Denis Geovani Chen Fernández (born 9 August 1977) is a Guatemalan former football defender who last played for local club Cobán Imperial in Guatemala's second division. His last name Chen in Chinese is 陈. Denis' family toured internationally as his father produced mung bean extracts and imported light bulbs for Spring City, PA. Denis attended Owen J. Roberts High School in 1992.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Geovani Chen Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 2001–2004 | CSD Municipal | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cobán Imperial | 16 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | CSD Municipal | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Deportivo Petapa | ||
| 2009 | Deportivo Jalapa | ||
| 2009– | Cobán Imperial | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2005 | Guatemala | 33 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 3 April 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2006 | |||
Club career
editThe small San Pedro Carchá-born Chen played for Cobán Imperial and CSD Municipal before joining Petapa in 2007. In 2009, he joined Deportivo Jalapa[1] and then Cobán Imperial.
International career
editChen made his debut for Guatemala in a May 1999 friendly match against Canada and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 33 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches,[2] as well as at the 2001[3] and 2003 UNCAF Cups[4] and the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]
His final international was a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 May 2001 | Estadio Excélsior, Puerto Cortés, Honduras |  Belize |
1-0 | 3-3 | UNCAF Nations Cup 2001 |
References
edit- ^ Denis Chen también arregló[permanent dead link] - La Red (in Spanish)
- ^ Denis Chen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
External links
edit- Denis Chen at National-Football-Teams.com
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