# Raúl Avilés

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 year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ecuador | 1987 | 9 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1988 | 8 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1989 | 14 | 7 |
| Ecuador | 1991 | 7 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 1993 | 14 | 5 |
| Total | Total | 55 | 16 |
    Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Avilés goal.
List of international goals scored by Raúl Avilés :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 15 April 1987 | Estadio Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru | Peru | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 17 June 1988 | Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Honduras | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 29 January 1989 | Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 4 | 13 April 1989 | Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Argentina | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 May 1989 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 6 | 23 May 1989 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 10 July 1989 | Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil | Chile | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1989 Copa América |
| 8 | 10 September 1989 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Paraguay | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 24 September 1989 | Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Paraguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 13 July 1991 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Bolivia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1991 Copa América |
| 11 | 13 July 1991 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | Bolivia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1991 Copa América |
| 12 | 31 January 1993 | Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Romania | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 9 June 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Chile | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 14 | 19 June 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | United States | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1993 Copa América |
| 15 | 22 June 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Uruguay | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1993 Copa América |
| 16 | 26 June 1993 | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador | Paraguay | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1993 Copa América |

## Honors
### Club

* Emelec
** Serie A de Ecuador: 1988
* Barcelona
** Serie A de Ecuador: 1997