Álex Pineda Chacón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álex Mauricio Pineda Chacón | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | Olimpia | 58 | (28[1]) |
| 1993–1994 | UA Tamaulipas | 16 | (3) |
| 1994 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1995–1998 | Olimpia | 41 | (18) |
| 1998–1999 | UA Tamaulipas | ||
| 1999–2000 | Olimpia | 30 | (6) |
| 2001 | Miami Fusion | 25 | (19) |
| 2002 | New England Revolution | 20 | (2) |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | Columbus Crew | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 75 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2000 | Honduras | 45 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Álex Mauricio Pineda Chacón (born 19 December 1969) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a midfielder.
Professional career
[edit]Chacón spent most of his career with Club Olimpia of Honduras, joining the side in 1988, and leading the team to two Honduran championships and a CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1988. He later played with UA Tamaulipas of Mexico during the 1993–94 season, and then for Sporting Cristal of Peru during the 1994–95 season, appearing in four Copa Libertadores matches.
In 2001, Chacón joined Major League Soccer side Miami Fusion. During the 2001 season, Chacón played a crucial attacking role on a team stacked with offensive talent, including Preki, Diego Serna, Ian Bishop, and Chris Henderson. Chacón registered 19 goals and 9 assists for the team and led the league in goals and points. He was recognized with the MLS Most Valuable Player Award.[2]
The Fusion were contracted after the 2001 season along with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, and he was unable to recapture the form that served him well in his first year. He was selected by the New England Revolution in the 2002 MLS Dispersal Draft, but the emergence of Taylor Twellman and the arrival of a new manager Steve Nicol led to a diminished role on the squad for Chacón. He moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy after the 2002 season and soon later to the Columbus Crew, but neither move reinvigorated his career.
After the 2003 season, Chacón, without a place in MLS, moved to the American A-League, where he found plenty of playing time for the Atlanta Silverbacks. Although he only registered 3 goals and 2 assists in 2004, Chacón's leadership was recognized with a selection to the A-League All-League first team.[3]
International career
[edit]Pineda Chacón made his debut for Honduras in a December 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 45 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1993,[5] 1996,[6] 1998[7] and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[8]
His final international was an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Nicaragua.
International goals
[edit]| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 April 1993 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada |  Canada |
1–0 | 1–3 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 10 July 1993 | Cotton Bowl, Dallas, USA |  Panama |
3–1 | 5–1 | 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3 | 17 November 1998 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA |  Guatemala |
3–3 | 3–3 | Hurricane Relief Tournament |
| 4 | 18 November 1998 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA |  El Salvador |
2–1 | 2–1 | Hurricane Relief Tournament |
| 5 | 4 March 2000 | Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Nicaragua |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Coaching career
[edit]Chacón joined the Silverbacks as an assistant coach in 2007. The squad when on hiatus for the 2008 and 2009 seasons, but Chacón remained in the role. While the club was being restructured, he coached youth soccer club Forsyth Fusion, now known as the United Futbol Academy.[9]
After four years with the club as an assistant, he was named head coach on 7 November 2011.
Álex Pineda Chacón has been released from his duties Coaching the Silverbacks in June 2012 after an unsuccessful season.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Chacón has now settled in Georgia with his wife and two daughters.[11]
Honours and awards
[edit]Country
[edit]- Honduras
- Copa Centroamericana (1): 1993
Club
[edit]- Liga Profesional de Honduras (4): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99
- Honduran Cup: (2): 1995, 1998
- Honduran Supercup: (1): 1997
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1988
- Torneo Descentralizado (2): 1994, 1995
Individual
[edit]- Liga Nacional de Honduras Top Scorer (1): 1993–94
- MLS Most Valuable Player (1): 2001
- MLS Golden Boot (1): 2001
- MLS Scoring Champion (1): 2001
- MLS Best XI (1): 2001
- MLS Fair Play Award (1): 2001
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived item". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ MLS selects Chacon as MVP Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Sports Illustrated
- ^ USLSoccer.com. "A-League All-League Teams Announced" Archived 23 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. 8 September 2004. Retrieved on 14 March 2013.
- ^ Álex Pineda Chacón – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 – Full Details Archived 24 December 2004 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details – RSSSF
- ^ ForsythFusion – League Athletics
- ^ Silverbacks Make Coaching Change – NASL
- ^ What Ever Happened To: Álex Pineda Chacón Archived 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine – MLS Soccer
External links
[edit]- Álex Pineda Chacón at Major League Soccer
- Álex Pineda Chacón at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Cortés Department
- Men's association football forwards
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.D. Olimpia players
- Correcaminos UAT footballers
- Sporting Cristal footballers
- Miami Fusion players
- New England Revolution players
- LA Galaxy players
- Columbus Crew players
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Major League Soccer players
- Honduran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Peru
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Major League Soccer All-Stars
- Atlanta Silverbacks FC coaches
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) coaches
- Honduran football managers