Francisco Antonio Pavón Rodríguez (born 28 January 1977) is a retired Honduran professional

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who most prominently played for local side

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Club career

Pavón started his career at hometown club

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and then played alongside compatriots Walter Nahún López,

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and Juan Manuel Cárcamo for BSV Bad Bleiberg in the

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. He returned to Honduras after three seasons in Austria in 2002 to play for

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and C.D.S. Vida. Pavón joined Xelajú of the

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in July 2008, after spending the 2007–08 season with Turkish amateur club Eğirdir Belediye Spor but returned to Vida in 2009. He retired in summer 2012 but was lured to playing again by

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. In February 2013, Vida could lose all points won in the 2013 Clausura for non-payment of Pavón's contract.

International career

Pavón made his debut for

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in a November 1999

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against

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and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3

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matches and played at the

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. He also played at the

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as well as at the

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. Pavón was on the Honduran team at the

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and scored the Honduran goal in a 1–3 defeat to Mexico in the final. His final international was a February

match against

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Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list. Honduras' goal tally first.''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavon, Francisco Antonio 1977 births Living people Footballers from La Ceiba Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Honduras Footballers at the 1999 Pan American Games Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Honduras 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Victoria players F.C. Motagua players Platense F.C. players C.D.S. Vida players C.S.D. Xelajú MC players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games