José Carlos Chaves

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

José Carlos Chaves
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Chaves Innecken
Date of birth (1958-09-03) 3 September 1958
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
National team‡
1988–1994 Costa Rica
Teams managed
1996–1999 Herediano (sporting director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ 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.

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[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]

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.[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.

Managerial career

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]

Personal life

Chaves is married to Lourdes González Rojas and they have three children.[1]

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
  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)
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