Roberto Bailey

Roberto James Bailey Sargent (10 August 1952 – 11 June 2019) was a Honduran football forward who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Roberto Bailey
Personal information
Full nameRoberto James Bailey Sargent
Date of birth10 August 1952
Place of birthHonduras
Date of death11 June 2019(2019-06-11) (aged 66)
Position(s)Striker / Second striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1977Victoria??(26)
1978–1984Marathón161(47)
International career
Honduras
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Nicknamed El Robot, Bailey played for C.D. Marathón for whom he scored 47 goals.[2] He and his brother Jimmy James Bailey share a record with the Palacios brothers, the sole families to have scored in more than one League final.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 122 August 2014
ClubSeasonLeagueHonduran CupLeague CupCONCACAFTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marathón1978–79Honduran Liga Nacional227
1979–80Honduran Liga Nacional3312
1980–81Honduran Liga Nacional3310
1981–82Honduran Liga Nacional3110
1982–83Honduran Liga Nacional224
1983–84Honduran Liga Nacional204
Total1614700000016147
Career total1614700000016147

Personal life

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Bailey lived in San Pedro Sula and worked for a spare-parts agency.[4]He died in a car accident on June 11, 2019.[1]

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