Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ricardo Emir James Rayo | ||
Date of birth | May 7, 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Bocas del Toro, Panama | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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.
After retiring, James became goalkeeping coach at Platense[7] and later Sporting San Miguelito.[3]