Marvin Chinchilla

Marvin Chinchilla
Personal information
Full nameMarvin Chinchilla Calderón
Date of birthFebruary 11, 1977
Place of birthCosta Rica
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Puma Generaleña
Number9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997-2000Pérez Zeledón
2000-2002Alajuelense
2003Pérez Zeledón
2004Cartaginés
2004-2005Liberia
2006-2008Santos de Guápiles
2008UCR
2010-Puma Generaleña(39)
National team
1997Costa Rica U-20
1998-2000Costa Rica U-23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Chinchilla and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.

Marvin Chinchilla Calderón (born 11 February 1977) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays for Puma Generaleña in the Costa Rican Primera División.[1]

Club career

He played for several Costa Rica top tier clubs, such as Pérez Zeledón, Alajuelense,[2] Cartaginés and Liberia.[3]

When Chinchilla was dismissed at Santos de Guápiles, he joined UCR in summer 2008[4] and then decided to start his own club with his brothers and bought the licence of second division side El Roble in 2009 to found Puma Generaleña for whom he became the club captain.[5]

International career

He played at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship,[6] but never played for the senior Costa Rica national football team.

He also played in the football tournament of 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games

Honours and awards

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