Juan Epitié
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joan Ramón Epitié Dyowe Roig[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Manresa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Peña Blanquiazul Manresa | ||
| 1990–1995 | Manresa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Palamós | 39 | (19) |
| 1997 | Castellón | 12 | (2) |
| 1998 | Getafe | 15 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Real Madrid B | 42 | (15) |
| 2000–2002 | Alavés B | 29 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | → Recreativo (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2002–2003 | Palamós | 16 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Racing Santander | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Bnei Yehuda (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Ashdod (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Burgos (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2004–2005 | Alavés | 20 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Castellón | 16 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Shenyang Ginde (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Alavés | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → California Victory (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Lorca Deportiva | 28 | (4) |
| 2009 | Vilanova | ||
| 2010–2012 | Gimnàstic Manresa | ||
| Total | 272 | (74) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Equatorial Guinea | 12 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joan Ramón 'Juan' Epitié Dyowe Roig (born 12 October 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2][3] Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Club career
[edit]Born in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Epitié played in Spain for the vast majority of his professional career, starting with local Palamós CF in the fourth division. He was signed by two La Liga clubs, Deportivo Alavés and Racing de Santander, but never appeared officially for either.[3]
On loan precisely from the Cantabrians, Epitié joined Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. in Israel in early 2004. He failed to impress, only appearing in one Toto Cup match, and ended up signing with another side in the country, F.C. Ashdod, meeting a similar fate – he was released after a couple of months.
In the 2004–05 season, Epitié returned to Alavés, now in the second level, and contributed with three goals as the Basques returned to the top flight. He was however released during the ensuing summer, moving to fellow league team CD Castellón.
Epitié re-signed with Alavés in January 2007, but was immediately loaned to California Victory. During his spell in the United States, which lasted less than one month, he played his first and last games against the same opposition, the Portland Timbers.
In the summer of 2007, Epitié returned to his country of adoption, resuming his career in the lower leagues and competing mainly in his native region.
International career
[edit]As many players born in Spain, Epitié chose to represent Equatorial Guinea through ancestry. On 1 June 2008, he scored one in the nation's 2–0 home win against Sierra Leone, for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Epitié's younger brother, Rubén, was also a footballer, in the same position. He spent the vast majority of his career in Spain's amateur leagues, and also appeared for Equatorial Guinea internationally.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fitxa Partit". P.B. Vallirana (in Catalan).
- ^ "Juan Epitié". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b "El delantero Juan Epitié se desvincula del club" [Forward Juan Epitié cuts ties with club]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 September 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Juan Epitié at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Dos selecciones 'casi iguales'" [Two 'nearly identical' national teams]. El Periódico de Extremadura (in Spanish). 27 December 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Juan Epitié at BDFutbol
- Juan Epitié at National-Football-Teams.com
- Juan Epitié – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manresa
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Equatoguinean sportspeople of Spanish descent
- Equatoguinean people of Catalan descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- CE Manresa players
- Palamós CF footballers
- Getafe CF footballers
- Real Madrid Castilla footballers
- Deportivo Alavés B players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Racing de Santander players
- Burgos CF footballers
- Deportivo Alavés players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Lorca Deportiva CF footballers
- Israeli Premier League players
- Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- USL First Division players
- California Victory players
- Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Equatoguinean expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 20th-century Catalan people
- 21st-century Catalan people
- 21st-century Equatoguinean people