Rónald Chaves

 Rónald Chaves Hidalgo (born 6 December 1970 in Esparza, Puntarenas ) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.

Club career
Nicknamed el Carraco, Chaves played for Municipal Puntarenas, Ramonense, Alajuelense and Cartaginés. He won the 1996-97 Primera División de Costa Rica with Alajuelense.

International career
He was a non-playing squad member at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Chaves made his debut for the senior Costa Rica national football team in a February 1997 friendly match against Slovakia and earned a total of 4 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match

Managerial career
He was manager of Ramonense in 2009 but was dismisses after the 2010 Apertura. In 2013, Chaves was appointed manager of Puntarenas.