Élmer Ramón Ponciano Priego (born 28 June 1978) is a

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defender who currently plays for USAC of the

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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 but left the Huehuetenango side for Zacapa in February 2010 and then moved to his hometown club USAC in June 2010.

International career

He made his debut for

in a March 2001 friendly match against

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and has earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 1 goal. He has represented his country in 5

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matches and played at the

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and

2007 UNCAF Nations Cup The 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup was the ninth version of the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America. The event took place in San Salvador, El Salvador from February 8 to February 18, 2007. It was the second time ...

as well as at the

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CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details
- RSSSF His final international was a January 2007 UNCAF Cup match against Panama.

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* 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Guatemala City Guatemalan footballers Guatemala international footballers 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players Comunicaciones F.C. players Deportivo Jalapa players Deportivo Zacapa players Copa Centroamericana-winning players Antigua GFC players Association football defenders {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub