Juvenal Edjogo-Owono

Juvenal Edjogo Owono Montalbán (born 3 April 1979), known simply as Juvenal, is a football manager and former professional player who operated as a midfielder. Born and raised in Spain to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, he capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Edjogo Owono and the second or maternal family name is Montalbán.
Juvenal
Personal information
Full name Juvenal Edjogo Owono Montalbán
Date of birth (1979-04-03) 3 April 1979
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Can Rull
Sabadell
Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Vilassar Mar
1999–2003 Espanyol B 85 (15)
2001–2002 → Levante (loan) 19 (0)
2003–2004 Racing Santander 0 (0)
2004 Castellón 17 (5)
2004–2005 Alavés 19 (0)
2005–2007 Recreativo 26 (1)
2007 Tenerife 13 (2)
2007–2008 Cartagena 29 (2)
2008–2013 Sabadell 157 (19)
2013–2014 Cornellà 15 (1)
2014–2016 Santa Coloma
2016–2017 Joventut Ribetana
Total 380 (45)
International career
2003–2015 Equatorial Guinea 39 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother, Juvenal played in the lower leagues in four of his first five years as a senior, including three with RCD Espanyol's reserves, who loaned him to Levante UD in 2001 for his first professional experience (Segunda División). In the 2003–04 season he was part of Racing de Santander's La Liga roster, but did not appear in the competition for the Cantabrians, being released in the January transfer window.

In the following two seasons, Juvenal played in the second level, achieving top-flight promotions with both Deportivo Alavés and Recreativo de Huelva. In the 2006–07 campaign he failed that objective with CD Tenerife, also appearing in less than one half of the league games.

In the summer of 2008, after one season in Segunda División B with FC Cartagena, the 29-year-old Juvenal returned to his hometown and signed for CE Sabadell FC, contributing with 34 appearances and five goals in his third year as the Arlequinats returned to the second tier after an absence of 18 years.

International career

Juvenal qualified for Equatorial Guinea because of his father, born in Niefang – his mother hailed from Andalusia.[1] He made his debut for the national team in 2003 and, between that year and 2008, appeared in eight FIFA World Cup qualification matches, scoring on 7 June 2008 in a 1–4 away defeat against South Africa for the 2010 edition.[2]

In late 2007, Juvenal played in unofficial games against the Region of Murcia[3] and Extremadura.[4] Two months before his 36th birthday, and immediately after the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, he retired from international football.[5]

Personal life

Juvenal's younger brothers, Alberto and José, are also former footballers. They competed exclusively in the Spanish lower leagues or amateur championships.[6]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Levante 2001–02[7] Segunda División 19010—200
Racing Santander 2003–04[7] Segunda División 00002[lower-alpha 1]020
Castellón 2003–04[7] Segunda División B 134004[lower-alpha 2]1175
Alavés 2004–05[7] Segunda División 19000—190
Recreativo 2005–06[7] Segunda División 26110—271
2006–07[7] La Liga 0000—00
Total 26110—271
Tenerife 2006–07[7] Segunda División 13200—132
Cartagena 2007–08[7] Segunda División 29211—303
Sabadell 2008–09[7] Segunda División B 365003[lower-alpha 2]0395
2009–10[7] Segunda División B 32520—345
2010–11[7] Segunda División B 345001[lower-alpha 2]0355
2011–12[7] Segunda División 27410—284
2012–13[7] Segunda División 24000—240
Total 15319304016019
Cornellà 2013–14 Tercera División 151—151
Santa Coloma 2014–15[8] Primera Divisió 160314[lower-alpha 3]0231
Career total 303299214133032
  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Juvenal goal.
List of international goals scored by Juvenal Edjogo-Owono[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 March 2007 Estadio Internacional, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Rwanda 2–0 3–1 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 9 September 2007 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Cameroon 1–0 1–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3 7 June 2008 Super Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa  South Africa 1–4 1–4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 11 November 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Madagascar 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 9 June 2012 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Sierra Leone 1–0 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 2–2
7 16 June 2013 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Tunisia 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 7 September 2013 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone 1–3 2–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Beltrán, Fernando (16 November 2013). "El acento español de Guinea" [Guinea's Spanish accent] (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. Juvenal – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. Murcia gana por la mínima a Guinea Ecuatorial (Murcia gets minimal advantage over Guinea Equatorial); Marca, 26 December 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. La selección extremeña inicia su andadura con una victoria (Extremaduran autonomous team gets going with win); Marca, 28 December 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. Resultado histórico del Nzalang pese a la derrota con la RD Congo (Historical result of Nzalang despite the defeat with the DR Congo); Equatorial Guinea Press, 7 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. La Liga más atractiva (The most attractive League); Mundo Deportivo, 23 October 2004 (in Spanish)
  7. "Juvenal: Juvenal Edjogo-Owono Montalbán". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. "Juvenal". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. "Edjogo, Juvenal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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