Career
Ávila started his career at Real España and scored 72 Honduran league goals for 4 clubs over 13 years. He also had a spell in Mexico. He was Honduran league top goalscorer with Motagua in 1994-1995, scoring 13 goals in 13 matches.
Ávila made his debut for Honduras in an April 1988 friendly match against Mexico and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals.
He has represented his country at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was a June 1995 friendly match against Turkey.
In 2011, he was coaching juniors in Charlotte, United States of America.