Alberto Edjogo-Owono

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 (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	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)
International career
2006–2007	Equatorial Guinea U23
2003–2012	Equatorial Guinea	5	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

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)

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)