He was one of the eldest members of the
national team squad, that played in the
1990 FIFA World Cup held in
Italy. Before the tournament, Chaves quit the national team since he was unhappy with coach Marvin Rodríguez, causing the Costa Rican Football Federation to replace Rodríguez by
Bora Milutinovic who immediately recalled Chaves. The left-sided
defender or defensive midfielder played his final international game on 27 March 1994 against
Norway. ==Managerial career==