Juan Simeón Esono (born 24 June 1983)
is an
Equatoguinean former
footballer
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who played as a
striker
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People
*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant
*Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America
People wi ...
. He is nicknamed Bohobo.
Career
Bohobo began his career with
CD Elá Nguema
Sony Elá Nguema is an Equatoguinean football club based in the city of Malabo. The club won 8 titles in a row, from 1984 to 1991.
Achievements
*Equatoguinean Premier League: 16
::1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 200 ...
in 2002, before moving to
Deportivo Mongomo
Deportivo Mongomo is an Equatorial Guinean football club based in the city of Mongomo. They participate in the Equatoguinean Premier League, and won that league in 1980, 1997, 2010 and 2022.
Achievements
*Equatoguinean Premier League: 4
::1980 ...
in 2009.
International career
Bohobo earned five international caps for
Equatorial Guinea
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 ...
between 2002 and 2009, including one FIFA World Cup qualifier.
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Also, Boboho had two B matches against Liberia national football team, Liberia and Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast in 2009.
]
Presumed death
On 19 December 2010, Polish media announced that Bohobo had died in a car crash in Cameroon, alongside his sister Teclaireille Bille, also a footballer. However, Equatoguinean media denied this information, and released a statement from the player Pierre Désiré Colday who said that "Bohobo is not the brother of Bille and he was not on the trip".
References
1983 births
Living people
Equatoguinean footballers
Equatorial Guinea international footballers
CD Elá Nguema players
Deportivo Mongomo players
Association football forwards
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