Ubaldo Gustavo Guardia Ledezma (born 8 June 1977) is a retired Panamanian

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defender.

Club career

''Tito'' Guardia started his career at Tauro, then moved to Europe to play for Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol where he played alongside compatriot Alberto Blanco. He only returned to Tauro in 2005 after problems with his release by Sheriff. In May 2006 he was reported to be a new player for Colombian side Real Cartagena. In February 2007, Guardia suffered a broken fibula and ruptured ankle ligaments in his left inner leg after a tackle by Chepo's captain

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. The injury was said to leave him out of the game for over 4 months.

International career

He played for the Panama U23 team in the

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. Guardia made his debut for Panama in a January 2000 friendly match against

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and has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 8

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matches and was a member of the

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team, who finished second in the tournament.U.S. Men Win Third Gold Cup Championship With 3-1 Penalty Shootout Victory Against Panama at Giants Stadium
- US Soccer His final international was a February

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match against

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* 1977 births Living people Men's association football defenders Panamanian men's footballers Panama men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Tauro F.C. players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Panamanian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Moldovan Super Liga players Central American Games silver medalists for Panama Central American Games medalists in football {{Panama-footy-bio-stub