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.

Denis Chen
Personal information
Full name Denis Geovani Chen Fernández
Date of birth (1977-08-09) 9 August 1977 (age 47)
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)
*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

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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[1] and then Cobán Imperial.

International career

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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,[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

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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

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