Rónald Chaves
Rónald Chaves Hidalgo (born 6 December 1970 in Esparza, Puntarenas[1]) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rónald Chaves Hidalgo | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Esparza, Puntarenas, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escuela de Fútbol de Esparza | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
| 1994–1996 | Ramonense | ||
| 1996–1997 | Alajuelense | ||
| 1997–1999 | Cartaginés | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | Costa Rica | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Ramonense | ||
| 2013 | Puntarenas | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 | |||
Club career
Nicknamed el Carraco, Chaves played for Municipal Puntarenas, Ramonense, Alajuelense and Cartaginés. He won the 1996-97 Primera División de Costa Rica with Alajuelense.[1]
International career
He was a non-playing squad member at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.[2]
Chaves made his debut for the senior Costa Rica national football team in a February 1997 friendly match against Slovakia[1] and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[3]
Managerial career
He was manager of Ramonense in 2009[4] but was dismisses after the 2010 Apertura.[5] In 2013, Chaves was appointed manager of Puntarenas.[6]
References
- "Figuras del ayer: Rónald Cháves". UNAFUT. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
- 1989 World Youth Cup Costa Rica Roster - FIFA
- Rónald Chaves – FIFA competition record (archived)
- “Carraco” Chaves se mantendrá al frente de Ramonense - AD Ramonense
- No más "Carraco" en Ramonense - AD Ramonense
- Rónald “Carraco” Chaves, técnico del Puntarenas Archived 2014-06-07 at the Wayback Machine - DiarioXtra (in Spanish)