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{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1978)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Pablo Chinchilla
| image                = Pablo Chinchilla - LASK Linz (hoch).jpg
| image_size           = 175px
| fullname             = Pablo Chinchilla Vega
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1978|12|21}}
| birth_place          = [[Escazú, Costa Rica]]
| height               = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position             = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub          = FC Koblach (player-manager)
| clubnumber           = 
| youthyears1          = 
| youthclubs1          = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| youthyears2          = 1997–1998
| youthclubs2          = → [[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]] (loan)
| years1               = 1999–2004
| clubs1               = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| caps1                = 179
| goals1               = 8
| years2               = 2005
| clubs2               = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]
| caps2                = 19 
| goals2               = 1
| years3               = 2005–2006
| clubs3               = [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]
| caps3                = 8 
| goals3               = 0
| years4               = 2006–2008
| clubs4               = [[SC Rheindorf Altach|Rheindorf Altach]]
| caps4                = 64 
| goals4               = 2
| years5               = 2008
| clubs5               = [[Municipal Liberia|Liberia Mía]]
| caps5                = 10 
| goals5               = 1
| years6               = 2009–2011
| clubs6               = [[LASK Linz]]
| caps6                = 53
| goals6               = 3
| years7               = 2011–2013
| clubs7               = SV Lochau
| caps7                = 
| goals7               =
| years8               = 2013–present
| clubs8               = FC Koblach
| nationalyears1       = 1999–2008
| nationalteam1        = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps1        = 39 
| nationalgoals1       = 1
| medaltemplates       =
| pcupdate             = 9 May 2010
| ntupdate             = 7 April 2009
}}

{{family name hatnote|Chinchilla|Vega|lang=Spanish}}
'''Pablo Chinchilla Vega''' (born December 21, 1978, in [[Escazú, Costa Rica|Escazú]])<ref name="Bio" /> is a [[Costa Rica]]n [[Association football|footballer]] who currently is the player-manager of Austrian lower league side FC Koblach.

==Career==

===Club===
Chinchilla began his career in the youth system of [[Primera División de Costa Rica]] team [[L.D. Alajuelense|Alajuelense]]. He was loaned to Austrian side Altach for a season<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/octubre/14/deportes4.html Pablo venció los escollos] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> before summoned back by Liga<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/octubre/07/deportes1.html Con los pies en la tierra, Pablo Chinchilla vive su buen momento con tranquilidad] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and he eventually graduated to their senior side making his professional debut for them on 15 August 1999 against [[Asociación Deportiva Carmelita|Carmelita]]. He then scored his first goal on 12 September 1999 against [[A.D. San Carlos|San Carlos]].<ref name="Bio">[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/septiembre/08/deportes14.html Buzón de Rodrigo (Bio)] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> After five years with the ''Rojinegros'', during which time he won the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2004|2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]], he joined [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] of [[Major League Soccer]] prior to the 2005 season. His stay in the [[United States of America|USA]] was largely unsuccessful and he returned to Alajuelense after just one season.

In summer 2006 Chinchilla rejoined [[Austria]]n club [[SC Rheindorf Altach]],<ref>[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/octubre/11/ovacion856396.html Chinchilla a gusto en Austria] - Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref> and spent two years playing with them in the [[Austrian Football Bundesliga]]. After a brief spell back home in Costa Rica at [[Municipal Liberia|Liberia Mía]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/agosto/15/deportes1664325.html Defensa Pablo Chinchilla firmó con Liberia Mía] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> Chinchilla returned to Austria by signing with [[LASK Linz]] in January 2009.<ref>[http://www.nachrichten.at/sport/lask/Chinchilla-dritter-Neuzugang-beim-LASK;art100,102186 Chinchilla dritter Neuzugang beim LASK] - Nachrichten {{in lang|de}}</ref> 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<ref>[http://www.bregenzerwald-news.at/?p=25825 Chinchilla wird neuer Koblach-Spielertrainer] - Bregenzerwald-News{{in lang|de}}</ref> and extended his contract with a year in March 2014.<ref>[http://www.ligaportal.at/vbg/1-landesklasse/192-1-landesklasse/7869-chinchilla-verlaengert-vertrag-in-koblach Chinchilla verlängert Vertrag in Koblach] - Liga Portal {{in lang|de}}</ref>

===International===
At junior level, Chinchilla played at the [[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship]] and the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]].<ref>{{FIFA player|178003}}</ref>

He made his debut for [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] in a November 1999 [[friendly match]] against [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] and earned a total of 39 caps, scoring 1 goal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Costa Rica - Record International Players|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html|accessdate=2009-03-29}}</ref> He was a late addition to their [[Football World Cup 2002|2002 World Cup]] squad, replacing the injured [[Reynaldo Parks]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/mayo/16/deportes1.html Llaman a Chinchilla Parks deja el Mundial] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and represented his country at the [[2003 UNCAF Nations Cup]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details] - RSSSF</ref> as well as at the [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details] - RSSSF</ref> and [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]s.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details] - RSSSF</ref> He was a non-playing squad member at the [[2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] - RSSSF</ref>

His final international was a February 2008 friendly game against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]].

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1. || 20 November 2002 || [[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]], [[Quito]], [[Ecuador]] || {{fb|ECU}} || align="center" |  '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 2–2 || [[Friendly match]]
|}

==Honours==
;Alajuelense
* [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: 2004

;Los Angeles Galaxy
* [[Major League Soccer]] MLS Cup: [[2005 Major League Soccer season|2005]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|pid=1618}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808162734/http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=chinchilla_p&playerId=chi431455&statType=current Player bio] – MLSnet
* [http://www.bundesliga.at/index.php?id=20145&player=3300133&season=20062007 Austrian Bundesliga stats] - Bundesliga

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{{Costa Rica squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Costa Rica squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Costa Rica squad 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Costa Rica squad 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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