Élmer Ramón Ponciano Priego (born 28 June 1978) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for USAC of the Guatemalan Premier Division.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Élmer Ramón Ponciano Priego | ||
| Date of birth | June 28, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala City, Guatemala | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | USAC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Antigua GFC | ||
| 2001–2002 | Comunicaciones | ||
| 2002–2004 | Juventud Retalteca | ||
| 2004–2006 | Jalapa | 39 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Comunicaciones | 16 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Peñarol La Mesilla | ||
| 2010 | Zacapa | ||
| 2010–present | USAC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2007 | Guatemala | 19 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 July 2010 | |||
Club career edit
Ponciano started his professional career at Antigua GFC and had two spells at Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones. He joined newly promoted Peñarol La Mesilla in summer 2009 [1] but left the Huehuetenango side for Zacapa in February 2010 and then moved to his hometown club USAC in June 2010.[2]
International career edit
He made his debut for Guatemala in a March 2001 friendly match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 2001[4] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup[6]
His final international was a January 2007 UNCAF Cup match against Panama.
References edit
- ^ Nuevos refuerzos Peñarol La Mesilla se prepara - Nuestro Diario (in Spanish)
- ^ Elmer Ponciano, el primer refuerzo de la USAC - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
- ^ Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links edit
- Élmer Ponciano at National-Football-Teams.com
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