Alex Geovany Ávila Pineda (born 26 December 1964) is a retired Honduran

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player who is known for playing with Honduran clubs

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Club career

Ávila started his career at

and scored 72 Honduran league goals for 4 clubs over 13 years. On 5 March 1992 he scored the only goal for Motagua against his former club to win the championship final. He also had a spell in Mexico. He was Honduran league top goalscorer with Motagua in 1994-95, scoring 13 goals in 13 matches.

International career

Ávila made his debut for

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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

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

Retirement

In 2011, he was coaching juniors in Charlotte, USA.Alex Geovany Ávila: “Nunca olvidaré mis goles de título”
- La Prensa

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* * 1964 births Living people Association football forwards Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Real C.D. España players F.C. Motagua players Cruz Azul footballers C.F. Pachuca players Platense F.C. players Honduran expatriate footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Liga MX players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Honduras-footy-bio-stub