Carlos Pavón

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pavón and the second or maternal family name is Plummer.

Carlos Pavón
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer
Date of birth (1973-10-09) 9 October 1973
Place of birth El Progreso, Honduras
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position 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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2010

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]

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]

Club career

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. [1] 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]

International career

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.[7]

He also played at the 1995, 1999, 2001 and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1993, 1998, 2000 and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[8]

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.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
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[9] 13 9 10 6 244 102
Career total 209 81 13 9 10 6 244 102

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Honduras 1993 1 0
1994 2 0
1995 4 3
1996 17 6
1998 3 1
1999 7 4
2000 13 14
2001 12 9
2002 1 2
2004 11 2
2007 7 7
2009 17 9
2010 5 1
Total 101 57
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pavón goal.
List of international goals scored by Carlos Pavón
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 29 November 1995 Estadio Óscar Quiteño, Santa Ana, El Salvador  Panama 2–0 2–0 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup [11]
2 10 December 1995 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Guatemala 2–0 3–0 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup [11]
3 3–0
4 24 July 1996 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 1–0 1–1 Friendly [12]
5 21 August 1996 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–0 2–1 Friendly [13]
6 25 August 1996 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Cuba 3–0 4–0 Friendly [14]
7 21 September 1996 Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Mexico 1–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
8 21 October 1996 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  El Salvador 1–0 1–1 Friendly [16]
9 17 November 1996 Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–0 11–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [17]
10 1 February 1998 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 1–2 1–3 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup [18]
11 21 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–0 1–0 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup [19]
12 26 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 2–1 2–1 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup [19]
13 21 May 1999 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Haiti 1–0 2–0 Friendly [20]
14 2–0
15 9 February 2000 Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  El Salvador 1–0 5–1 Friendly [21]
16 14 February 2000 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Jamaica 1–0 2–0 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup [22]
17 16 February 2000 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Colombia 1–0 2–0 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup [22]
18 19 February 2000 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Peru 2–4 3–5 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup [22]
19 7 May 2000 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Panama 1–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [23]
20 2–1
21 3 June 2000 Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Haiti 3–0 4–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]
22 16 July 2000 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 3–1 5–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [25]
23 4–1
24 26 August 2000 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1–0 6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [26]
25 5–0
26 2 September 2000 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  El Salvador 1–0 5–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
27 2–0
28 4–0
29 25 May 2001 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Nicaragua 2–1 10–2 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup [28]
30 3–1
31 10–1
32 16 June 2001 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 4–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
33 20 June 2001 Estadio Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Mexico 1–0 3–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]
34 2–0
35 3–0
36 1 September 2001 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  United States 2–1 3–2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
37 2 May 2002 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, Kobe, Japan  Japan 2–1 3–3 Friendly [32]
38 3–2
39 28 April 2004 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Ecuador 1–0 1–1 Friendly [33]
40 19 June 2004 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Netherlands Antilles 4–0 4–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [34]
41 19 April 2007 Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras  Haiti 1–0 1–3 Friendly [35]
42 25 May 2007 Estadio Metropolitano, Mérida, Venezuela  Venezuela 1–2 1–2 Friendly [36]
43 13 June 2007 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States  Cuba 1–0 5–0 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup [37]
44 2–0
45 3–0
46 4–0
47 17 June 2007 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States  Guadeloupe 1–2 1–2 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup [37]
48 18 January 2009 Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Chile 1–0 2–0 Friendly [38]
49 26 January 2009 Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  El Salvador 1–0 2–0 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup [39]
50 28 March 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [40]
51 1 April 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Mexico 2–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [41]
52 10 June 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  El Salvador 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [42]
53 12 August 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Costa Rica 2–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [43]
54 5 September 2009 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [44]
55 2–0
56 14 October 2009 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [45]
57 23 January 2010 Home Depot Center, Carson, United States  United States 1–0 3–1 Friendly [46]

Personal life

He is the son of Costa Rican Allard Plummer, who played for Marathón in the 1970s[47] and Blanca Nieves Pavón Macedo. He is married to Emy Diana James de Pavón and they have two sons, Carlos and André.[48] His son Carlos Alberto Plummer James was enlisted by Real España in 2011.[49]

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.[50]

Honours

Real Espana

Monarcas Morelia

Honduras

Individual

Records

See also

References

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  47. ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  48. ^ Emy de Pavón: “Nadie me va a creer, pero en casa manda Carlos - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  49. ^ Real España inscribe a hijo de Carlos Pavón - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  50. ^ Pavón y las Naciones Unidas contra violencia de la mujer - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
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