Sergio Emilio Hinestrosa López (born 17 October 1986) is a former

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who played as a

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. Born in Spain, he

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for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

Hinestrosa has born in

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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 (from

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) and a Spanish mother. His uncle, Felipe Hinestrosa Ikaka, was an economist who held several positions in the regime of

Teodoro Obiang Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (; born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician and former military officer who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since August 1979. He is the longest-serving president of any country eve ...

and died under mysterious circumstances. The airport of Corisco is named in Felipe's honor. His family also includes cousins Ruslán Hinestrosa, a

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, and Diana Hinestrosa, the 2023 Miss Equatorial Guinea.

Club career

Hinestrosa played for

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in the Preferente Valenciana and then he took a leap into the

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(

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), where he played for Alicante B in the second half of the 2008–09 season. His other stints in

were with

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and

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. The rest of his club career was entirely in the Preferente Valenciana.

International career

In October 2010, Hinestrosa received his first call for the Equatoguinean senior team and participated in a friendly lost against

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by 0–2 in

Malabo Malabo ( , ; formerly Santa Isabel) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte. It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko, ( bvb, Etulá, and as ''Fernando Pó'' by the Europeans). In 2018, the city had a p ...

on 12 October 2010. He played a second match, against

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in 2011.

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* * * 1986 births Living people Equatoguinean men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers Equatoguinean people of Spanish descent Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Valencia Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent {{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub