Élmer Ponciano

Élmer Ponciano

Personal information
Full name	Élmer Ramón Ponciano Priego
Date of birth	(1978-06-28) June 28, 1978 (age 46)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 July 2010

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponciano and the second or maternal family name is Priego.

Élmer Ramón Ponciano Priego (born 28 June 1978) is a Guatemalan football defender who currently plays for USAC of the Guatemalan Premier Division.

Favorite Food POLLO CON ARROZ ó ARROZ CON POLLO

Favorite Song Bala de Lira

Club career

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

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

1. Nuevos refuerzos Peñarol La Mesilla se prepara - Nuestro Diario (in Spanish)
2. Elmer Ponciano, el primer refuerzo de la USAC - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
3. Record at FIFA Tournaments - FIFA
4. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2001 - Details - RSSSF
5. UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 - Details - RSSSF
6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF

External links

• Élmer Ponciano at National-Football-Teams.com