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 name Roberto James Bailey Sargent
Date of birth 10 August 1952
Place of birth Honduras
Date of death 11 June 2019(2019-06-11) (aged 66)
Position(s) Striker / Second striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1977 Victoria ?? (26)
1978–1984 Marathón 161 (47)
National team
Honduras
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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

Club

As of match played 122 August 2014
Club Season League Honduran Cup League Cup CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marathón 1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional 227
1979–80 Honduran Liga Nacional 3312
1980–81 Honduran Liga Nacional 3310
1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional 3110
1982–83 Honduran Liga Nacional 224
1983–84 Honduran Liga Nacional 204
Total 1614700000016147
Career total 1614700000016147

Personal life

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

References

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