José Daniel Ponce
Ponce with Argentina c. 1985
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-06-26) 26 June 1962
Place of birth Godoy Cruz, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1975–1979 Godoy Cruz
1979–1980 Estudiantes LP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Godoy Cruz
1980–1985 Estudiantes LP 221 (42)
1984 → Atlético Tucumán (loan) 5 (0)
1986–1987 Atlético Junior
1988–1989 Estudiantes LP
1989–1990 Boca Juniors 27 (4)
1990–1991 Nîmes 12 (1)
1991–1992 San Lorenzo 24 (1)
1993 Gimnasia y Tiro 8 (1)
1994 Douglas Haig
1995 Independiente Rivadavia
1995–1996 Coquimbo Unido
1996 Everton
1997 Huachipato
International career
1983–1985 Argentina 21 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2007

José Daniel Ponce (born 26 June 1962) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder; he was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata team that won two back-to-back championships in 1982 and 1983.

Career

Ponce was born in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza and was a product of Godoy Cruz youth system, also playing in the first team at the age of 16, making his debut on October 8, 1978.[1] Then he was transferred and promoted to the first team of Estudiantes by coach Carlos Bilardo, when he shared the midfield with Miguel Ángel Russo, Alejandro Sabella and Marcelo Trobbiani. The team won two back-to-back titles and Ponce was called by Bilardo (now national coach) to the national team. His trademark were his precision free kicks, and his skill with the ball, both dribbling and passing, was often decisive in fast-break attack.

In 1983 Ponce was selected to join the Argentina squad for the Copa América 1983.[2] He later took part in the process that led to Argentina's victory in the 1986 World Cup.[3]

After Estudiantes, with a brief step in Atlético Tucumán in 1984, Ponce played for several clubs including Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo, Gimnasia y Tiro, Douglas Haig and Independiente Rivadavia in Argentina, Atlético Junior and Unión Magdalena in Colombia, Nîmes Olympique in France and Coquimbo Unido, Everton and Huachipato in Chile.[4]

During his time at Boca the club won the Recopa Sudamericana and Copa Sudamericana titles in 1989.[5] He made a total of 33 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring five goals.

In 1995 while as a player in Coquimbo Unido, he was fired from the club after punching a youth team player in the face.

Personal life

His parents were Juan Carlos, a chauffeur, and Marta. He has four younger brothers: Guillermo, Humberto, Juan Carlos and Eduardo. Since he was a child, he was nicknamed Bocha.[1]

After his retirement from professional football, he made his home in Concepción, Chile. Then, he became a naturalized Chilean and involved in the miner market working in the North Zone of Chile.[6] His Colombian wife, Milena, died of a tumor, days after delivering his first son; his two daughters are Chilean nationals. After a career as a coach in which his temper often got the best of him, Ponce has coached youth teams and has a successful sports-related business operation.[7]

Honours

Estudiantes

Boca Juniors

References

  1. 1 2 Campana, Carlos (6 November 2012). "El "Bocha" Ponce y su amor por la pelota | + Deportes". Los Andes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ↑ RSSSF Copa América 1983
  3. ↑ RSSSF World Cup champions squads
  4. ↑ "El Bocha Ponce, el pibe "maravilla" y genio de la pelota parada". Diario El Sol Mendoza (in Spanish). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ↑ taringa; Boca's 17 titles article
  6. ↑ "'Bocha' Ponce: el ídolo de Estudiantes que jugó con Maradona y ahora trabaja en una minera chilena" (in Spanish). BioBioChile. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ↑ ""EN ESTUDIANTES ENTREGUÉ ALMA Y VIDA" | Estudiantes de La Plata". www.estudiantesdelaplata.com (in Spanish). 5 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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