to become player manager[7] and extended his contract with a year in March 2014.[8]
At junior level, Chinchilla played at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.[9]
He made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1999 friendly match against Slovakia and earned a total of 39 caps, scoring 1 goal.[10] He was a late addition to their 2002 World Cup squad, replacing the injured Reynaldo Parks[11] and represented his country at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[12] as well as at the 2000[13] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[14] He was a non-playing squad member at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]
His final international was a February 2008 friendly game against Jamaica.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 November 2002 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador |  Ecuador |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
