Carlos_Alberto_Pavón
Carlos Pavón
Honduran footballer (born 1973)
Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer (born 9 October 1973) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best Honduran footballers in history, and by most as the nation's greatest player ever.[1][2]
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Pavón with Honduras in 2004 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-10-09) 9 October 1973 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | El Progreso, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Real España Reservas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Real España | 74 | (22) |
| 1994–1995 | → Toluca (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| 1995 | → San Luis (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 1996 | → Valladolid (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Correcaminos | 20 | (14) |
| 1997–1998 | Necaxa | 25 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Atlético Celaya | 57 | (34) |
| 2000–2001 | Morelia | 28 | (14) |
| 2001 | Udinese | 7 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Napoli | 12 | (0) |
| 2003 | Real España | 18 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | Morelia | 16 | (6) |
| 2004 | Deportivo Cali | 14 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Cruz Azul | 13 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Comunicaciones | 34 | (19) |
| 2006–2007 | Real España | 38 | (17) |
| 2007 | LA Galaxy | 18 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Real España | 25 | (13) |
| 2009 | Necaxa | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Real España | 54 | (21) |
| Total | 488 | (196) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–2010 | Honduras | 101 | (57) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2010 | |||
Most prominently affiliated with Real España, he has made over 200 appearances for Los Aurinegros in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, and is Honduras' all-time leading national team goalscorer.[3]
Born in El Progreso, Yoro, to Blanca Nieves Pavón Macedo and Costa Rican footballer Allard Plummer, Pavón began his career at the age of 18 in his native Honduras with Real España on 30 May 1992 against Platense in the 1992 Honduran Cup,[4] the final score was 1-1. While with Real España, Pavón won four Honduran league championships, as well as leading the league in scoring.
Mexican years
Pavón then played in Mexico for seven successive years, except for a short stint in Spain. He 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.
Europe
He has played in Italy in Serie A for both Udinese and Napoli from 2001 to 2003 and in Spain's first division with Real Valladolid (1995).
Major League Soccer
On 19 June 2007, he signed a deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. 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.
Despite other offers from MLS teams, he went back to Real Club España in Honduras for 2008. After being released, he signed on with the struggling Club Necaxa of the Primera División de México. He made his debut for Necaxa on 1 March 2009 after only one training session with the club. He started the match and assisted both goals in their 2–2 draw with Club Santos Laguna.
After trying his luck at Club Necaxa[5] he returned to Real España and retired after the 2012 Clausura to become assistant coach at the club as well as a football commentator.[6]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Honduras | League | Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Real España | Honduran national league | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 14 | ||
| 1993–94 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 10 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1995–96 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 38 | 17 | 38 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2007–08 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2008–09 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2009–10 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | Honduras | 209 | 81[7] | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 244 | 102 | |||
| Career total | 209 | 81 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 244 | 102 | ||||
Pavón made his debut for Honduras in a July 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the USA and has earned a total of 101 caps, scoring a Honduran record 57 goals. He has represented his country in 37 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2008 Summer Olympics and in only 1 game at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[8]
He also played at the 1995,[9]1999,[10] 2001[11] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[12] as well as at the 1993,[13] 1998,[14] 2000[15] and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[16]
His final international was a June 2010 FIFA World Cup match against Chile. After participating in the World Cup through pain, it was discovered Pavón had a hernia. His future in football was in limbo, as a result of the injury.
International goals
C.D. Real Espana
Monarcas Morelia
Honduras
Individual
- Mexico Primera División A top scorer: Verano 1997 (shared with Ángel Lemus)
- Honduran Footballer of the Year: 2009
- IFFHS Most Popular Player Award: 2009
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Top Goalscorer: 2007
- CONCACAF Gold Cup All-Star Team: 2007
- Top goalscorers in Liga Nacional de Honduras: 2006–07 C
- All-time Top Scorer of Honduras National Football Team: 58 goals
- All-time Top Scorer of Real España: 72 goals
He is the son of Costa Rican Allard Plummer, who played for Marathón in the 1970s[18] and Blanca Nieves Pavón Macedo. He is married to Emy Diana James de Pavón and they have two sons, Carlos and André.[19] His son Carlos Alberto Plummer James was enlisted by Real España in 2011.[20]
Pavón also tried his luck on the music scene, but without major success. He was selected by UNICEF to for their campaign to prevent violence against women.[21]
- "Carlos Pavón es el mejor jugador en la historia de Honduras según aficionados" [Carlos Pavón is the best player in Honduran history according to fans] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 10 October 2016.
- "Hondureños votaron: Carlos Pavón el mejor de la historia, David Suazo el segundo" [Hondurans voted: Carlos Pavón the best in history, David Suazo second] (in Spanish). Fútbol Centroamérica. 6 March 2020.
- "Carlos Alberto Pavón - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- Desafíe a Ismael Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Necaxa ficha al hondureño Carlos Pavón - FIFA (in Spanish)
- Carlos Pavón también es comentarista deportivo Archived 20 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- Sombra Voladora, el fútbol te extrañará - La Prensa-.hn
- Carlos Pavón – FIFA competition record (archived)
- UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
- Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Emy de Pavón: “Nadie me va a creer, pero en casa manda Carlos - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Real España inscribe a hijo de Carlos Pavón - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- Pavón y las Naciones Unidas contra violencia de la mujer - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- "Los Angeles Galaxy Profile (la.galaxy.mlsnet.com)". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
- Carlos Pavón at National-Football-Teams.com
- World Cup profile – FIFA
- Carlos Pavón – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Carlos Pavón – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)