Jaime Villegas

For the Colombian Olympic cyclist, see Jaime Villegas (cyclist).
Jaime Villegas
Personal information
Full nameJaime Enrique Villegas Roura
Date of birth5 July 1950
Place of birthLa Ceiba, Honduras
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970-1986Real España309(2)
National team
1973-1985Honduras32(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Villegas and the second or maternal family name is Roura.

Jaime Enrique Villegas Roura (born 5 July 1950 in La Ceiba) is a Honduran football defender who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Club career

He also played for Real España. He played a then record 309 matches in the Honduran National League[2] and scored only 2 goals: in March 1971 against Platense and in August 1976 against Broncos. [3]

International career

Villegas played several years for Honduras and has earned over 30 caps. He has represented his country in 25 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Club President

In May 2010, Villegas confirmed he would be Real España's new president[5] and later became sporting director.

References

  1. 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain
  2. El adiós de un grande at the Wayback Machine (archived November 29, 2007) - La Prensa (Spanish)
  3. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
  4. Jaime VillegasFIFA competition record
  5. Jaime Villegas: Acepto la presidencia, pero no juguemos en San Pedro Sula - La Tribuna (Spanish)

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