Luis Pavez

Luis Antonio Pavez Contreras (born 25 June 1988) is a Chilean former football player who played as a midfielder.

Club career Pavez was trained at Palestino. As a youth player, he took part in the reality TV show Adidas Selection Team from Fox Sports, where a squad made up by youth players from professional clubs faced players from schools, standing out future professional footballers such as Felipe Seymour, Jean Paul Pineda, Eduardo Vargas, among others.

For the 2023 season, Pavez signed with Coquimbo Unido in the Chilean Primera División. The next year, he switched to San Luis de Quillota.

Pavez ended his contract with San Luis in July 2024 and confirmed his retirement in March 2025.

International career Pavez represented Chile U21 and Chile U22 at both the 2009 Toulon Tournament and 2010 Toulon Tournament, winning the 2009 edition.

Post-retirement Following his retirement, Pavez served as coach for the football academy Vitale, whose owner is the former footballer Benjamín Ruiz. Next, he assumed as coordinator for the Unión Española squad.

Honours Unión Española Primera División de Chile (1): 2013 Transición Supercopa de Chile (1): 2013

Chile U21 Toulon Tournament (1): 2009