José Carlos Chávez Innecken (born 3 September 1958 in Atenas

Atenas

Atenas is the capital city of the canton of Atenas in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is also the name of the distrito that includes the city. The district of Atenas covers an area of 8.93 km², and has a population of 7,716...

) is a former Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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n football player who played for LD Alajuelense

LD Alajuelense

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

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Club career

Chaves played for Inter Bratislava in the Czechoslovak First League

Czechoslovak First League

The Czechoslovak First League was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who formed Gauliga Sudetenland and Gauliga Böhmen und Mähren leagues on occupied territories...

 during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons.

International career

He was one of the eldest members of the national team

Costa Rica national football team

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 squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

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 held in Italy

Italy

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. The left-sided defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 played his last international on 27 March 1994 against Norway

Norway national football team

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Also, he featured in the Costa Rica squad in the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship

FIFA Futsal World Championship

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