| Fabián Ponce | |
| Fullname: | Héctor Fabián Ponce |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Corrientes, Argentina |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1993–1994 |
| Years2: | 1994–1995 |
| Years3: | 1996–1997 |
| Manageryears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Managerclubs1: | Guaraní Antonio Franco (youth) |
| Manageryears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Managerclubs2: | (assistant) |
| Manageryears3: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs3: | Deportivo Mandiyú (assistant) |
| Manageryears4: | 2012–2013 |
| Managerclubs4: | Deportivo Mandiyú |
| Manageryears5: | 2014–2015 |
| Managerclubs5: | Madariaga |
| Manageryears6: | 2015–2016 |
| Managerclubs6: | (assistant) |
| Manageryears7: | 2016 |
| Managerclubs7: | Peñarol de Corrientes |
| Manageryears8: | 2016–2019 |
| Managerclubs8: | Madariaga |
| Manageryears9: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs9: | River Plate Asunción (assistant) |
| Manageryears10: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs10: | General Caballero JLM (reserves) |
| Manageryears11: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs11: | General Caballero JLM (interim) |
| Manageryears12: | 2024 |
| Managerclubs12: | General Caballero JLM |
Héctor Fabián Ponce (born 10 July 1971) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Born in Corrientes, Ponce notably represented Deportivo Mandiyú, Rosamonte, Ferrocarril Urquiza and Tigre de Santo Pipó.[1]
After retiring, Ponce worked as a fitness and youth coach for Guaraní Antonio Franco[2] before becoming an assistant of Carlos Suirezs at on 29 September 2011.[3] On 14 August 2012, he moved to Deportivo Mandiyú under the same role.[4]
On 5 November 2012, Ponce was named manager of Mandiyú, replacing Waldino Casco.[5] He was sacked on 13 February of the following year,[6] and took over Madariaga in January 2014.[7]
On 15 May 2015, Ponce returned to Jorge Gibson Brown, again as an assistant.[8] On 8 July 2016, after a brief period in charge of Peñarol de Corrientes, he returned to Madariaga.[9]
On 9 August 2019, Ponce left Madariaga to work as a youth coordinator at Guaraní Antonio Franco.[10] In 2022, he moved to Paraguay and became an assistant at River Plate Asunción.
Ponce started the 2023 season as the manager of General Caballero JLM's reserve team, but became an interim of the main squad on 13 November.[11] On 6 December, he was confirmed as manager of the main squad for the upcoming campaign.[12]
Ponce was sacked from General Caballero on 14 April 2024.[13]