Pablo Chinchilla

Personal information
Full name	Pablo Chinchilla Vega
Date of birth	December 21, 1978 (1978-12-21) (age 31)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	LASK Linz
Number	31
Youth career
	Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
1999–2004	Alajuelense	164 (8)
2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	019 (1)
2005–2006	Alajuelense	008 (0)
2006–2008	Rheindorf Altach	064 (2)
2008	Municipal Liberia	010 (1)
2009–	LASK Linz	007 (0)
National team‡
1999–	Costa Rica	039 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June, 2009. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 April, 2009

Pablo Chinchilla Vega (born December 21, 1978 in San José) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player who currently plays for LASK Linz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

[edit] Career

[edit] Club

Chinchilla began his career in the youth system of Primera División de Costa Rica team Alajuelense, eventually graduating to their senior side in 1999. After five years with the Rojinegros, during which time he won the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, he joined Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer prior to the 2005 season. His stay in the USA was largely unsuccessful and he returned to Alajuelense after just one season.

In summer 2006 Chinchilla joined Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach, and spent two years playing with them in the Austrian Football Bundesliga. After a brief spell back home in Costa Rica at Municipal Liberia Chinchilla returned to Austria by signing with LASK Linz.

[edit] International

Chinchilla played for the Ticos on various youth levels, and was a late addition to their 2002 World Cup squad, replacing the injured Reynaldo Parks. He earned 39 caps for the senior team by October 2008.^[1]

At junior level, he played in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.^[2]

[edit] Honours

[edit] Alajuelense

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 2004

[edit] Los Angeles Galaxy

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (1): 2005

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career stats - National Football Teams
• Player bio - MLSnet

v • d • e Costa Rica squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Lonnis • 2 Drummond • 3 Marín • 4 Wright • 5 Martínez • 6 López • 7 Fonseca • 8 Solís • 9 Wanchope • 10 Centeno • 11 Gómez • 12 Parks • 13 Vallejos • 14 Rodríguez • 15 Wallace • 16 Bryce • 17 Medford • 18 Mesén • 19 Cordero • 20 Sunsing • 21 Chinchilla • 22 Castro • 23 Morgan • Coach: Guimarães

v • d • e Costa Rica squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Alfaro • 2 Drummond • 3 Cordero • 4 Umaña • 5 Fernández • 6 Núñez • 7 Fonseca • 8 Rodríguez • 9 Solís • 10 Centeno • 11 Barrantes • 12 González • 13 Alemán • 14 Azofeifa • 15 Wallace • 16 Bolaños • 17 Badilla • 18 Porras • 19 Saborío • 20 Chinchilla • 21 Gabriels • 22 Camacho • 23 Lewis • Coach: Medford

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