Tránsito Montepeque (born 16 December 1980) is a Guatemalan

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and currently a

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Club career

Montepeque made his top division debut for Coban Imperial when he was 23 years old, but he immediately scored a winning extra-time goal which won the club a historic first (and only) league title. He then moved to Comunicaciones where his playing time has, so far, been limited due to the presence of the Costa Rican striker

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and the Guatemalan national team player Dwight Pezzarossi. With the departure of both Fonseca and Pezzarossi, Montepeque has been a prominent striker for the club. On 1 October 2011 Montepeque scored the fastest goal since the Apertura and Clausura tournament format was introduced in 1999. He netted the first goal of a 3-1 win for Comunicaciones against Heredia 9 seconds into the match.Source

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Personal life

Tránsito has a younger cousin named Jean Carlos Montepeque who also plays for Comunicaciones as a defender.

International career

Montepeque made his debut for Guatemala national football team, Guatemala in a July 2004 friendly match against

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and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has so far only represented his country in friendly matches.

International goals

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References

1980 births Living people People from Escuintla Department Men's association football forwards Guatemalan men's footballers Guatemala men's international footballers C.S.D. Xelajú MC players Comunicaciones F.C. players {{Guatemala-footy-bio-stub