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{{Infobox football biography
| name= Richard Chinapoo
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|1|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago|San Juan]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Trinity College, Moka|Trinity College]]
| collegeyears1 = 1978–1981
| college1 = [[Long Island Blackbirds]]
| years1 = 1982–1983
| clubs1 = [[New York Cosmos (1970–1985)|New York Cosmos]]
| years2 =
| clubs2 = Malvern
| years3 =
| clubs3 = [[San Juan Jabloteh]]
| years4 = 1983–1988
| clubs4 = [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]] (indoor)
| years5 = 1988–1990
| clubs5 = [[Dallas Sidekicks (1984–2004)|Dallas Sidekicks]] (indoor)
| years6 = 1990–1991
| clubs6 = [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]] (indoor)
| years7 = 1991–1992
| clubs7 = [[Dallas Sidekicks (1984–2004)|Dallas Sidekicks]] (indoor)
| years8 = 1992–2000
| clubs8 = [[Harrisburg Heat (1991–2003)|Harrisburg Heat]] (indoor)
| caps1 = 33
| caps2 =
| caps3 =
| caps4 = 124
| caps5 = 89
| caps6 = 52
| caps7 = 36
| caps8 = 243
| goals1 = 2
| goals2 =
| goals3 =
| goals4 = 78
| goals5 = 36
| goals6 = 22
| goals7 = 23
| goals8 = 101
| nationalyears1 = 1980–1989
| nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 1998–2002
| managerclubs1 = [[Harrisburg Heat (1991–2003)|Harrisburg Heat]]
| manageryears2 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs2 = [[Harrisburg Heat (2012–present)|Harrisburg Heat]]
}}
'''Richard Chinapoo''' (born 18 January 1957) is a former footballer from Trinidad who had an extensive career, primarily in the United States. Chinapoo spent two seasons in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]], eight in the [[National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)|National Professional Soccer League]] and at least eight in the [[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)|Major Indoor Soccer League]]. He also played with the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]].

==College==
Chinapoo first attended college at [[Trinity College, Moka|Trinity College]] in Trinidad. In 1978, he entered [[Long Island University]] in the United States. In addition to his studies, he played on the men’s soccer team from 1978 to 1981, earning second team [[All-America]]n recognition in 1978, 1979 and 1980. In 1981, he was selected as a [[Division I First-Team All-American (soccer)|first team All-American]]. He finished his four seasons with the Blackbirds with fifty-five career goals and was inducted into the Long Island, University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.<ref>[http://www.liuathletics.com/Sports/gen/2007/rchinapoohof.asp Long Island Athletic Hall of Fame]</ref>

==Professional==
On 16 March 1982 Chinapoo signed a one-year contract with the [[New York Cosmos (1970–1985)|New York Cosmos]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]]. He ultimately spent two seasons with New York. Some sources show Chinapoo as playing for two Trinidad clubs, Malvern and [[San Juan Jabloteh]], but the dates are unknown.<ref>[http://www.bestoftrinidad.com/soccer/chinapoo.html Best of Trinidad]</ref> At some point, he joined the [[Baltimore Blast (1980–1992)|Baltimore Blast]] of [[Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992)|Major Indoor Soccer League]] (MISL). On 8 September 1988, Chinapoo signed as a free agent with the [[Dallas Sidekicks (1984–2004)|Dallas Sidekicks]]. He spent two seasons with the Sidekicks before returning to Baltimore on 6 August 1990. On 15 October 1991, Chinapoo signed as a free agent with the Sidekicks. This time, he played only a year. In 1992, MISL collapsed and several teams and most of the players jumped to the [[National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)|National Professional Soccer League]] (NPSL). Chinapoo left Dallas and signed with the [[Harrisburg Heat (1991–2003)|Harrisburg Heat]] of NPSL. He would remain in Harrisburg for the remainder of his professional career, retiring from playing in 2000. He was inducted into the Heat Hall of Fame on 3 November 2001.<ref>[http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-6504.html Heat Release Chinapoo]</ref>

==National team==
Chinapoo played numerous games with the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]], but the numbers and dates are unknown. His name first appears on current records during a 17 August 1980 World Cup qualification victory over [[Haiti national football team|Haiti]]. He played with the national team until at least 11 June 1989 when he played another World Cup qualification game, this time a 0–1 loss to [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/trin-intres-detwcq.html Trinidad and Tobago – Details of World Cup Qualifiers] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613234035/http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/trin-intres-detwcq.html |date=June 13, 2008 }}</ref>

==Coach==
In 1998, Chinapoo became a player-coach with the [[Harrisburg Heat (1991–2003)|Harrisburg Heat]]. After he retired from playing in 2001, Chinapoo became a full-time head coach. In 2001, he was named the NPSL Coach of the Year.<ref>[http://www.misl.net/news/?cat=1&id=1207 MISL Coach of the Year]</ref> On August 11, 2002, after posting a 10-34 record during the 2001-2002 season, the Heat management released Chinapoo. He is currently the Technical Director of the Capital Area Soccer Association in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]].

In the summer of 2012, Richard was named the head coach of the new [[Professional Arena Soccer League]] team, the [[Harrisburg Heat (2012–present)|Harrisburg Heat]]. He retired from coaching and moved to Florida after the [[2013–14 Harrisburg Heat season]].<ref name="pat140122"/><ref name="cbs140122"/>

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="cbs140122">{{cite news |first=Jason |last=Bristol |publisher=[[WHP-TV]] |location=[[Harrisburg, PA]] |title=Retiring Chinapoo prepares for final Heat home games |url=http://www.local21news.com/sports/features/local-sports/stories/retiring-chinapoo-prepares-final-heat-home-games-789.shtml |date=January 22, 2014 |accessdate=January 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128093724/http://local21news.com/sports/features/local-sports/stories/retiring-chinapoo-prepares-final-heat-home-games-789.shtml |archivedate=January 28, 2014 }}</ref>
<ref name="pat140122">{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Bullock |newspaper=[[The Patriot-News]] |publisher=[[Advance Publications]] |location=[[Harrisburg, PA]] |title=Harrisburg Heat's weekend dates could be Richard Chinapoo's final Farm Show appearances |url=http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/01/post_434.html |date=January 22, 2014 |accessdate=January 23, 2014}}</ref>
}}

Richard Chinapoo, "I took pride in punishing a goalkeeper" https://www.hail-caribbean-sport.com/richard-chinapoo-trinidad-football

==External links==
* [http://www.kicksfan.com/players/chinapoo/index.htm Dallas Sidekicks profile]
* {{FIFA player|47666}}

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[[Category:LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players]]
[[Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches]]
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[[Category:New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players]]
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[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]

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