Career
Nicknamed Aguja (the Needle), Laing started playing professional football in Honduras at age 17, and is the fourth all-time leading scorer for Platense with 45 goals. He also played for Marathón, as well as in Greece with Ethnikos and El Salvador, before retiring as a player in 1997. In 1982, Laing was named to the Honduras World Cup team as a reserve.
He entered as a substitute in the 58th minute of Honduras"s second game, against Northern Ireland, and scored the game-tying goal in the 60th minute on a header off a corner kick.
In total, Laing has earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 8 goals. In 2007, Laing moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he coaches amateur soccer and works as a painting contractor.