José Carlos Chaves Innecken (born 3 September 1958) is a retired

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player who played for

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Club career

After spending a year at a high school in

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and some time in the youth teams of

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, Chaves joined

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in the

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during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons. He returned to Costa Rica to win the 1992-93 league title with Herediano.

International career

He was one of the eldest members of the

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squad, that played in the

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held in

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. Before the tournament, Chaves quit the national team since he was unhappy with coach Marvin Rodríguez, prompting de FA to replace Rodríguez by

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who immediately recalled Chaves. The left-sided defender or defensive midfielder played his final international game on 27 March 1994 against

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Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Chaves became assistant coach at Alajuelense and then sporting director at Herediano. In 2012, he became a director at Alajuelense junior league team.Liga llegó con tres bajas para el debut
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Personal life

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

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* 1958 births Living people People from Atenas (canton) Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers FK Inter Bratislava players C.S. Herediano footballers Liga FPD players Czechoslovak First League players Expatriate footballers in Czechoslovakia Costa Rican expatriate footballers Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Czechoslovakia {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub