Franklin Chacón Orozco (born 18 June 1985) is a Costa Rican

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who currently plays for

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ...

Career

Chacón began his career in the youth ranks of

Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

before moving to the United States to join

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on a year-long loan. During his stint there, he made 12 appearances and recorded his only point of the year on June 4, 2005 in a 2-1 away win over

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. Picking up an assist on the second goal of the match by

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. Seattle went on to win the 2005

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title. In December 2008, he was out of contract and released by Herediano.Cinco jugadores fuera de Herediano
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Honours

Seattle Sounders

Championship (1):

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chacon, Franklin 1985 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Puntarenas F.C. players A.D. Carmelita footballers Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States USL First Division players