Ricardo James

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Ricardo James
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Emir James Rayo
Date of birth (1966-05-07) May 7, 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Bocas del Toro, Panama
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Guabito de Bocas
1993–2005 Platense 123 (0)
2005–2007 Olimpia 127 (9)
International career‡
1993–2004 Panama 43 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2006
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2005

Ricardo Emir James Rayo (born May 7, 1966) is a Panamanian former footballer.

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Club career

James played for local side Guabito de Bocas but never in the ANAPROF league, [1] since he spent most of his career in Honduras playing for Platense and Olimpia. He yielded a humorous goal to Wilmer Velásquez while playing for Platense in the 1998–99 season. [2]

He retired aged 40, after winning a 5th Honduran league title with Olimpia. [3]

International career

James made his debut for Panama in a March 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Honduras and has earned a total of 43 caps, scoring no goals. [4] He represented his country in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [5] and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [6]

His final international was an August 2004 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

Retirement

After retiring, James became goalkeeping coach at Platense [7] and later Sporting San Miguelito. [3]

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Platense
C.D. Olimpia

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References

  1. ↑ PORTEROS PANAMEÑOS Los guantes de oro – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ "¿Quién gritará el gol 15 mil de la liga nacional?" (in Spanish). La Prensa (Honduras). 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  3. 1 2 ‘Sin disciplina ni trabajo, uno no puede lograr nada en la vida’ – Crítica (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Appearances for Panama National Team Archived April 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  5. ↑ Ricardo James – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details Archived December 24, 2004, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  7. ↑ Ricardo James o Anthony Torres, uno regresará al Platense – Diez (in Spanish)


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