José Carlos Chaves

After spending a year at a high school in Ohio and some time in the youth teams of Saprissa, Chaves joined Alajuelense in 1980 and moved abroad to play for Inter Bratislava in the Czechoslovak First League during the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. He returned to Costa Rica to win the 1992-93 league title with Herediano.

He was one of the eldest members of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. Before the tournament, Chaves quit the national team since he was unhappy with coach Marvin Rodríguez, causing the Costa Rican Football Federation to replace Rodríguez by Bora Milutinovic who immediately recalled Chaves. The left-sided defender or defensive midfielder played his final international game on 27 March 1994 against Norway.

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.

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