[2] He spent the majority of his career with the club, winning seven league titles with América, including five in a row from 1982 to 1986.
[2] His 25 goals for América in the 1990 season led all scorers in the Colombian top flight.
[2] De Ávila also spent time abroad, playing for Unión de Santa Fe of Argentina in between spells with América,[3] the MetroStars of Major League Soccer, and Barcelona SC of Ecuador.
With the club playing on AstroTurf for parts of the season, El Pitufo was surprisingly adept at what was called "ping-pong soccer".
[1] His 29 goals in the Copa Libertadores ranked him sixth highest scorer in the history of the tournament.