Raúl Avilés

Raúl Avilés

Personal information
Full name	Ney Raúl Augusto Avilés Aguirre
Date of birth	February 17, 1964 (1964-02-17) (age 47)
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985	9 de Octubre
1986-1992	Emelec
1993-1994	Barcelona Sporting Club
1995	Liga de Portoviejo
1996-2000	Barcelona
2001	Santa Rita
National team
1987-1993	Ecuador	55	(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 fifth 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

Honors

Club

• Emelec
  • Serie A de Ecuador: 1988
• Barcelona
  • Serie A de Ecuador: 1997

References

1. ^ rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers

External links

• Raúl Avilés at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Aviles, Raul
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Date of birth	February 17, 1964
Place of birth	Guayaquil, Ecuador
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