Tránsito Montepeque

Tránsito Montepeque (born 16 December 1980) is a Guatemalan footballer and currently a free agent.[2]

Tránsito Montepeque
Personal information
Full name Tránsito Eduardo Montepeque Linares
Date of birth (1980-12-16) December 16, 1980
Place of birth Sipacate, Guatemala
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Cobán Imperial
2005 Xelajú MC
2006–2015[1] Comunicaciones 71 (26)
National team
2004–2011 Guatemala 19 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montepeque and the second or maternal family name is Linares.

Club career

Montepeque made his top division debut for Coban Imperial when he was 23 years old, but he immediately scored a winning extra-time goal which won the club a historic first (and only) league title. He then moved to Comunicaciones where his playing time has, so far, been limited due to the presence of the Costa Rican striker Rolando Fonseca and the Guatemalan national team player Dwight Pezzarossi.[3] With the departure of both Fonseca and Pezzarossi, Montepeque has been a prominent striker for the club.

On 1 October 2011 Montepeque scored the fastest goal since the Apertura and Clausura tournament format was introduced in 1999. He netted the first goal of a 3-1 win for Comunicaciones against Heredia 9 seconds into the match.[4]

Personal life

Tránsito has a younger cousin named Jean Carlos Montepeque who also plays for Comunicaciones as a defender.

International career

Montepeque made his debut for Guatemala in a July 2004 friendly match against El Salvador and has, as of January 2010, earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 5 goals. He has so far only represented his country in friendly matches.

International goals
Scores and results list. Guatemala's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
122 August 2007Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama1-01-2Friendly match
24 September 2010Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA Nicaragua1-05-0Friendly match
34 September 2010Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA Nicaragua5-05-0Friendly match
47 September 2010Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., USA El Salvador2-02-0Friendly match
517 November 2010Kennesaw State University Soccer Stadium, Marietta, USA Guyana1-03-0Friendly match

References
  1. http://www.ceroacero.es/player.php?id=110465&epoca_id=138
  2. http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/futbol-nacional/los-recuerdos-de-transito-montepeque
  3. Perfil Tránsito Montepeque Archived 2009-03-28 at the Wayback Machine - LaRed Deportiva (in Spanish)
  4. Source: http://m.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/news/newsid=1521669.html


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