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{{short description|Honduran footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name               = Álex Pineda Chacón
| image               = 
| fullname            = Álex Mauricio Pineda Chacón
| height              = {{height|meters=1.73}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1969|12|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Santa Cruz de Yojoa]], Honduras
| position            = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| youthyears1         =
| youthclubs1         =
| years1              = 1988–1993 |clubs1 = [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]                 |caps1 =  58  |goals1 = 28<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unitedfa.org/CoachesCorner/Staffs/index_E.html |title=Archived item |access-date=12 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425161213/http://www.unitedfa.org/CoachesCorner/Staffs/index_E.html |archive-date=25 April 2012  }}</ref>
| years2              = 1993–1994 |clubs2 = [[Correcaminos UAT|UA Tamaulipas]]       |caps2 = 16  |goals2 = 3
| years3              = 1994      |clubs3 = [[Sporting Cristal]]                     |caps3 =     |goals3 =
| years4              = 1995–1998 |clubs4 = [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]                 |caps4 =  41  |goals4 = 18
| years5              = 1998–1999 |clubs5 = [[Correcaminos UAT|UA Tamaulipas]]       |caps5 =     |goals5 =
| years6              = 1999–2000 |clubs6 = [[C.D. Olimpia|Olimpia]]                 |caps6 =  30  |goals6 = 6
| years7              = 2001      |clubs7 = [[Miami Fusion]]                         |caps7 = 25  |goals7 = 19
| years8              = 2002      |clubs8 = [[New England Revolution]]               |caps8 = 20  |goals8 = 2
| years9              = 2003      |clubs9 = [[Los Angeles Galaxy]]                   |caps9 = 6   |goals9 = 0
| years10             = 2003      |clubs10= [[Columbus Crew]]                        |caps10= 8   |goals10= 0
| years11             = 2003–2004 |clubs11= [[Atlanta Silverbacks]]                  |caps11= 75  |goals11= 7
| totalcaps           =
| totalgoals          =
| nationalyears1      = 1992–2000
| nationalteam1       = [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]]
| nationalcaps1       = 45
| nationalgoals1      = 5
| manageryears1       = 2007–2008 | managerclubs1 = [[Atlanta Silverbacks]] (assistant)
| manageryears2       = 2011      | managerclubs2 = [[Atlanta Silverbacks]] (assistant)
| manageryears3       = 2012      | managerclubs3 = [[Atlanta Silverbacks]]
}}

{{family name hatnote|Pineda|Chacón|lang=Spanish}}
'''Álex Mauricio Pineda Chacón''' (born 19 December 1969) is a retired [[Honduras national football team|Honduran]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].

==Professional career==
Chacón spent most of his career with [[Club Deportivo Olimpia|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 [[Correcaminos UAT|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 (footballer)|Ian Bishop]], and [[Chris Henderson]]. Chacón registered 19 goals and 9 assists for the team and led the league in [[MLS Golden Boot|goals]] and [[MLS Scoring Champion Award|points]]. He was recognized with the [[Major League Soccer MVP Award|MLS Most Valuable Player Award]].<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/mls/news/2001/10/19/chacon_mvp_ap/ MLS selects Chacon as MVP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011085507/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/mls/news/2001/10/19/chacon_mvp_ap/ |date=11 October 2008 }} – Sports Illustrated</ref>

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 (1995–2004)|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.<ref>USLSoccer.com. [http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/82517.html "A-League All-League Teams Announced"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923022234/http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/82517.html |date=23 September 2011 }}. 8 September 2004. Retrieved on 14 March 2013.</ref>

==International career==
Pineda Chacón made his debut for [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] in a December 1992 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Costa Rica national football team|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<ref>{{FIFA player|94758}}</ref> and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1993]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/93gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 – Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224212242/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/93gc-full.html |date=24 December 2004 }} – RSSSF</ref> [[1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1996]],<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121072256/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96gc-full.html |date=21 November 2008 }} – RSSSF</ref> [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610084535/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98gc-full.html |date=10 June 2009 }} – RSSSF</ref> and [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]s.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details] – RSSSF</ref>

His final international was an April 2000 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] against [[Nicaragua national football team|Nicaragua]].

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! {{tooltip|N.|Goal number}} !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1 || 18 April 1993 || [[Swangard Stadium]], [[Burnaby]], Canada || {{fb|CAN}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 1–3 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 2 || 10 July 1993 || [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]], [[Dallas]], USA || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center" | '''3'''–1 || align="center" | 5–1 || [[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center" | 3 || 17 November 1998 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], Los Angeles, USA || {{fb|GUA}} || align="center" | '''3'''–3 || align="center" | 3–3 || [[Hurricane Relief Tournament]]
|-
| align="center" | 4 || 18 November 1998 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], Los Angeles, USA || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center" | '''2'''–1 || align="center" | 2–1 || [[Hurricane Relief Tournament]]
|-
| align="center" | 5 || 4 March 2000 || [[Estadio Francisco Morazán]], [[San Pedro Sula]], Honduras || {{fb|NCA}} || align="center" | '''1'''–0 || align="center" | 3–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
|}

==Coaching career==
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.<ref>[http://www.leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=3194&org=forsythfusion.com ForsythFusion] – League Athletics</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.nasl.com/index.php?id=3&newsid=1529 Silverbacks Make Coaching Change] – NASL</ref>

==Personal life==
Chacón has now settled in Georgia with his wife and two daughters.<ref>[http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/what-ever-happened-alex-pineda-chac%C3%B3n What Ever Happened To: Álex Pineda Chacón] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013122333/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/what-ever-happened-alex-pineda-chac%C3%B3n |date=13 October 2012 }} – MLS Soccer</ref>

==Honours and awards==
===Country===
;Honduras
*'''[[Copa Centroamericana]] (1):''' [[1993 UNCAF Nations Cup|1993]]

===Club===
[[C.D. Olimpia]]
*'''[[Liga Profesional de Honduras]] (4):''' [[1989–90 Honduran Liga Nacional|1989–90]], [[1992–93 Honduran Liga Nacional|1992–93]], [[1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional|1996–97]], [[1998–99 Honduran Liga Nacional|1998–99]]
*'''[[Honduran Cup]]: (2):''' [[1995 Honduran Cup|1995]], [[1998–99 Honduran Liga Nacional|1998]]
*'''[[Honduran Supercup]]: (1):''' [[1997 Honduran Supercup|1997]]
*'''[[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] (1):''' [[1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1988]]
[[Sporting Cristal]]
*'''[[Torneo Descentralizado]] (2):''' [[1994 Torneo Descentralizado|1994]], [[1995 Torneo Descentralizado|1995]]

===Individual===
*'''[[Top goalscorers in Liga Nacional de Honduras|Liga Nacional de Honduras Top Scorer]] (1):''' [[1993–94 Honduran Liga Nacional|1993–94]]
*'''[[Major League Soccer MVP Award|MLS Most Valuable Player]] (1):''' [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]
*'''[[MLS Golden Boot]] (1):''' [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]
*'''[[MLS Golden Boot|MLS Scoring Champion]] (1):''' [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]
*'''[[MLS Best XI]] (1):''' [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]
*'''[[MLS Fair Play Award]] (1):''' [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{MLS player|alex-pineda-chacon}}
*{{NFT player|11501}}

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