Bohobo
Personal information
Full name Juan Simeón Esono
Date of birth (1983-06-24) 24 June 1983
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 CD Elá Nguema
2009–2010 Deportivo Mongomo
International career
2002–2009 Equatorial Guinea 5 (0)
2009 Equatorial Guinea B 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Simeón Esono (born 24 June 1983)[1] is an Equatoguinean former footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed Bohobo.

Career

Bohobo began his career with CD Elá Nguema in 2002, before moving to Deportivo Mongomo in 2009.

International career

Bohobo earned five international caps for Equatorial Guinea between 2002 and 2009,[2] including one FIFA World Cup qualifier.[1]

Also, Boboho had two B matches against Liberia and Ivory Coast[3] in 2009.

Presumed death

On 19 December 2010, Polish media announced that Bohobo had died in a car crash in Cameroon, alongside his sister Teclaireille Bille, also a footballer.[4] However, Equatoguinean media denied this information, and released a statement from the player Pierre Désiré Colday who said that "Bohobo is not the brother of Bille and he was not on the trip".[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Juan Simeón Esono – FIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ↑ Juan Simeón Esono at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ (in French)
  4. ↑ "Futbolowe rodzeństwo zginęło w wypadku" (in Polish). Wirtualana Polsksa. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Aunque los polacos lo dieron por muerto, Bohobo está vivo" (in Spanish). Nzalang Mundial. 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.


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