Chinta Chandrashekar Rao

{{notability|sports|date=August 2025}} {{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1988)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | image = Chinta Chandrashekar Rao Indian Footballer.jpg | fullname = Chinta Chandrashekar Rao | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|9|25}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Chinta Rao |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe97017/chinta-rao/ |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> | position = Defensive Midfielder, Defender | currentclub = Kerala Blasters (assistant coach) | youthyears1 = 2004 - 2006 | youthclubs1 = Tata Football Academy | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Salgaocar | caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2011–2013 | clubs2 = Chirag United Kerala | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = Prayag United | caps3 = 42 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2013-2014 | clubs4 = Mumbai Tigers | caps4 = 32 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2014-2017 | clubs5 = Sporting Goa (loan) | caps5 = 118 | goals5 = 8 | years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = Mumbai FC | caps6 = 32 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = Ozone | caps7 = 34 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2019-2020 | clubs8 = George Telegraph | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam1 = India u17 | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | managerclubs1 = Bangalore Eagles FC | manageryears1 = 2019–2022 | managerclubs2 = Sporting Bengaluru | manageryears2 = 2022–2026 | managerclubs3 = Kerala Blasters (assistant coach) | manageryears3 = 2026– }}

'''Chinta Chandrashekar Rao''' (born September 25, 1988) is an Indian coach and former professional footballer. He is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. He also won ''back-to-back promotion'' from the I-League 3 and the I-League 2 for Sporting Club Bengaluru.

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==External links== * {{Soccerway|chinta-chandrashekar-rao/72590}} * [http://www.goal.com/en-sg/people/india/25975/chinta-chanrashekhar-rao Profile] at Goal.com

{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Chinta Chandrashekar}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:Indian men's footballers Category:I-League players Category:SC de Goa players Category:Salgaocar FC players Category:Viva Kerala FC players Category:United SC players Category:Mumbai Tigers FC players Category:Men's association football defenders Category:George Telegraph SC players Category:Ozone FC players Category:I-League 2 players Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen Category:India men's youth international footballers Category:Indian football managers Category:SC Bengaluru managers