Manuel Pavón Castro (born 27 February 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Don Benito.
In early 2007, he had an unassuming Segunda División B loan spell at his second youth club, Granada CF,[1] returning to the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos in the 2007–08 season.
[2] Pavón made his La Liga debut on 26 October 2008, playing the entire 2–1 home win against Racing de Santander.
[4] Pavón continued competing in the second tier the following years, representing CD Lugo and SD Ponferradina.
[5] He scored his first goal as a professional on 27 September 2014 whilst at the service of the former team, contributing to a 4–3 home victory over CA Osasuna.