Carlos Narciso Chaínho (born 10 July 1974 in Luanda, Portuguese Empire) is a Portuguese footballer of Angolan descent currently playing for Shahin Bushehr FC, as a defensive midfielder.

[edit] Club career

After having played for modest clubs in the Lisbon area while growing up, Chaínho started playing professionally with C.F. Estrela da Amadora, moving in 1998 to giants F.C. Porto.

In 2001, he had his first overseas experience, playing in Spain with Real Zaragoza and travelling to Greece the next season to work with Fernando Santos (a coach he knew well from his Porto days) at Panathinaikos FC.^[1]

Chaínho returned to Portugal in 2003, playing four seasons in Madeira (two with C.S. Marítimo and two more with C.D. Nacional). The latter released him, now aged 33, in July 2007, and he subsequently signed for Alki Larnaca FC of Cyprus.

After one season in Larnaca, Chaínho spent the first half of 2008–09 as a free agent, signing in February 2009 with Iran's Shahin Bushehr FC.

[edit] International career

Chaínho represented Portugal at junior levels. In 2006, he received a call-up from the Angola national football team, but FIFA confirmed that he was not eligible to represent teams other than Portugal.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• BDFutbol profile