Pablo Chinchilla

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Pablo Chinchilla
Personal information
Full name	Pablo Chinchilla Vega
Date of birth	December 21, 1978 (1978-12-21) (age 29)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	183cms
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	SC Rheindorf Altach
Number	15
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2004 2005 2005-2006 2006-	LD Alajuelense Los Angeles Galaxy LD Alajuelense SC Rheindorf Altach	164 (8) 20 (1) 64 (2)
National team
	Costa Rica	35 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Pablo Chinchilla Vega (born December 21, 1978 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican soccer defender, who currently plays for SC Rheindorf Altach in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Chinchilla played for LD Alajuelense, winning the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2004. He played for the Ticos on various youth levels, and was a late addition to their 2002 World Cup squad, replacing the injured Reynaldo Parks.

At junior level, he played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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 the season. In summer 2006 he joined Austrian club SC Rheindorf Altach.

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

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