Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( 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]
Elcock is the older cousin of Stern John, whom he recruited to the Columbus Crew while tenured there.
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]