Denis Chen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Denis Chen

| fullname = Denis Geovani Chen Fernández

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|08|09|df=yes}}

| birth_place = San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala

| height = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2000–2001

| years2 = 2001–2004

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2005–2007

| years5 = 2007–2008

| years6 = 2009

| years7 = 2009–

| clubs1 = Cobán Imperial

| clubs2 = CSD Municipal

| clubs3 = Cobán Imperial

| clubs4 = CSD Municipal

| clubs5 = Deportivo Petapa

| clubs6 = Deportivo Jalapa

| clubs7 = Cobán Imperial

| caps1 =

| caps2 =

| caps3 = 16

| caps4 = 9

| goals1 =

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| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2005

| nationalteam1 = Guatemala

| nationalcaps1 = 33

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 19:52, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 13 November 2006

}}

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.

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[http://www.lared.com.gt/detalle_noticia.php?id=21752 Denis Chen también arregló]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - La Red {{in lang|es}} 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,{{FIFA player|213821|Denis Chen}} as well as at the 2001[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam01det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024005059/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam01det.html |date=October 24, 2008 }} - RSSSF and 2003 UNCAF Cups[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426122234/http://rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-cam03det.html |date=2009-04-26 }} - RSSSF and the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/02gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003140732/http://rsssf.com/tables/02gc-full.html |date=2009-10-03 }} - RSSSF

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