Víctor Hugo Ávalos

Víctor Hugo Ávalos
Ávalos with Silvio Pettirossi in 2008
Personal information
Full name Víctor Hugo Ávalos Acosta
Date of birth (1971-11-06)6 November 1971
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 2 April 2009(2009-04-02) (aged 37)
Place of death San Vicente, Paraguay
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Central midfielder
Youth career
1986–1989 Cerro Corá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990 Cerro Corá 5 (0)
1991–1992 Quilmes 38 (0)
1993 Independiente Medellín 36 (3)
1994–1995 Olimpia 24 (1)
1996 Tembetary 2 (0)
1997–1999 Guaraní 67 (3)
2000–2001 12 de Octubre 22 (1)
2002 Presidente Hayes 43 (1)
2003 Tacuary 30 (1)
2004 Deportes Temuco 18 (2)
2005 Universidad de Concepción 36 (4)
2006 Deportes Puerto Montt 5 (0)
2006 Curicó Unido 18 (0)
2007 Santiago Wanderers 17 (0)
2007 Fernández Vial 13 (1)
2008 Silvio Pettirossi 15 (0)
2009 Villa Florida 1 (1)
Total 390 (18)
International career
1991 Paraguay U20 4 (0)
1996 Paraguay 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Víctor Hugo Ávalos Acosta (6 November 1971 – 2 April 2009) was a Paraguayan footballer most remembered for his spells at Quilmes, Independiente Medellín and in Chilean football. Mainly a central midfielder who could also operate as an attacking playmaker, he died in 2009 from a heart attack during an amateur football game.