Marvin Chávez
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Marvin Chávez is a Honduran
footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas
in Major League Soccer
, on loan from Marathón.
and currently with Marathón.
Chávez signed with FC Dallas
of Major League Soccer
on a loan deal in August 2009. On November 21, 2010, he played 105 minutes in the MLS Cup 2011
. Chávez was named to the MLS Team of Week 10 and 12 in the 2011 MLS season for his goal-scoring performances against Real Salt Lake
and New England Revolution
. He gained Team of the Week honors again in Week 19 against New York Red Bulls.
in 2006. Chávez was also part of the Honduras squad which took part in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
.
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
in Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, on loan from Marathón.
Club
Chávez - who is nicknamed "el hijo del viento" (the son of the wind) - has spent the majority of his professional career playing in Honduras, for VictoriaClub Deportivo Victoria
This article is about Honduran club, for the Spanish club see CD Victoria.Club Deportivo Victoria is an Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been champions once and runners-up once.-History:...
and currently with Marathón.
Chávez signed with FC Dallas
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...
of Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
on a loan deal in August 2009. On November 21, 2010, he played 105 minutes in the MLS Cup 2011
MLS Cup 2011
The 2011 MLS Cup Final was the sixteenth edition of the MLS Cup championship match held in the United States and Canada. The match was played on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California...
. Chávez was named to the MLS Team of Week 10 and 12 in the 2011 MLS season for his goal-scoring performances against Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is an American professional soccer club based in Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. The team competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. They currently play their home games at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake won...
and New England Revolution
New England Revolution
The New England Revolution is an American professional association football club based in Foxborough, Massachusetts which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada...
. He gained Team of the Week honors again in Week 19 against New York Red Bulls.
International
Marvin made his debut for the Honduras national football teamHonduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
in 2006. Chávez was also part of the Honduras squad which took part in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament...
.
FC Dallas
- Major League SoccerMajor League SoccerMajor League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
Western Conference Championship (1): 20102010 Major League Soccer seasonThe 2010 Major League Soccer season was the 98th season of FIFA-sanctioned soccer, the 32nd with a national first-division league, in the United States and Canada, and the 15th in MLS history. It began on March 25 at Seattle's Qwest Field with Seattle Sounders FC defeating the expansion...