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.[1]

For the Colombian Olympic cyclist, see Jaime Villegas (cyclist).
Jaime Villegas
Personal information
Full name Jaime Enrique Villegas Roura
Date of birth (1950-07-05) 5 July 1950
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1986 Real España 309 (2)
National team
1973–1985 Honduras 32 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Villegas and the second or maternal family name is Roura.

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.

Honours and awards

Club
C.D. Real Espana
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References
  1. 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "El adiós de un grande". Archived from the original on November 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-28. - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-09-27 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. Jaime Villegas – FIFA competition record
  5. Jaime Villegas: Acepto la presidencia, pero no juguemos en San Pedro Sula Archived 2013-06-24 at Archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)


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