Alberto Edjogo-Owono

Alberto
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Edjogo-Owono Montalbán
Date of birth	21 April 1984 (age 40)
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
2002–2004	Sabadell
2004	→ Gramenet B (loan)
2005	Peralada
2006	Badalona B
2006–2007	Sant Andreu
2007–2008	Pinatar
2008–2009	Olímpic Xàtiva
2009–2010	Mazarrón
2010–2011	Blanes
2011–2014	Vista Alegre
2014	Vilafranca
2014–2015	Horta
Total
International career
2006–2007	Equatorial Guinea U23
2003–2012	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated December 30, 2024

Alberto Edjogo-Owono Montalbán (born 21 April 1984) is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain 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 a 2004 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Morocco in Bata, a 0–1 home loss.^[2]

Personal life

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

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References

↑ 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)
↑ 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)
↑ 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)

External links

Alberto Edjogo-Owono at BDFutbol
Alberto Edjogo-Owono – FIFA competition record (archived)
Alberto Edjogo-Owono at National-Football-Teams.com
Stats at Jugadores Perdidos (in Spanish)

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[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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