La Ceiba, Honduras-
The repatriation of the body of the former Honduran player, Roberto “Macho” Figueroa, will arrive this Sunday in Honduras after his death after a heart attack on May 26 in San Francisco, United States.
The arrival of the mortal remains of the ex-legend of Murcia was scheduled for this Saturday afternoon, but there were problems with the flight and it had to be canceled, said his son, Roberto José Figuera.
It is expected that at 5:00 pm on Sunday Figueroa’s body arrives at the Ramón Villeda Morales airport in San Pedro Sula.
The last good-bye
Subsequently, the body of the former Honduran soccer legend will be transferred to La Ceiba, where he will be veiled at the funeral home Eternal love for your family and friends.
“El Macho” will be buried later Monday at 10:00 am at the Santo Campo cemetery in the Mejía neighborhood where relatives will perform a simple ceremony due to restrictions due to the covid-19 pandemic in the country.
The Friends of Life Association plans to pay homage to Figueroa.
Trajectory
Roberto Figueroa was born in Coyoles, Olanchito, on November 14, 1958.
He was part of the Honduran clubs Vida, Victoria and Motagua, as well as the Spaniards Murcia and Hercules, and Cartaginés from Costa Rica.
He was a World Cup player with Honduras in Spain in 1982 and was on the roster for the 1986 Mexico qualifying rounds.
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