Eduardo Laing

Eduardo Tony Laing

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Antonio Laing Cárcamo
Date of birth	(1958-12-27) December 27, 1958
Place of birth	Puerto Cortes, Honduras
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	El Flamingo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977-1986	Platense
1982-1983	Ethnikos
1987-1989	Marathón
1989-1993	Platense
1993-1994	Deportes Progreseño
1994-1996	Platense
National team
1981-1989	Honduras	34	(8)
* 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 Laing and the second or maternal family name is Cárcamo.

Eduardo Antonio "Tony" Laing Cárcamo (born 27 December 1958, Puerto Cortés, Honduras) is a retired Honduran football player and member of the Honduras national football team, known for his game-tying goal against Northern Ireland in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Nicknamed Aguja (the Needle), Laing started playing professional soccer in Honduras at age 17, and is the fourth all-time leading scorer for Platense with 45 goals. He also played for Marathón, as well as in Greece with Ethnikos and El Salvador, before retiring as a player in 1997.

International career

In 1982, Laing was named to 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 on a header off a corner kick. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and Laing also appeared in the 1985 CONCACAF Championship, scoring two goals for Honduras in qualifying play. In total, Laing has earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 8 goals.

Retirement

In 2007, Laing moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he coaches amateur soccer and works as a painting contractor.

Personal life

He is married to Nidia and the couple have three children.