Francisco Antonio Pavón

Not to be confused with Francisco Pavón.
Francisco Pavón
Personal information
Full nameFrancisco Antonio Pavón Rodríguez
Date of birth28 January 1977
Place of birthLa Ceiba, Honduras
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–1999Victoria21(8)
1999–2002BSV Bad Bleiberg88(17)
2002–2004Motagua(7)
2004–2005Platense
2005–2007Vida
2007–2008Eğirdir Belediye Spor
2008–2009Xelajú31(9)
2009–2012Vida13(14)
National team
1999–2003Honduras17(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pavón and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

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

Club career

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 Motagua, Platense and 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

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.

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

Career statistics

International goals

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

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