Luis Ponce

Luis Ponce
Ponce with Magallanes in 1938
Personal information
Full name Luis Arturo Ponce Ortiz
Date of birth (1910-06-06)6 June 1910
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Date of death 10 November 1974(1974-11-10) (aged 64)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1933 Liverpool Wanderers [es]
1933–1942 Magallanes
1943–1944 Unión Española
1945 Iberia
International career
1937–1939 Chile 8 (0)
Managerial career
1945 Iberia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Arturo Ponce Ortiz (6 June 1910 – 10 November 1974) was a Chilean footballer. He played in eight matches for the Chile national football team from 1937 to 1939. He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1937 South American Championship.

Career

Ponce joined Magallanes in 1933 from Liverpool Wanderers [es], winning the Chilean Primera División in 1933, 1934, 1935 and 1938. Despite spending over two years with no playing due to an act of indiscipline, he joined Unión Española in 1943, winning the league title.

Ponce ended his career as player/manager of Iberia, then based in Santiago, winning the División de Ascenso de Chile [es] in 1945.

References

  1. ↑ "Luis Ponce". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "South American Championship 1937". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 Llanos Ibarra, Heriberto (11 January 2024). "80 años del primer título de Unión Española en 1943". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Ticiano (26 June 1948). "Figuras del recuerdo: "Cacho" Ponce" (JPG). Estadio (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 28 July 2025.