Álex Pineda Chacón

Template:Family name hatnote Álex Mauricio Pineda Chacón (born 19 December 1969) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a midfielder.

Professional career

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.

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, 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.

International career

Pineda Chacón made his debut for Honduras in a December 1992 FIFA World Cup qualification match against 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 and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His final international was an April 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Nicaragua.

International goals

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 April 1993	Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, Canada	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Canada	flag alias = Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	flag alias-1867-official = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-1868 = Canadian Red Ensign (1868–1921).svg	flag alias-1905 = Canadian Red Ensign (1905–1922).svg	flag alias-1907 = Canadian Red Ensign (1907–1921).png	flag alias-1921 = Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg	flag alias-1957 = Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg	flag alias-1964 = Flag of Canada (1964).svg	flag alias-1965 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2000).png	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Canada (WFB 2004).gif	flag alias-armed forces = Canadian Forces Flag.svg	link alias-armed forces = Canadian Armed Forces	flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Canada.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Canadian Navy	flag alias-naval-1868 = Blue Ensign of Canada (1868–1921).svg	flag alias-naval-1911 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-naval-1921 = Canadian Blue Ensign (1921–1957).svg	flag alias-naval-1957 = Canadian Blue Ensign (1957–1965).svg	flag alias-naval-1965 = Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg	flag alias-coast guard = Coastguard Flag of Canada.svg	link alias-coast guard = Canadian Coast Guard	flag alias-air force = Royal Canadian Air Force ensign.svg	flag alias-air force-1924 = Ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Royal Canadian Air Force	flag alias-army-1939 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1939–1944).svg	flag alias-army-1968 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg	flag alias-army-1989 = Flag of the Canadian Army (1968–1998).svg	flag alias-army-2013 = Flag of the Canadian Army (2013–2016).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Canadian Army.svg	link alias-army = Canadian Army	flag alias-military = Flag of the Canadian Forces.svg	link alias-military = Canadian Armed Forces	flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Canada.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Canadian Navy	link alias-football = Canada men's national soccer team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–3 || 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	10 July 1993	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, USA	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Panama	flag alias = Flag of Panama.svg	link alias-naval = Panamanian Public Forces	link alias-navy = Panamanian Public Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align="center" | 3–1 || align="center" | 5–1 || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3	17 November 1998	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Guatemala	flag alias = Flag of Guatemala.svg	flag alias-1825 = Flag of Guatemala (1825-1838).svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Guatemala (1839-1843).svg	flag alias-1843 = Flag of Guatemala (1843-1851).svg	flag alias-1851 = Flag of Guatemala (1851-1858).svg	flag alias-1858 = Flag of Guatemala (1858–1871).svg	flag alias-1871 = Flag of Guatemala (1871-1968).svg	flag alias-1968 = Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Guatemala.svg	link alias-naval = Guatemalan Navy	link alias-air force = Guatemalan Air Force	link alias-army = Guatemalan Army	link alias-navy = Guatemalan Navy	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || align="center" | 3–3 || align="center" | 3–3 || Hurricane Relief Tournament
4	18 November 1998	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = El Salvador	flag alias = Flag of El Salvador.svg	flag alias-1822 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg	flag alias-1823 = Flag of the United Provinces of Central America.svg	flag alias-1824 = Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg	flag alias-1865a = Flag of El Salvador (April 1865).svg	flag alias-1865b = Flag of El Salvador (June 1865).svg	flag alias-1869 = Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg	flag alias-1873 = Flag of El Salvador (1873-1875).svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svg	flag alias-1898 = Flag of the Greater Republic of Central America (1898).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Salvadoran Army.svg	link alias-army = Salvadoran Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg	link alias-navy = Navy of El Salvador	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg	link alias-naval = Navy of El Salvador	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Salvadoran Air Force.svg	link alias-air force = Salvadoran Air Force	flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.svg	link alias-military = Armed Forces of El Salvador	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align="center" | 2–1 || align="center" | 2–1 || Hurricane Relief Tournament
5	4 March 2000	Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nicaragua	flag alias = Flag of Nicaragua.svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Nicaragua (1839-1858).svg	flag alias-1856 = Flag of Nicaragua under William Walker (1856-1857).svg	flag alias-1858 = Flag of Nicaragua (1858-1889 and 1893-1896).svg	flag alias-1889 = Flag of Nicaragua (1889-1893).svg	flag alias-1896 = Flag of Nicaragua (1896-1908).svg	flag alias-1908 = Flag of Nicaragua (1908–1971).svg	link alias-naval = Nicaraguan Navy	link alias-air force = Nicaraguan Air Force	link alias-army = Nicaraguan Army	link alias-navy = Nicaraguan Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 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.

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.

Personal life

Chacón has now settled in Georgia with his wife and two daughters.

Honours and awards

Country

Honduras

• Copa Centroamericana (1): 1993

Club

C.D. Olimpia

• Liga Profesional de Honduras (4): 1989–90, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99
• Honduran Cup: (2): 1995, 1998
• Honduran Supercup: (1): 1997
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1988

Sporting Cristal

• Torneo Descentralizado (2): 1994, 1995

Individual

• Liga Nacional de Honduras Top Scorer (1): 1993–94
• MLS Most Valuable Player (1): 2001
• MLS Golden Boot (1): 2001
• MLS Scoring Champion (1): 2001
• MLS Best XI (1): 2001
• MLS Fair Play Award (1): 2001

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