Fernando Horacio Ávalos (born 31 March 1978) is an Argentine former

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing

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totals of 187 matches and three goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of

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(four years). He also had spells in five other countries, his own notwithstanding.

Club career

Born in Posadas,

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, Ávalos started his professional career with

Club Atlético Nueva Chicago Club Atlético Nueva Chicago is an Argentine sports club based in Mataderos, a neighborhood in the west side of Buenos Aires, formerly called "Nueva Chicago". The club's nickname, ''El Torito'' ("The Little Bull") is an allusion to legendary 1930 ...

then moved, in his country, to

Club Atlético Huracán Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its association football, football team, that currently plays in the Argentine Primera División, Primera Divi ...

and

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. His first abroad experience arrived in 2000, with Brazil's

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. After splitting the 2000–01 season with Corinthians and

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, Ávalos found stability in the Portuguese

, playing two years with

Boavista F.C. Boavista Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Boavista, is a Portuguese professional sports club from the of Porto that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football league system, Portuguese football, at the Estádio do B ...

and four and a half at

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. He appeared in two

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editions with the latter. In January 2008, Ávalos moved to Germany with

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jer ...

, not being able to help his new team prevent relegation from the

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. Released in December he returned to Portugal to sign with

C.F. Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses (), commonly known as Os Belenenses or simply Belenenses, is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 19,856 ...

, where he met the same fate; at the end of the campaign he moved to Cyprus, with

Nea Salamis Famagusta FC Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (alternatively Nea Salamina, ) is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Ammochostos (also known by its Romanization of Greek, romanized name, Famagusta). It has been a r ...

. Aged 32, Ávalos returned to Portugal and the Madeira island, signing with lowly

A.D. Camacha Associação Desportiva da Camacha, known as A.D. Camacha, is a Portuguese football club from Santa Cruz, Madeira. Founded in 1978, they play in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal. They play their home games in Campo Muni ...

. For 2011–12 he stayed in the region, joining second level's

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and being a defensive stalwart for several years. In January 2014, Ávalos moved clubs and countries again, penning a one-year contract with

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's F.C. Bravos do Maquis.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Avalos, Fernando 1978 births Living people Footballers from Posadas, Misiones Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club Atlético Huracán footballers Deportivo Español footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players FC Basel players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Boavista F.C. players C.D. Nacional players C.F. Os Belenenses players C.F. União players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players MSV Duisburg players Cypriot First Division players Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players Girabola players F.C. Bravos do Maquis players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Germany Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Angola