Eduardo Antonio "Tony" Laing Cárcamo (born 27 December 1958) is a retired Honduran football player and member of the

Honduras national football team The Honduras national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Honduras) represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH). They are nicknamed ...

, known for his game-tying goal against

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in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Nicknamed ''Aguja'' (the Needle), Laing started playing professional football in Honduras at age 17, and is the fourth all-time leading scorer for Platense with 45 goals.Desafíe a Ismael
- La Prensa He also played for Marathón, as well as in Greece with Ethnikos before retiring as a player in 1997. Ramon Antonio Vargas, "New Orleans man has thrilling past in World Cup soccer"

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, June 11, 2010.

International career

In 1982, Laing was selected for the Honduras World Cup team as a reserve. He entered as a substitute in the 58th minute of Honduras's second game, against Northern Ireland, and scored the game-tying goal in the 60th minute with a header from a

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. He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and also appeared in the

1985 CONCACAF Championship The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship. It also served as the qualification for the 1986 World Cup. A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone w ...

, scoring two goals for Honduras in qualifying play. In total, Laing earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 8 goals.

Retirement

In 2007, Laing moved to

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

, where he coaches amateur soccer and works as a painting contractor.

Personal life

He is married to Nidia Zaldivar and the couple have three children., Bessy Lizeth, Edward Anthony and Anthony Jeerod. Also has 5 grandchildren: Frances Sabrinah, Francheska Antonellah, Edwin Elijah, Aubrey Paulette and Jaylah Camille.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laing, Eduardo 1958 births Living people People from Puerto Cortés Association football forwards Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players Platense F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players C.D. Marathón players Honduran expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Greece Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players CONCACAF Championship-winning players