Global Courant 2023-05-09 06:03:29
Fabric, Honduras.
Jimmy James Baileyfamous for scoring Honduras’ qualifying goal for the World Cup in Spain 1982, He was hospitalized in an emergency in Tela, Atlántida, the city where he was born in 1954.
newspaper LA PRENSA learned that the four-time champion with Royal Spain suffered a stroke this Monday, May 5 at the age of 69, in the Sitraterco neighborhood.
The brilliant striker who brought us much joy in the 80’s is being watched by the doctors at the Tela Hospital.
Gilbert YearwoodBailey’s friend and former teammate, regretted the current situation that the former World Cup player is experiencing with Honduras in Tunisia 1997.
“We are wrong with what happened to Jimmy Bailey,” said the former Real Valladolid player from Spain.
– Honduran hero –
The remembered soccer player scored a goal for Guatemala in the qualifying rounds for the World Cup in Spain 1982that target meant the first classification of the Bicolor to a major World Cup tournament.
Unfortunately he was unable to shine at the world championships after getting injured. Given this, “Chelato” Uclés he was forced not to call him up for the final list.
With Real España he was crowned champion four times in the seasons: 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1976-1977 and 1980-1981. While on the Honduran National Team he won the 1982 Concacaf Nations Cup.
