Denis Chen

Denis Chen

Personal information
Full name	Denis Geovani Chen Fernández
Date of birth	9 August 1977 (1977-08-09)
Place of birth	San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Cobán Imperial
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
National team‡
1999–2005	Guatemala	33	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:52, 3 April 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2006

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Chen and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Denis Geovani Chen Fernández (born 9 August 1977) is a Guatemalan football defender who plays for local club Cobán Imperial in Guatemala's second division.

Club career

The small, San Pedro Carchá-born Chen played for Cobán Imperial and CSD Municipal before joining Petapa in 2007. In 2009 he joined Deportivo Jalapa and then Cobán Imperial.

International career

Chen 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, as well as at the 2001 and 2003 UNCAF Cups and the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international was a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Mexico.

International goals

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

External links

• Denis Chen at National-Football-Teams.com