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1969–70 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 1969–70 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 5th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title and qualified to the 1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. – 11 December 2009 1969–70 teams * () * C.D. España ( |
Liga Nacional De Fútbol Profesional De Honduras
Liga Betcris de Honduras (''Honduran National Professional Football League'') is the highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening (autumn) and Closing (spring). One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso (the team with fewest points in Opening and Closing) and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso. The top four clubs participate in play-offs to decide the champion. The winners of the Opening and Closing competitions participate in the CONCACAF Champions League. History In the 1930s, football experienced a surge in popularity in the country. In 1948 with the birth of the Francisco Morazán Major Football League, the idea to organize football began to take shape. Olimpia, Federal, Motagua, Argentina and Real España are the pioneers of the Liga Mayor. In 1948 the first championship began in the recently inaugurated Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino as Victoria were made champions by beating Motagua; and three years later, in 1951, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaime Villegas
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. Club career He also played for Real España. He played a then record 309 matches in the Honduran National League 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 and played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club President In May 2010, Villegas confirmed he would be Real España's new president - La Tribuna and later became sporting director. Honours and awards Club ...
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Amílcar Aceituno
Amílcar is a Spanish and Portuguese male given name derived from Latin Hamilcar, itself a Punic name known to the Romans through their Carthaginian foes, especially Hamilcar Barca. Notable people with the name Amílcar include: * Amílcar Álvarez, Argentine swimmer * Amílcar Barbuy, Brazilian footballer * Amílcar Cabral, Bissau-Guinean/Cape Verdean politician * Amílcar de Castro, Brazilian sculptor and graphic designer * Amílcar Fonseca, Portuguese footballer * Amílcar Henríquez, Panamanian footballer * Amílcar Méndez Urízar, Guatemalan activist and politician * Amílcar Romero, Dominican politician * Amílcar de Sousa, Portuguese medical doctor and writer * Amílcar Spencer Lopes, Cape Verdean politician * Amílcar Villafuerte Trujillo, Mexican politician * Jean Amilcar, the Senegalese foster son of Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Hawit
Alfredo Hawit Banegas (born 8 October 1951) is a Honduran lawyer and former footballer. He is the head of the National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras and was made the interim head of CONCACAF on 4 June 2011. Club career As a player, he played professional football for Honduran club sides Progreso, Club Deportivo Olimpia and F.C. Motagua. He scored 11 goals for them altogether. He is one of only few Honduran players who made his debut for a senior side, aged only 15. Football Federation Career Hawit, having seen Jack Warner's reign as CONCACAF President last twenty one years, proposed that the CONCACAF president should be able to serve only one four year-term at a time and for the Caribbean Football Union, UNCAF and North American Football Union to nominate the president on a rotary basis. He was an interim president of CONCACAF. After the arrest of Jeffrey Webb on 27 May 2015, Hawit was made president of CONCACAF. Hawit himself was then arrested on corruption ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Steward
James Steward Bodden (born 9 December 1946) is a Honduran football goalkeeper who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career Steward started his career at Platense and then left them citing bad eyesight only to sign for Real España. International career He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification The FIFA World Cup qualification is a competitive match that a national association football team takes in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the (men's) FIFA World Cup. Qualifying tournaments are hel ... matches, being part of the team during the qualifiers in Haiti in 1973. - La Prensa References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Urquía
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan in the form ''Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the ''Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550). List of people with the given name Jorge * Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus * Jorge (Romanian singer), real name George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host * Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver * Jorge Campos, Mexican football player * Jorge Cantú ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Paz
Ángel Ramón Paz Rápalo (28 October 1950 – 4 November 2008) was a Honduran footballer, who played for Olimpia and Real Juventud. Club career Nicknamed ''Mon'', his debut in the Honduran league was on 22 June 1969 scoring one of the goals against Atlético Indio in the 3–0 victory. International career He has represented his country in two FIFA World Cup qualification matches and amassed 9 caps for Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce .... Death He died of stomach cancer on 4 November 2008. References External links Descanse en PAZ (Obituary)- La Tribuna 1950 births 2008 deaths People from Tela Men's association football midfielders Honduran men's footballers Honduras men's international footballers C.D. Real Juventud players C.D. Olimpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Bulnes
José Fernando Bulnes Zelaya (born 21 October 1946) a.k.a. Azulejo, is a retired Honduran football defender who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career Nicknamed ''Azulejo'', Bulnes made his senior debut at 17 and played for C.D. Atlético Español, Atlético Español, Pumas UNAH, Universidad and C.D. Olimpia, Olimpia. He spent a record 20 years with Olimpia in the Honduran national league before retiring in 1985. International career Bulnes played for Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ... in the 1960s, 70s and 1980s and represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played two games at the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the age of 35. His final international was the June 1982 World Cup Finals match against Yugoslavia n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |