Elmer Montoya

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Elmer Montoya
Personal information
Full name Elmer Roberto Montoya Meza
Date of birth (1977-12-10) 10 December 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Honduras
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2006 Motagua (58)
2007 Broncos UNAH
International career
1996 Honduras U-20
2000–2001 Honduras U-23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elmer Roberto Montoya Meza (born 8 December 1977) is a retired Honduran football defender.

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Club career

He played most of his career for F.C. Motagua. He was one of the best players Motagua have ever had, his techniques were amazing but due to a medical problem he retired.

International career

In 1996, Montoya played for the Honduras U-20's at the 1996 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament. [1] Montoya made his debut for Honduras in a November 1999 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 38 caps, scoring 13 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also played at the 2001,[7] 2003[8] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups[9] as well as at the 2000,[10] 2003s[11] Montoya also represented the Honduras national under-23 football team at the 2000 Olympics. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Desafíe a Ismael Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
  2. Zanziball
  3. Elmer Montoya FIFA competition record (archived)