Francisco Pavón (Honduran footballer)

Francisco Antonio Pavón Rodríguez (born 28 January 1977) is a retired Honduran professional football midfielder who most prominently played for local side Vida.

Francisco Pavón
Personal information
Full name Francisco Antonio Pavón Rodríguez
Date of birth (1977-01-28) 28 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Victoria 21 (8)
1999–2002 BSV Bad Bleiberg 88 (17)
2002–2004 Motagua (7)
2004–2005 Platense
2005–2007 Vida
2007–2008 Eğirdir Belediye Spor
2008–2009 Xelajú 31 (9)
2009–2012 Vida 13 (14)
International career
1999–2003 Honduras 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009

Club career edit

Pavón started his career at hometown club Victoria and then played alongside compatriots Walter Nahún López, Reynaldo Clavasquín and Juan Manuel Cárcamo for BSV Bad Bleiberg in the Austrian Football First League. He returned to Honduras after three seasons in Austria in 2002 to play for F.C. Motagua, Platense F.C. and C.D.S. Vida.

Pavón joined Xelajú of the Liga Nacional de Guatemala in July 2008,[1] after spending the 2007–08 season with Turkish amateur club Eğirdir Belediye Spor[2] but returned to Vida in 2009.

He retired in summer 2012[3] but was lured to playing again by Real Sociedad.[4] In February 2013, Vida could lose all points won in the 2013 Clausura for non-payment of Pavón's contract.[5]

International career edit

Pavón made his debut for Honduras in a November 1999 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and has earned a total of 17 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[6] He also played at the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup[7] as well as at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Pavón was on the Honduran team at the 1999 Pan American Games and scored the Honduran goal in a 1–3 defeat to Mexico in the final.[8]

His final international was a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Paraguay.

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

Scores and results list. Honduras' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 June 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras   Haiti 2–0 4–0 World Cup qualifier

References edit

  1. ^ "JUGADORES MAYOR. T.A. 08" (PDF). LNF Guatemala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  2. ^ "FRANCISCO ANTONIO PAVON RODRIGUEZ". TFF. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
  3. ^ Francisco Pavón se queda sin jugar en el Apertura de Honduras – Diez (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Chico Pavón quiere volver – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Caso Francisco Pavón: Vida a las puertas de perder puntos Archived 26 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine – Tiempo (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Francisco PavónFIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 – Details Archived 26 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  8. ^ "Honduras 1 Mexico 3 (Winnipeg 1999)". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.[dead YouTube link]

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