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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Sergio Ávila
| fullname       = Sergio Gabriel Ávila Valle
| image          = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1985|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Irapuato]], [[Guanajuato]], Mexico
| height         = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub    = 
| position       = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]], [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]]
| youthyears1    = 1995–2005
| youthclubs1    = [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| years1         = 2004–2011
| clubs1         =[[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| caps1          = 61
| goals1         = 11
| years2         = 2011
| clubs2         = → [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]] (loan)
| caps2          = 4
| goals2         = 0
| years3         = 2011
| clubs3         = → [[CF La Piedad|La Piedad]] (loan)
| caps3          = 0
| goals3         = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1  = [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico U23]]
| nationalcaps1  = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate       = 26 May 2015
}}

'''Sergio Gabriel Ávila Valle''', also known as '''El Gaucho''', (born on 2 September 1985) is a Mexican former professional [[Association football|footballer]].

==Club career==

===C.D. Guadalajara===
He debuted on April 1, 2005, in the Chivas' loss against [[Estudiantes Tecos|CF UAG]] 3–2, but was praised by the then coach [[Benjamín Galindo]]. After the loss of 6 players before the FIFA [[World Cup 2006]], Chivas played with a lot of young players, some of them with absolutely no experience in First Division and they managed to reach the semifinals, losing to [[C.F. Pachuca]] with a last minute goal.

"El Gauchito" capped his first goal in the Liguilla (Playoffs) of the Clausura 2006 against [[Chiapas F.C.|Chiapas FC]]. In Apertura 2006, he only played 86 minutes in 3 games. He often played for [[Chivas de Guadalajara|CD Guadalajara]]'s Lower Division club team CD Tapatío. While Efrain Flores was coach he started every game and contributed to his team's efforts with seven goals.

Sergio Avila's last season with Chivas was the [[2010–11 Mexican Primera División season|Apertura 2010 season]].

===Querétaro===
In January 2011, it was announced that Ávila, along with [[Juan Antonio Ocampo]], was traded to [[Querétaro F.C.]]
Avila only played 3 games with Querétaro during the Clausura 2011 season and was traded again to La Piedad.

===La Piedad===
In June 2011, it was announced that Ávila was traded to [[CF La Piedad]]. Avila never played a single match and soon retired from professional football.

===Forced retirement===
Ávila always had leg problems throughout his career, and after many surgeries he was forced to retire at the young age of 25 due to insufficient healing.

===International Tournaments with Chivas de Guadalajara===
* [[2007 North American SuperLiga]]
* [[2007 Copa Sudamericana]]
* [[2008 North American SuperLiga]]
* [[2008 Copa Sudamericana]]
* [[2008 Copa Libertadores]]
* [[2009 Copa Libertadores]]

=== International appearances ===
''Sub-23 International appearances in 2008''
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!colspan="7"|'''International appearances'''
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || February 19, 2008 || [[Estadio Nemesio Díez]], [[Toluca]], Mexico || {{fb|CHI}} || 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| 2. || February 22, 2008 || [[Estadio Corregidora]], [[Querétaro, Querétaro|Querétaro]], Mexico || {{fb|ECU}} || 0–1 || Friendly
|-
| 3. || February 27, 2008 || [[Estadio Caliente]], [[Tijuana]], Mexico || {{fb|PAR}} || 0–0 || Friendly
|-
| 4. || March 2, 2008 || [[McAfee Coliseum]], [[Oakland, California]], United States || {{fb|AUS}} || 1–1 ||Friendly
|-
| 5. || March 6, 2008 || [[FC Dallas Stadium|Pizza Hut Park]], [[Frisco, Texas]], United States || {{fb|FIN}} || 0–0 || Friendly
|-
| 6. || March 12, 2008 || [[The Home Depot Center|Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California]], United States || {{fb|CAN}} || 1–1 || [[2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament|2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers]]
|-
| 7. || March 14, 2008 || [[The Home Depot Center|Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California]], United States || {{fb|GUA}} || 1–2 || [[2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament|2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers]]
|-
| 8. || March 16, 2008 || [[The Home Depot Center|Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California]], United States || {{fb|HAI}} || 5–1 || [[2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament|2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers]]
|}

=== International goals ===
{{International goals collapsed header|name=Sergio Avila|ref=|}}
|-
| 1. || February 19, 2008 || [[Estadio Nemesio Díez]], [[Toluca]], [[Mexico]] || {{fb|CHI}} || '''2'''–0|| 2–0 || [[2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament|Friendly]]
|-
|}

==Honours==
'''Guadalajara'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Apertura 2006|Apertura 2006]]

==External links==
*{{Medio Tiempo|sergio-avila}}

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[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Irapuato]]
[[Category:Footballers from Guanajuato]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Mexican men's footballers]]
[[Category:C.D. Guadalajara footballers]]
[[Category:Querétaro F.C. footballers]]
[[Category:C.F. La Piedad footballers]]
[[Category:Liga MX players]]
[[Category:21st-century Mexican sportsmen]]

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