Alex Ávila

Alex Ávila
Personal information
Full name	Alex Geovany Ávila Pineda
Date of birth	(1964-12-26) 26 December 1964
Place of birth	, Honduras
Playing position	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)
National team
1988–1995	Honduras	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ávila and the second or maternal family name is Pineda.

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

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

External links

Alex Ávila at National-Football-Teams.com
Pachuca career stats - Mediotiempo

Honduras squad – 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up

1 Rivera 2 Yearwood 4 Castro 5 Sambulá 6 Fúnez 7 Flores 8 Espinoza 9 Vallejo 10 Cálix 11 Ávila 12 Róchez 14 A. Cruz 15 Bonilla 16 González 18 Zapata 19 Bennett 21 Anariba 25 W. Cruz Coach: Ortega

Honduran Liga Nacional Top goalscorers

1965–66: Grey
1966–67: Caballero
1967–68: Garden
1968–69: Abrussezze
1969–70: Ortega
1970–71: Alvarado
1971–72: Alvarado
1972–73: N/A
1973–74: Blandón & Plummer
1974–75: Peña
1975–76: López
1976–77: O. Hernández
1977–78: Carreño
1978–79: Bernárdez
1979–80: Norales
1980–81: Altamirano
1981–82: Altamirano
1982–83: Altamirano
1983–84: Gamboa
1984–85: Altamirano
1985–86: Flores
1986–87: Dueñas
1987–88: Machado
1988–89: Matthews, Alonso, Lobo & Gamboa
1989–90: Ávila
1990–91: Vallejo
1991–92: Bennett
1992–93: Arriola
1993–94: Chacón
1994–95: Ávila
1995–96: Castro
1996–97: Costa
1997–98 A: Velásquez
1997–98 C: Guevara & Velásquez
1998–99: de Lima
1999–00 A: Velásquez
1999–00 C: Cárcamo
2000–01 A: Verón
2000–01 C: Cacho
2001–02 A: Reneau
2001–02 C: Ferreira
2002–03 A: Ferreira
2002–03 C: Costa, Cacho & Emílio
2003–04 A: Tosello
2003–04 C: Emilio
2004–05 A: Emilio
2004–05 C: Ramírez
2005–06 A: Ramírez
2005–06 C: Emilio
2006–07 A: Costly
2006–07 C: Pavón
2007–08 A: E. Martínez
2007–08 C: Velásquez
2008–09 A: Ferreira
2008–09 C: Diduch
2009–10 A: Palacios
2009–10 C: Bengtson
2010–11 A: Bengtson
2010–11 C: Bengtson
2011–12 A: Cardozo
2011–12 C: Torlacoff & Copete
2012–13 A: Rojas
2012–13 C: R. Martínez
2013–14 A: Castillo
2013–14 C: R. Martínez
2014–15 A: E. Hernández
2014–15 C: Castillo
2015–16 A: Vega

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