Alex Ávila

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Alex Ávila
Personal information
Full name Alex Geovany Ávila Pineda
Date of birth (1964-12-26) 26 December 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth , Honduras
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1991 Real España (34)
1991-1995 Motagua (30)
1992 Cruz Azul 0 (0)
1992-1993 Pachuca 13 (4)
1995–1996 Independiente (4)
1996–1997 Platense (4)
International career
1988–1995 Honduras 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Alex Geovany Ávila Pineda (born 26 December 1964) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with big Honduran clubs Real España and Motagua.

Club career

Ávila started his career at Real España and scored 72 Honduran league goals for 4 clubs over 13 years.[1] On 5 March 1992 he scored the only goal for Motagua against his former club to win the championship final.[2] He also had a spell in Mexico.

He was Honduran league top goalscorer with Motagua in 1994-95, scoring 13 goals in 13 matches.[3]

International career

Ávila made his debut for Honduras in an April 1988 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4][5]

His final international was a June 1995 friendly match against Turkey.

Retirement

In 2011, he was coaching juniors in Charlotte, USA.[6]

References

  1. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
  2. CURIOSIDADES - La Tribuna (Spanish)
  3. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
  4. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
  5. Copa Oro 1991 - Fútbol de Honduras (Spanish)
  6. Alex Geovany Ávila: “Nunca olvidaré mis goles de título” - La Prensa (Spanish)

External links

  • Alex Ávila at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Pachuca career stats - Mediotiempo