Raúl Avilés

Raúl Avilés
Personal information
Full nameNey Raúl Augusto Avilés Aguirre
Date of birthFebruary 17, 1964
Place of birthGuayaquil, Ecuador
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19859 de Octubre
1986-1992Emelec
1992Sporting Cristal
1993-1994Barcelona Sporting Club
1995Liga de Portoviejo
1996-2000Barcelona
2001Santa Rita
National team
1987-1993Ecuador55(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ney Raúl Avilés (born February 17, 1964 in Guayaquil) is a retired Ecuadorian football striker. He played 55 times for the Ecuador national team, scoring 16 goals between 1987 and 1993.[1]

Avilés started his career in 1985 with 9 de Octubre, he soon joined Club Sport Emelec where he was part of the championship winning team of 1988.

He joined rivals Barcelona Sporting Club in 1993, but missed out on their 1995 championship success as he spent that season with Liga de Portoviejo. He returned to Barcelona and in 1997 won his 2nd league championship he remained with the club until 2000.

He spent his last year playing for Santa Rita Vinces in the Ecuadorian 2nd division.

At international level Avilés, he is the seventh highest scoring player in the history of the Ecuador national team. He participated in four editions of the Copa América in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993

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