Alberto Edjogo-Owono


Alberto Edjogo-Owono Montalbán is a former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national [football team|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 [Segunda División B|2006–07 season] and appearing rarely for UE Sant Andreu.
Subsequently, Alberto returned to the regional championships, representing successively Pinatar CF, CD Olímpic de Xàtiva, Mazarrón CF, CD Blanes, UD Vista Alegre, FC Vilafranca and UA Horta.

International career

Alberto made his Equatorial Guinea national team debut on 6 July 2003, in a 2004 [Africa Cup of Nations] 2004 [African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 7|qualifying match] against Morocco in Bata, a 0–1 home defeat.

Personal life

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