Ney Raúl Augusto Avilés Aguirre (born February 17, 1964) is a retired Ecuadorian football striker. He played 55 times for the Ecuador national team, in the forward and center forward position, scoring 16 goals between 1987 and 1993.
He attended the Vicente Rocafuerte school where he was part of the students sports league.
Avilés started his career in 1985 with 9 de Octubre, he soon joined Club Sport Emelec where he was part of the championship winning team of 1988.
He joined rivals Barcelona Sporting Club in 1993, but missed out on their 1995 championship success as he spent that season with Liga de Portoviejo. He returned to Barcelona and in 1997 won his 2nd league championship he remained with the club until 2000.
He spent his last year playing for Santa Rita Vinces in the Ecuadorian 2nd division.
At international level Avilés, he is the seventh highest scoring player in the history of the Ecuador national team. He participated in four editions of the Copa América in 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEcuador19879119888119891471991721992301993145Total5516
Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Avilés goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Raúl AvilésNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru1–01–0Friendly2Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras1–01–0Friendly3Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador1–01–0Friendly4Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1–22–2Friendly5Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay1–21–3Friendly6Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador1–01–1Friendly7Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil1–21–21989 Copa América8Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay1–21–21990 FIFA World Cup qualification9Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador 3–13–11990 FIFA World Cup qualification 10Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile2–04–01991 Copa América113–012Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil, Ecuador3–03–0Friendly13Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 1–21–2Friendly14Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 1–02–01993 Copa América15Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 1–02–11993 Copa América 16Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 3–03–01993 Copa América
Honors Club Emelec Serie A de Ecuador: 1988 Barcelona Serie A de Ecuador: 1997
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