| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Narciso Chaínho | ||
| Date of birth | July 10, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Luanda, Angola | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carcavelos | |||
| Casa Pia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 | Casa Pia | – | (–) |
| 1994–1998 | Estrela Amadora | 56 | (3) |
| 1998–2001 | FC Porto | 73 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | Zaragoza | 20 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Panathinaikos | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Marítimo | 63 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | Nacional | 57 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Alki Larnaca | 30 | (2) |
| 2009 | Shahin Bushehr | ||
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Carlos Narciso Chaínho (born 10 July 1974 in Luanda, Portuguese Empire) is a retired Portuguese footballer of Angolan descent who played as a defensive midfielder.
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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 first division giants F.C. Porto. His best season at the northerners was in 1999–2000, when he started in 25 of the 28 league matches he appeared in (scoring twice), but his team lost the championship to Sporting Clube de Portugal.
In 2001, Chaínho 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]
After a very poor season - the club failed to win any silverware and he only appeared six times in the league - 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 in July 2007, and the 33-year old 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. He retired in the summer, having amassed Portuguese first division totals of 299 games and 14 goals.
Chaínho represented Portugal at under-21 level. 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]