Luis Pavez (footballer, born 1988)
 Pavez with Unión Española in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Antonio Pavez Contreras | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Palestino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Palestino | 31 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Rangers (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Colo-Colo | 24 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Cobresal (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Unión Española | 20 | (0) |
| 2013 | Unión Española B | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Ñublense | 18 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Coquimbo Unido | 20 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Potros UAEM | 34 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Celaya | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Unión Española | 70 | (0) |
| 2023 | Coquimbo Unido | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | San Luis | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 321 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Chile U23 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Antonio Pavez Contreras (born 25 June 1988) is a Chilean former football player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Pavez was trained at Palestino. As a youth player, he took part in the reality TV show Adidas Selection Team from Fox Sports, where a squad made up by youth players from professional clubs faced players from schools, standing out future professional footballers such as Felipe Seymour, Jean Paul Pineda, Eduardo Vargas, among others.[1]
For the 2023 season, Pavez signed with Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División.[2] The next year, he switched to San Luis de Quillota.[3]
Pavez ended his contract with San Luis in July 2024 and confirmed his retirement in March 2025.[4]
International career
Pavez represented Chile U21 and Chile U22 at both the 2009 Toulon Tournament and 2010 Toulon Tournament, winning the 2009 edition.[5]
Post-retirement
Following his retirement, Pavez served as coach for the football academy Vitale, whose owner is the former footballer Benjamín Ruiz. Next, he assumed as coordinator for the Unión Española squad.[4]
Honours
- Unión Española
- Chile U21
- Toulon Tournament (1): 2009
References
- ^ Arias, José (24 July 2025). "Le ganó a Eduardo Vargas en un reality, jugó en un gigante de Brasil y ahora vive en el paraíso". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
Después, llegó al final verdadera, que era un uno contra uno en una cancha de dimensiones reducidas. Jugué contra Luis Pavez, siete minutos.
- ^ "Luciano Cabral llega a Coquimbo Unido tras estar en prisión: club confirma el fichaje y anuncia a dos refuerzos más" (in Spanish). ADN Radio Chile. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Lizama, Gonzalo (16 January 2024). "Jugó en Colo Colo, tuvo pasos por México y ahora será nuevo compañero de Chupete Suazo en Primera B". En Cancha (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b Ortega, Pablo (24 March 2025). "Pasó por Colo Colo y la Roja y se retiró en silencio: "Pude hacerme el leso y seguir cobrando, pero..."". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ Antúnez, Cristopher (22 May 2019). "A 10 años de ganar Esperanzas de Toulón ¿Dónde están los campeones?". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links
- Luis Pavez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Luis Pavez at Soccerway