Alberto Edjogo-Owono

Alberto Edjogo-Owono Montalbán (born 21 April 1984), known simply as Alberto, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Edjogo-Owono and the second or maternal family name is Montalbán.

Alberto
Personal information
Full name Alberto Edjogo-Owono Montalbán
Date of birth (1984-04-21) 21 April 1984
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Mercantil
Espanyol
2001–2003 Sabadell
2002–2003 → Granollers (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Sabadell 12 (1)
2004 → Gramenet B (loan) 10 (1)
2005 Peralada 7 (2)
2006 Badalona B 24 (11)
2006–2007 Sant Andreu 9 (1)
2007–2008 Pinatar
2008–2009 Olímpic Xàtiva
2009–2010 Mazarrón
2010–2011 Blanes 19 (5)
2011–2014 Vista Alegre 76 (30)
2014 Vilafranca 13 (3)
2014–2015 Horta 29 (6)
Total 199 (60)
National team
2003–2012 Equatorial Guinea 5 (?)
2006–2007 Equatorial Guinea U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, Alberto emerged through local CE Sabadell FC's youth system, making his senior debut in 2003 with the club in Segunda División B. Released two years later, he resumed his career in amateur football mainly in his native region, only returning to the third level in the 2006–07 season and appearing rarely for UE Sant Andreu (one fourth of the matches played, team relegation).

Subsequently, Alberto returned to the regional championships, representing successively Pinatar CF, CD Olímpic de Xàtiva, Mazarrón CF, CD Blanes, UD Vista Alegre, FC Vilafranca[1] and UA Horta.

International career

Alberto made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 6 July 2003, in an 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Morocco in Bata, a 0–1 home loss.[2]

Personal life

Alberto's older brother, Juvenal, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he also represented Sabadell.[3]

References
  1. Alberto (3 gols en 7 partits) no fa números sobre la hipotètica salvació (Alberto (3 goals in 7 matches) does not speak about hypothetical survival); El Punt, 31 March 2010 (in Catalan)
  2. Quatre catalans somien jugar amb Guinea Equatorial la copa d'Àfrica del 2012 (Four catalans dream of playing 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Equatorial Guinea); El Punt, 2 February 2010 (in Catalan)
  3. Alberto Edjogo-Ewono: "En esta etapa disfruto todos los días como si fueran el último" (Alberto Edjogo-Ewono: "At this stage I enjoy every day as if it were the last one"); El Entrevistador, 18 September 2017 (in Spanish)
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