Raúl Avilés


Ney Raúl Augusto Avilés Aguirre is a retired Ecuadorian football striker. He played 55 times for the Ecuador national team, in the forward and center forward position, scoring 16 goals between 1987 and 1993.
He attended the Vicente Rocafuerte school where he was part of the students sports league.
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 seventh 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

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru1–01–0Friendly
2Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras1–01–0Friendly
3Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador1–01–0Friendly
4Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador1–22–2Friendly
5Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay1–21–3Friendly
6Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador1–01–1Friendly
7Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil1–21–21989 Copa América
8Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay1–21–21990 FIFA World Cup qualification
9Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador3–13–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification
10Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile2–04–01991 Copa América
11Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile3–04–01991 Copa América
12Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil, Ecuador3–03–0Friendly
13Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador1–21–2Friendly
14Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador1–02–01993 Copa América
15Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador1–02–11993 Copa América
16Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador3–03–01993 Copa América

Honors

Club

Emelec