Osman Danilo Chávez Güity (; born 29 July 1984) is a Honduran former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Chávez began his career a
Platense Junior
before moving to Platense. He made his professional debut on 7 October 2004 against Municipal Valencia. In 2007–08 he was loaned to F.C. Motagua and after a successful season he returned to Platese after the clubs failed to reach an agreement on a transfer fee. In 2009 Chávez had been on trial with

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outfit

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and

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side

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. On 8 August 2010, Chávez joined Polish team

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. He won the

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championship in his debut season. He was also selected to the Ekstraklasa team of the season by both Canal+ Sport as well as

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. After the season Chávez signed a new five-year contract with Wisła.

International career

He made his debut for the national side on 6 February 2008 in a friendly against

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. He has represented his country at the

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and

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s as well as at the

and

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s. Chávez was a key figure in Honduras's successful push for qualification to the

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, playing in eleven matches. At the World Cup he played in all three group stage games. At the 2014 FIFA World cup in Brazil he played one match as a second-half substitute against France national team.

Honours

Motagua *

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Wisła Kraków *

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Honduras *

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Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chavez, Osman 1984 births Living people Footballers from Colón Department (Honduras) Men's association football defenders Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen Honduras men's international footballers 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2014 FIFA World Cup players Platense F.C. players F.C. Motagua players Wisła Kraków players Qingdao Hainiu F.C. players Real C.D. España players C.D.S. Vida players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Ekstraklasa players China League One players Honduran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in China Honduran expatriate sportspeople in China