Posted on February 7, 2012
Former Honduran international and youth coach Rodolfo Trinidad Ramírez Godoy, nicknamed “Popo”, passed away in Tegucigalpa on Feb. 2. He was 83.
A 13-year veteran of the Honduras men’s national team, Godoy was at the helm of youth squad that finished second (lost to Mexico in final on penalties) at the 1976 CONCACAF Youth Championship in Puerto Rico and qualified the country’s to its first FIFA tournament (Under-20 World Cup) in Tunisia 1977.
Porfirio Betancourt, Ramon Maradiaga, Gilberto Yearwood and Héctor Zelaya played for Godoy at the U-20 world championship in Tunisia. those players also went on to help the Catrachos qualify for their first World Cup (Spain 1982).
Categories: Central America, Honduras, Youth
Tags: Catrachos, Gilberto Yearwood, Héctor Zelaya, Popo, Porfirio Betancourt, Ramon Maradiaga, Rodolfo Trinidad Ramírez Godoy, Under-20 World Cup)
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