{{Short description|Peruvian footballer and manager (born 1960)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Javier Chirinos | image = | full_name = Javier Ernesto Chirinos Ramírez | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|5|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Lima, Peru | height = 1.84 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | years1 = 1978–1982 | clubs1 = Atlético Chalaco | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1983–1988 | clubs2 = Universitario | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1989 | clubs3 = Defensor Lima | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 1990 | clubs4 = San Agustín | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1991 | clubs5 = Deportivo Municipal | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 1992 | clubs6 = Sport Boys | caps6 = | goals6 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1985–1989 | nationalteam1 = Peru | nationalcaps1= 19 |nationalgoals1= 0 | manageryears1 = 2001 |managerclubs1 = Universitario (caretaker) | manageryears2 = 2002 |managerclubs2 = Universitario (caretaker) | manageryears3 = 2003 |managerclubs3 = Universitario (caretaker) | manageryears4 = 2008–2009 |managerclubs4 = Am. Cochahuayco | manageryears5 = 2010 |managerclubs5 = Universitario (caretaker) | manageryears6 = 2010–2011 |managerclubs6 = Universitario U20 | manageryears7 = 2012 |managerclubs7 = Cobresol | manageryears8 = 2015 |managerclubs8 = Rinconada | manageryears9 = 2018 |managerclubs9 = Universitario (caretaker) }}
'''Javier Ernesto Chirinos Ramírez''' (born 8 May 1960) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who manages Cobresol in the Torneo Descentralizado. During his playing career as a midfielder he most notably played for Atlético Chalaco and Universitario de Deportes.
==Playing career==
===Club=== Javier Chirinos began his professional playing career with Atlético Chalaco in 1978. Between 1983 and 1988, he played for Universitario de Deportes, where he made 206 appearances (scoring 6 goals) and won two Peruvian championships in 1985 and 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Felices 60, Javier Chirinos|trans-title=Happy 60th, Javier Chirinos|url=https://universitario.pe/noticias/noticias/felices-60-javier-chirinos|website=Club Universitario de Deportes|language=es|date=8 May 2020|access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref> After brief stints with Defensor Lima, San Agustín and Deportivo Municipal, he ended his career with Sport Boys in 1992.
===International=== While playing for Universitario, Chirinos made his debut for the senior Peru national team in 1985. He made a total of 20 appearances for Peru between 1985 and 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|author=José Luis Pierrend|title=Peru - Record International Players|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html|website=RSSSF|date=14 February 2025|access-date=31 December 2025}}</ref>
==Managerial career== In 2001 Chirinos acted as caretaker manager of Universitario de Deportes after the sacking of Teddy Cardama.<ref name="Dechalaca info">{{cite web|url=http://dechalaca.com/informes/opinion/chirinos-de-la-risa |title=Chirinos de la risa |accessdate=5 June 2012 |language=spanish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517005530/http://dechalaca.com/informes/opinion/chirinos-de-la-risa |archivedate= 17 May 2012 |publisher=dechalaca.com |url-status=dead }}</ref> There Javier made his Descentralizado debut as a manager coaching the club for four matches in the 2001 season.<ref name ="Dechalaca info"/> Chirinos gained more experience in top-flight by acting as the caretaker manager again in 2002 after the resignation of Osvaldo Piazza and once more the following season after the departure of Ricardo Ortiz.<ref name ="Dechalaca info"/>
Chirinos returned to act as the caretaker manager for Universitario for six matches in 2010 after Chemo del Solar was at the time unable to meet the requirements to coach in the Descentralizado.<ref name ="Dechalaca info"/>
In 2012, he had a short-lived experience as head of Cobresol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://libero.pe/futbol-peruano/2012-07-30-javier-chirinos-dejo-de-ser-tecnico-de-cobresol|title=Javier Chirinos dejó de ser técnico de Cobresol|trans-title=Javier Chirinos is no longer the coach of Cobresol|access-date=31 December 2025|date=30 July 2012|language=spanish|publisher=ovacion.pe}}</ref>
==Honours==
===Player=== '''Universitario''' *Torneo Descentralizado: 1985, 1987
===Manager=== '''Universitario U20''' *U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2011
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Peru Squad 1987 Copa América}} {{Club Universitario de Deportes managers}}
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