Fernando Horacio Ávalos (born 31 March 1978) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender.
He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 187 matches and three goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of Nacional (four years).
After splitting the 2000–01 season with Corinthians and FC Basel, Ávalos found stability in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, playing two years with Boavista F.C.
In January 2008, Ávalos moved to Germany with MSV Duisburg,[2] not being able to help his new team prevent relegation from the Bundesliga.
Os Belenenses,[4] where he met the same fate; at the end of the campaign he moved to Cyprus, with Nea Salamis Famagusta FC.