Carlos Pavón

Football player infobox| playername= Carlos Pavón


fullname = Carlos Alberto Pavón
nickname = "Sombra Voladora"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|10|9
cityofbirth = El Progreso
countryofbirth = Honduras
height = height|m=1.76
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Real España Reservas
years = 1992–1994
1994–1995
1995–1996
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997–1998 1998–2000 2000–2001
2001
2002–2003
2003
2003–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007
2008–
clubs = Real España
Toluca
San Luis
Real Valladolid
Correcaminos
Necaxa Atletico Celaya Morelia
Udinese
Napoli
Real España
Morelia
Deportivo Cali
Cruz Azul
Comunicaciones
Real España
Los Angeles Galaxy
Real España
caps(goals) =
015 0(7)
009 0(0)
020 (14)
029 0(7) 057 (34) 034 (17) 007 0(1) 013 0(0) 016 0(6)
013 0(3) 034 (19) 020 (15)
018 0(3)
003 0(2)
nationalyears = 1993—

nationalteam = flagicon|Honduras Honduras
nationalcaps(goals) = 79 (46)
pcupdate = 21 October 2007
ntupdate = 20 June 2007 Carlos Alberto Pavón (born October 9, 1973 in El Progreso) is a Honduran football player, who plays as a striker. He has recently been waived by Real España.

Pavón began his career at the age of 18 in his native Honduras with Real España on May 30, 1992 against Platense in the 1992 Honduran Cup, the final score was 1-1. While with Real España, Pavón won two Honduran league championships, as well as leading the league in scoring.

Pavón has played for Morelia in the Mexican Primera División, winning the 2000 Clausura with the club. He has also played for Toluca, San Luis, Correcaminos, Necaxa, Cruz Azul, and Celaya, where he led the Mexican Second Division in scoring.

He has played in Italy for both Udinese and Napoli from 2001-2003 and in Spain's first division with Real Valladolid (1995).

Pavón was also a vital player for the Honduras national team, and is the team's all-time leader in goals scored with 47. He is famous for scoring a hat-trick against Mexico in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He also scored four times against Cuba in a 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup group-stage match on June 13th, 2007.

He then played for Real España, the team in which he played the finals against Marathon.

Pavón also tried his luck on the music scene, but without major success. On June 19, 2007, he signed a deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. [http://njmg.typepad.com/sbi/2007/06/galaxy_lands_ca.html] He scored twice in the away match against New York Red Bulls on 18 August 2007, both coming from David Beckham assists. The match attracted 66,000 fans, the highest attendance ever recorded for a Bulls game. Pavón was waived at the end of the season.He went back to Real Club España in Honduras for 2008 where he signed a 3 year contract and plans to retire there. He did have other offers in the MLS but decided to decline on them.

International goals

Honours

*Honduran Footballer of the Year: 1:: 2000

*Primera División de México League Top Scorer: 1:: 1997

Club

*"'Champion at Liga Profesional de Honduras with Real España: 3::1992, 2003-2004,2006-2007 Ap.

*Champion at Primera División de México with Morelia: 1::

External links

* [http://la.galaxy.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t106&player=pavon_c&playerId=pav474619&statType=current Los Angeles Galaxy Player Profile]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=2985 Player stats at National Football Teams]