Eduardo Laing

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. He also played for Marathón, as well as in Greece with Ethnikos before retiring as a player in 1997.

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

He is married to Nidia Zaldivar and the couple have three children: Bessy Lizeth, Edward Anthony, and Anthony Jeerod. He also has 6 grandchildren ― Frances Sabrinah, Francheska Antonellah, Edwin Elijah, Aubrey Paulette, Jaylah Camille and Jaylen Nathaniel — and 1 great granddaughter — Klarity Blu.