Carlos Chaínho Explained

Carlos Chaínho
Fullname:Carlos Narciso Chaínho
Birth Date:10 July 1974
Birth Place:Luanda, Angola
Height:1.80 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:1987–1990
Youthyears2:1990–1993
Youthclubs1:Carcavelos
Youthclubs2:Casa Pia
Years1:1993–1994
Years2:1994–1998
Years3:1998–2001
Years4:2001–2002
Years5:2002–2003
Years6:2003–2005
Years7:2005–2007
Years8:2007–2008
Years9:2009
Clubs9:Shahin Bushehr
Caps2:109
Caps3:73
Caps4:20
Caps5:6
Caps6:62
Caps7:55
Caps8:30
Totalcaps:355
Goals2:5
Goals3:5
Goals4:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:2
Goals7:2
Goals8:2
Totalgoals:17
Nationalyears1:1994–1995
Nationalteam1:Portugal U21
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Carlos Narciso Chaínho (born 10 July 1974) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Chaínho was born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola. After having played for modest clubs in the Lisbon area while growing up, Chaínho started professionally at C.F. Estrela da Amadora, moving in 1998 to the Primeira Liga with FC Porto. His best individual season at the latter side was in 1999–2000 when he started in 25 of the 28 league matches he appeared in and scored twice, but they lost the championship to Sporting CP.[1]

In 2001, Chaínho had his first overseas experience, in Spain with Real Zaragoza, travelling to Greece in summer 2002 to work with Fernando Santos (a coach he knew well from his Estrela and Porto days) at Panathinaikos FC.[2] After a very poor season overall – the team failed to win any silverware and he only appeared six times in the Super League – he returned to Portugal in 2003, playing four years 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.[1]

Chaínho spent the first half of the 2008–09 campaign as a free agent, joining Iran's Shahin Bushehr F.C. in February 2009. He retired shortly after, having amassed Portuguese top-flight totals of 299 games and 14 goals.[1]

International career

Chaínho appeared for Portugal at under-21 level. In 2006, he received a call-up from the Angola national team, but FIFA confirmed that he was not eligible to represent countries other than the former, due to the regulation at that time.[3]

Honours

Porto

1998–99[1]

1999–2000, 2000–01

1998, 1999; runner-up: 2000

Notes and References

  1. News: Chainho: "Sempre me safei. Em miúdo, ia à Feira da Ladra regatear e vender coisas das minhas vizinhas que precisavam de dinheiro". Chainho: "I always made ends meet. As a kid, I would go to the Flea Market to sell things from my neighbours that needed money". Expresso. Alexandra. Simões de Abreu. pt. 29 October 2017. 18 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Old ties take Chaínho to Athens. UEFA. 5 August 2002. 27 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Angola plea to Fifa. BBC Sport. 1 May 2006. 18 May 2007.