José Carlos Chaves

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Template:Family name hatnote José Carlos Chaves Innecken (born 3 September 1958) is a retired Costa Rican football player who played for Alajuelense.

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

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