Ubaldo Guardia

Ubaldo Guardia
Personal information
Full name	Ubaldo Gustavo Guardia Ledezma
Date of birth	June 8, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	, Panama
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2002	Tauro
2002–2004	Sheriff Tiraspol
2005–2008	Tauro
International career‡
2000–2007	Panama
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2015

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

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

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.

References

^ Blanco y Guardia campeones con Sheriff en moldavia - PanamaAmerica (in Spanish)
^ Guardia otra vez a Moldavia - Crítica (in Spanish)
^ "Tito" Guardia jugará en el Real Cartagena - Crítica (in Spanish)
^ Guardia no se amilana por lesión - La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ ORO con angustia - Nación (in Spanish)
^ Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF
^ Ubaldo Guardia – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
^ U.S. Men Win Third Gold Cup Championship With 3-1 Penalty Shootout Victory Against Panama at Giants Stadium - US Soccer

External links

Ubaldo Guardia at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Blanco y Guardia campeones con Sheriff en moldavia - PanamaAmerica (in Spanish)

[2] Guardia otra vez a Moldavia - Crítica (in Spanish)

[3] "Tito" Guardia jugará en el Real Cartagena - Crítica (in Spanish)

[4] Guardia no se amilana por lesión - La Prensa (in Spanish)

[5] ORO con angustia - Nación (in Spanish)

[6] Appearances for Panama National Team - RSSSF

[7] Ubaldo Guardia – FIFA competition record (archived)

[8] CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF

[9] U.S. Men Win Third Gold Cup Championship With 3-1 Penalty Shootout Victory Against Panama at Giants Stadium - US Soccer

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