Edwin Roberto Pavón León (6 November 1962 - 28 December 2018) was a Honduran
football
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manager.
Life and career
He was born on 6 November 1962 in
, Honduras. He is a native of
, Honduras. He attended university in Honduras. He obtained a law degree. He worked as a college professor for the
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to:
Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
...
. He was worked in politics in Honduras. He was nicknamed the "Philosopher of Football". In 2000, he was appointed manager of Honduran side
CD Olimpia. He helped the club win the league. In 2003, he was appointed manager of the
Honduras national football team
The Honduras national football team () represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación de Fútbol de Honduras (). They are nicknamed ''Los Catrachos'', ''La Bicolor,'' or ''La H''.
Honduras has qu ...
. He managed the team at the
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with ga ...
. In 2004, he was appointed manager of Guatemalan side
CSD Xelajú MC.
In 2005, he was appointed manager of Honduran side
CD Motagua
Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is a professional association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras.
F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The clu ...
. In 2006, he was appointed manager of Honduran side
FC Municipal Valencia. In 2007, he was appointed manager of Honduran side
Atlético Olanchano
Atlético Olanchano was a Honduras, Honduran association football, football club based in Catacamas, Olancho (department), Olancho.
The club last played in the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, Honduran second division.
History
Campamento
...
. He suffered relegation while managing the club. In 2008, he was appointed manager of Honduran side
CD Real Juventud. He suffered relegation while managing the club.
In 2011, he was appointed manager of Honduran side
Atlético Choloma
Atlético Choloma is a Honduran football club that plays its home games at Estadio Rubén Deras in Choloma, Cortés.
History Atlético Infop
Known as ''Atlético Infop
Atlético Infop was a Honduran football club based in Choloma, Honduras ...
. He died on 28 December 2018 in
, Honduras.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavón, Edwin
1952 births
2018 deaths
Expatriate football managers in Guatemala
Honduran expatriate football managers
Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
Honduran football managers
C.D. Olimpia managers
C.S.D. Xelajú MC managers
F.C. Motagua managers
People from Cortés Department