Alberto Edjogo-Owono Montalbán (born 21 April 1984), known simply as Alberto, is an Equatoguinean retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Sabadell Sabadell () is a city in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental and its joint capital (co-capital), on the River Ripoll, north of Barcelona. Sabadell is located above sea level. Sabadell pioneered the Ind ...

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to an

Equatoguinean Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

father and a Spanish mother, Alberto emerged through local

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holdi ...

's youth system, making his senior debut in 2003 with the club in

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. 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 Unió Esportiva Sant Andreu () is a Spanish football team based in the city of Barcelona in the district of Sant Andreu, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 5, holding home mat ...

(one fourth of the matches played, team relegation). Subsequently, Alberto returned to the regional championships, representing successively Pinatar CF,

CD Olímpic de Xàtiva Club Deportivo Olímpic de Xàtiva is a Spanish football team based in Xàtiva, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1932 it currently plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at Campo de Futbol La Murta. History Football in Xàtiv ...

Mazarrón CF Mazarrón Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Mazarrón, in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia. Founded in 1969, it was dissolved on 2010. After the club's dissolution, a new club named Mazarrón FC was founded as a r ...

CD Blanes Club Deportiu Blanes is a football team based in Blanes, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1913, it plays in Segona Catalana. Its stadium is ''Estadi Municipal'' de Blanes. Season to season ---- *13 seasons in ''Tercera División Tercera Divisi� ...

, UD Vista Alegre,

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and

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International career

Alberto made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 6 July 2003, in an

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qualifying match against

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in Bata, a 0–1 home loss.

Personal life

Alberto's older brother,

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, was also a footballer. A

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, he also represented Sabadell.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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edjogo Owono, Alberto 1984 births Living people Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Sportspeople from Sabadell Equatoguinean footballers Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football forwards Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players CE Sabadell FC footballers CF Peralada players UE Sant Andreu footballers CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers UA Horta players Equatorial Guinea international footballers