Richard Chinapoo (born 18 January 1957) is a former footballer from Trinidad who had an extensive career, primarily in the United States.
He finished his four seasons with the Blackbirds with fifty-five career goals and was inducted into the Long Island, University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001.
[1] On 16 March 1982 Chinapoo signed a one-year contract with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.
Some sources show Chinapoo as playing for two Trinidad clubs, Malvern and San Juan Jabloteh, but the dates are unknown.
[3] Chinapoo played numerous games with the Trinidad and Tobago national team, but the numbers and dates are unknown.
In the summer of 2012, Richard was named the head coach of the new Professional Arena Soccer League team, the Harrisburg Heat.