Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer (born October 9, 1973
in El Progreso) is a Honduran football player, who
plays as a striker. He has recently been waived by
Los Angeles Galaxy.
Pavón began his career at the age of 18 in his
native Honduras with Real España on May 30, 1992
against Platense in the 1992 Honduran Cup, the final
score was 1-1. While with Real España, Pavón won two
Honduran league championships, as well as leading
the league in scoring.
Pavón has 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.
He has played in Italy for both Udinese and Napoli
from 2001-2003 and in Spain's first division with
Real Valladolid (1995).
Pavón was also a vital player for the Honduras
national team, and is the team's all-time leader in
goals scored with 47. He is famous for scoring a
hat-trick against Mexico in a 2002 FIFA World Cup
qualifier. He also scored four times against Cuba in
a 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup group-stage match on June
13th, 2007.
He then played for Real España, the team in which he
played the finals against Marathon.
Pavón also tried his luck on the music scene, but
without major success. On June 19, 2007, he signed a
deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. 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. He went
back to Real Club España in Honduras for 2008 where
he signed a 3 year contract and plans to retire
there. He did have other offers in the MLS but
decided to decline on them.
