Higinio Vélez
Higinio Vélez Carrión (July 27, 1947 – May 12, 2021)[1] was a Cuban baseball manager.
Biography[]
After leading Santiago de Cuba to three straight championships in the Cuban National Series (1999–2001),[2] he became the manager of the Cuban national baseball team, which he led to the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3]
Velez died from COVID-19 on May 12, 2021, in Havana during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Higinio Vélez". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Cuba Baseball League over a Half Century
- ^ Cuba gana su tercera medalla de oro en béisbol Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish)
- ^ "Prensa Latina - Latin American News Agency".
Categories:
- 1947 births
- 2021 deaths
- Olympic baseball managers
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
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