Sipo (footballer)

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Sipo
Personal information
Full nameArmando Sipoto Bohale Aqueriaco
Date of birth (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988
Place of birthAlicante, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubPandurii
Number3
Youth career
1997–2007Alicante
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2009Alicante B
2009–2010Alicante18(0)
2010Torrellano Illice7(0)
2011Jove Español13(1)
2011–2012Badajoz18(0)
2012Cádiz0(0)
2012–2013Teruel17(0)
2013Osasuna B15(0)
2013–Pandurii3(1)
National team‡
2006–Equatorial Guinea17(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2013

Armando Sipoto Bohale Aqueriaco (born 21 April 1988), commonly known as Sipo, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu in Liga I, as a left or central defender.

Club career

Born in Alicante, Spain, Sipo only played lower league football in that country. He represented Alicante CF, CD Badajoz,[1] Cádiz CF, CD Teruel and CA Osasuna B in Segunda División B, and Alicante's B-team (which he helped promote from the regional leagues in his first year[2]), Torrellano Illice CF and FC Jove Español San Vicente in Tercera División.

In the 2008–09 campaign Sipo gained another promotion with Alicante B but, as the first team was relegated from Segunda División, the former was also forced to drop down a category.[3] He split the 2012–13 season with three clubs, playing one Copa del Rey game with Cádiz[4] and also appearing for Teruel and Osasuna's reserves.

Sipo made his professional debuts with CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu in Romania.[5] He scored in first appearance in Liga I, a 1–1 away draw against FC Petrolul Ploiești on 29 July 2013.[6]

International career

Born to Equatoguinean parents, Sipo decided to represent Equatorial Guinea internationally. He made his debut on 29 March 2006 in a friendly with Benin in Malabo (2–0 win), being this the first time he entered his adopted nation.[1][7]

Sipo was called to the squad that appeared in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations played on home soil, being an unused squad member during the tournament.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 El Badajoz espera el 'efecto Sipo' (Badajoz awaits 'Sipo effect'); Hoy, 10 February 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Alicante B se une a la fiesta (Alicante B joins the party); Diario Información, 22 June 2008 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El descenso del Alicante convierte a su filial en un billete hacia el ascenso (Alicante relegation makes B-team a ticket for promotion); Europa Sur, 9 June 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Sipo rescinde contrato con el Cádiz (Sipo rescinds contract with Cádiz); La Voz Digital, 31 August 2012 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Sipo a semnat cu Pandurii (Sipo a semnat cu Pandurii); Sport in Gorj, 9 July 2013 (Romanian)
  6. ↑ Etapa 2: Petrolul – Pandurii 1–1 (Matchday 2: Petrolul – Pandurii 1–1); Romanian Soccer, 29 July 2013 (Romanian)
  7. ↑ La selección de Guinea cita al canterano Armando Sipoto (Guinea national team calls youth system player Armando Sipoto); La Verdad, 29 March 2006 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Sipo logra un triunfo histórico para Guinea en la Copa de África (Sipo gets historical win for Guinea in African Cup); Hoy, 23 January 2012 (Spanish)

External links

CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu – current squad
Equatorial Guinea squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Equatorial Guinea
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