Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2014 |
Rónald Chaves Hidalgo (born 6 December 1970 in Esparza, Puntarenas [1]) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.
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]
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]
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]