Alex Pineda Chacon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex 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) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1993 | Olimpia | 58 | (28) |
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2000 | Honduras | 45 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Atlanta Silverbacks (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Alex Mauricio Pineda Chacón (born 19 December 1969 in Santa Cruz de Yojoa) is a retired Honduran soccer player.
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.
Unfortunately, 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 so 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.
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