Ancil Elcock

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Ancil Elcock
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-03-17) 17 March 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
St. Augustine FC
Malta Carib Alcons
1997–2001 Columbus Crew 130 (7)
San Juan Jabloteh
North East Stars
Tobago United
International career
1994–2004 Trinidad and Tobago 69 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ancil Elcock (born 17 March 1969) is a Trinidadian former professional footballer. [1] He played for Major League Soccer team Columbus Crew between 1997 and 2001 (130 games and 7 goals), and for Tobago United. He got 69 caps for the Trinidad and Tobago national team between 1994 and 2004. [2] Ancil Elcock became infamous for fracturing Mexican forward Cuauhtémoc Blanco in a World Cup qualification match. [3]

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Elcock is the older cousin of Stern John, whom he recruited to the Columbus Crew while tenured there.

Blanco's Injury

On 8 October 2000, Trinidad and Tobago contested a World Cup qualification match against Mexico. The match was played in Mexico City at the Estadio Azteca and the referee was Carlos Batres Gonzalez. In the 72nd minute, Elcock slide-tackled Cuauhtémoc Blanco hitting him on the knee as he received the ball in the penalty area. Referee Gonzalez determined the tackle to be of excessive force and called for a penalty and ejected Elcock by showing him a direct red card, even though Elcock had previously received a yellow in the game. The penalty was taken and scored by Víctor Ruiz resulting in the final score of the game 7–0 in favor of Mexico. [4] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ancil Elcock (Player) | National Football Teams".
  2. "Ansil Elcock - International Appearances".
  3. 1 2 "El día que Trinidad y Tobago quebró a Cuauhtémoc Blanco". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. "Mexico v Trinidad and Tobago, 08 October 2000". AFS Enterprises Limited. Retrieved 6 December 2017.