Álex Ávila

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alex Ávila

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Alex Geovany Ávila Pineda

| height =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|12|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = La Lima, Honduras

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1984–1991 | clubs1 = Real España | caps1 = | goals1 = 34

| years2 = 1991–1995 | clubs2 = Motagua | caps2 = | goals2 = 30

| years3 = 1992 | clubs3 = Cruz Azul | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1992–1993 | clubs4 = Pachuca | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1995–1996 | clubs5 = Independiente | caps5 = | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 1996–1997 | clubs6 = Platense | caps6 = | goals6 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1995 | nationalteam1 = Honduras

| nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

}}

Alex Geovany Ávila Pineda (born 26 December 1964) is a retired Honduran football player who is known for playing with 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.[http://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/ligadehonduras/360106-98/desaf%C3%ADe-a-ismael Desafíe a Ismael] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} On 5 March 1992 he scored the only goal for Motagua against his former club to win the championship final.[http://old.latribuna.hn/2008/03/08/post10029240/ CURIOSIDADES] - La Tribuna {{in lang|es}} He also had a spell in Mexico.

He was Honduran league top goalscorer with Motagua in 1994–95, scoring 13 goals in 13 matches.[http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2009/06/25/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael Desafíe a Ismael] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017000120/http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2009/06/25/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael |date=2013-10-17 }} - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}

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.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/91gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016083600/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/91gc-full.html |date=2013-10-16 }} - RSSSF[http://hondurasfutbol.com/selecciones-nacionales/copa-oro-1991/ Copa Oro 1991] - Fútbol de Honduras {{in lang|es}}

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

Retirement

In 2011, he was coaching juniors in Charlotte, USA.[http://www.laprensa.hn/csp/mediapool/sites/LaPrensa/Deportes/LigadeHonduras/story.csp?cid=357816&sid=954&fid=98 Alex Geovany Ávila: “Nunca olvidaré mis goles de título”] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}