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Fernando Ávalos (footballer)

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Fernando Ávalos
Personal information
Full name Fernando Horacio Ávalos
Date of birth (1978-03-31) 31 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Posadas, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Bravos do Maquis
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Nueva Chicago 37 (0)
1998–1999 Huracán 28 (0)
1999 Deportivo Español 14 (0)
2000 Corinthians 2 (0)
2001 Basel 0 (0)
2001–2003 Boavista 40 (0)
2003–2007 Nacional 132 (3)
2008 Duisburg 11 (0)
2009 Belenenses 15 (0)
2009–2010 Nea Salamis 22 (1)
2010–2011 Camacha 9 (2)
2011–2014 União Madeira 90 (8)
2014– Bravos do Maquis 41 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Fernando Horacio Ávalos (born 31 March 1978) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Angolan club F.C. Bravos do Maquis as a central defender.

He spent most of his career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 187 games and three goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of Nacional (four years). He also had spells in five other countries, his own notwithstanding.

Football career

Born in Posadas, Misiones Province, Ávalos started his professional career with Club Atlético Nueva Chicago then moved, in his country, to Club Atlético Huracán and Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español. His first abroad experience arrived in 2000, with Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista.

After splitting the 2000–01 season with Corinthians and FC Basel, Ávalos found stability in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, playing two years with Boavista F.C.[1] and four-and-a-half at Madeira's C.D. Nacional. He appeared in two UEFA Cup editions with the latter.

In January 2008, Ávalos moved to Germany with MSV Duisburg,[2] not being able to help his new team prevent relegation from the Bundesliga.[3] Released in December he returned to Portugal to sign with C.F. Os Belenenses,[4] where he met the same fate; at the end of the campaign he moved to Cyprus, with Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.[5]

Aged 32, Ávalos returned to Portugal and the Madeira island, signing with lowly A.D. Camacha. For 2011–12 he stayed in the region, joining second level's C.F. União[6] and being a defensive stalwart for several years.

In January 2014, Ávalos moved clubs and countries again, penning a one-year contract with Angola's F.C. Bravos do Maquis.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Fernando Ávalos e Saul reforçam defensiva axadrezada" (in Portuguese). Record. 22 December 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Ávalos ruma ao Duisburgo" (in Portuguese). Record. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Nürnberg ergreift den Strohhalm" (in German). kicker. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Ávalos apresentado às 18 horas" (in Portuguese). Record. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Ερυθρόλευκος ο Fernando Horácio Ávalos" (in Greek). Nea Salamis. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Veteranos Bruno e Ávalos reforçam União da Madeira" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Ávalos vai reforçar o clube angolano Bravos do Maquis" (in Portuguese). Jornal da Madeira. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)