Álex Pineda Chacón

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Álex Pineda Chacón

| image =

| fullname = Álex Mauricio Pineda Chacón

| height = {{height|meters=1.73}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1988–1993 |clubs1 = Olimpia |caps1 = 58 |goals1 = 28{{cite web |url=http://www.unitedfa.org/CoachesCorner/Staffs/index_E.html |title=Archived item |access-date=12 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425161213/http://www.unitedfa.org/CoachesCorner/Staffs/index_E.html |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}

| years2 = 1993–1994 |clubs2 = UA Tamaulipas |caps2 = 16 |goals2 = 3

| years3 = 1994 |clubs3 = Sporting Cristal |caps3 = |goals3 =

| years4 = 1995–1998 |clubs4 = Olimpia |caps4 = 41 |goals4 = 18

| years5 = 1998–1999 |clubs5 = UA Tamaulipas |caps5 = |goals5 =

| years6 = 1999–2000 |clubs6 = Olimpia |caps6 = 30 |goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2001 |clubs7 = Miami Fusion |caps7 = 25 |goals7 = 19

| years8 = 2002 |clubs8 = New England Revolution |caps8 = 20 |goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2003 |clubs9 = Los Angeles Galaxy |caps9 = 6 |goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2003 |clubs10= Columbus Crew |caps10= 8 |goals10= 0

| years11 = 2003–2004 |clubs11= Atlanta Silverbacks |caps11= 75 |goals11= 7

| totalcaps =

| totalgoals =

| nationalyears1 = 1992–2000

| nationalteam1 = Honduras

| nationalcaps1 = 45

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 2007–2008 | managerclubs1 = Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2011 | managerclubs2 = Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2012 | managerclubs3 = Atlanta Silverbacks

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Álex Mauricio Pineda Chacón (born 19 December 1969) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a midfielder.

Professional career

Chacón spent most of his career with Club Olimpia of Honduras, joining the side in 1988, and leading the team to two Honduran championships and a CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1988. He later played with UA Tamaulipas of Mexico during the 1993–94 season, and then for Sporting Cristal of Peru during the 1994–95 season, appearing in four Copa Libertadores matches.

In 2001, Chacón joined Major League Soccer side Miami Fusion. During the 2001 season, Chacón played a crucial attacking role on a team stacked with offensive talent, including Preki, Diego Serna, Ian Bishop, and Chris Henderson. Chacón registered 19 goals and 9 assists for the team and led the league in goals and points. He was recognized with the MLS Most Valuable Player Award.[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/mls/news/2001/10/19/chacon_mvp_ap/ MLS selects Chacon as MVP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011085507/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/mls/news/2001/10/19/chacon_mvp_ap/ |date=11 October 2008 }} – Sports Illustrated

The Fusion were contracted after the 2001 season along with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, and he was unable to recapture the form that served him well in his first year. He was selected by the New England Revolution in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft, but the emergence of Taylor Twellman and the arrival of a new manager Steve Nicol led to a diminished role on the squad for Chacón. He moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy after the 2002 season and soon later to the Columbus Crew, but neither move reinvigorated his career.

After the 2003 season, Chacón, without a place in MLS, moved to the American A-League, where he found plenty of playing time for the Atlanta Silverbacks. Although he only registered 3 goals and 2 assists in 2004, Chacón's leadership was recognized with a selection to the A-League All-League first team.USLSoccer.com. [http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/82517.html "A-League All-League Teams Announced"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923022234/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/82517.html |date=23 September 2011 }}. 8 September 2004. Retrieved on 14 March 2013.

International career

Pineda Chacón made his debut for Honduras in a December 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 45 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|94758}} and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1993,[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/93gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 – Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224212242/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/93gc-full.html |date=24 December 2004 }} – RSSSF 1996,[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121072256/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96gc-full.html |date=21 November 2008 }} – RSSSF 1998[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610084535/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98gc-full.html |date=10 June 2009 }} – RSSSF and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details] – RSSSF

His final international was an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Nicaragua.

=International goals=

{{tooltip\|N.\|Goal number}}	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
align="center" \| 1	18 April 1993	Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada	{{fb\|CAN}}	align="center" \| 1–0	align="center" \| 1–3	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center" \| 2	10 July 1993	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, USA	{{fb\|PAN}}	align="center" \| 3–1	align="center" \| 5–1	1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
align="center" \| 3	17 November 1998	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA	{{fb\|GUA}}	align="center" \| 3–3	align="center" \| 3–3	Hurricane Relief Tournament
align="center" \| 4	18 November 1998	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA	{{fb\|SLV}}	align="center" \| 2–1	align="center" \| 2–1	Hurricane Relief Tournament
align="center" \| 5	4 March 2000	Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	{{fb\|NCA}}	align="center" \| 1–0	align="center" \| 3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Coaching career

Chacón joined the Silverbacks as an assistant coach in 2007. The squad when on hiatus for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, but Chacón remained in the role. While the club was being restructured, he coached youth soccer club Forsyth Fusion, now known as the United Futbol Academy.[http://www.leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=3194&org=forsythfusion.com ForsythFusion] – League Athletics

After four years with the club as an assistant, he was named head coach on 7 November 2011.

Álex Pineda Chacón has been released from his duties Coaching the Silverbacks in June 2012 after an unsuccessful season.[http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1529 Silverbacks Make Coaching Change] – NASL

Personal life

Chacón has now settled in Georgia with his wife and two daughters.[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/what-ever-happened-alex-pineda-chac%C3%B3n What Ever Happened To: Álex Pineda Chacón] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013122333/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/what-ever-happened-alex-pineda-chac%C3%B3n |date=13 October 2012 }} – MLS Soccer