Ubaldo Guardia
Panamanian footballer (born 1977)
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Ubaldo Gustavo Guardia Ledezma (born 8 June 1977) is a retired Panamanian football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ubaldo Gustavo Guardia Ledezma | ||
| Date of birth | June 8, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Tauro | ||
| 2002–2004 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Tauro | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2000–2007 | Panama | 41 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 August 2015 | |||
Club career
Tito Guardia started his career at Tauro, then moved to Europe to play for Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol[1] where he played alongside compatriot Alberto Blanco. He only returned to Tauro in 2005 after problems with his release by Sheriff.[2] In May 2006 he was reported to be a new player for Colombian side Real Cartagena.[3]
In February 2007, Guardia suffered a broken fibula and ruptured ankle ligaments in his left inner leg after a tackle by Chepo's captain Armando Gun. The injury was said to leave him out of the game for over 4 months.[4]
International career
He played for the Panama U23 team in the 1997 Central American Games.[5]
Guardia made his debut for Panama in a January 2000 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 41 caps, scoring no goals.[6] He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and was a member of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup team, who finished second in the tournament.[8][9]
His final international was a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala.
Honours
Panama
- CONCACAF Gold Cup runner-up: 2005[10]
