Jesús Angoy

Jesús Mariano Angoy Gil (born 22 May 1966) is a Spanish retired association football goalkeeper, who also played as a placekicker in American football.

Over the course of five seasons he appeared in nine La Liga games for his main club Barcelona, being mostly third-choice.

Football

Born in Alagón, Zaragoza, Angoy was a product of FC Barcelona's youth ranks. He made his professional debuts with CD Logroñés however, and, already well in his 20's, spent several seasons with the Catalans' B-team, playing three years in the second division.[1]

After the departure of legendary Andoni Zubizarreta and prior to the arrival of Vítor Baía, Angoy profitted from some injuries to first-choice Carles Busquets to appear in nine La Liga matches. As the 1995–96 campaign drew to a close, both him and manager Johan Cruyff (whose daughter was married to the player[2][3]) left the club; after an unassuming spell at Córdoba CF, he retired from football.[1]

American football

Angoy spent seven years (1996–2003) at NFL Europe side Barcelona Dragons's kicker,[4] then switched to Italy with the Bergamo Lions (IFL). In 1999, he had an unsuccessful trial with the Denver Broncos, the reigning champions of the National Football League.[2][5]

Three years later, Angoy was selected to NFL Europe's All-Offensive team.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Qué fue de... Jesús Angoy (What happened to... Jesús Angoy); La Liga, 27 February 2014 (in Spanish)
  2. 1 2 Angoy se atreve con la liga más espectacular del mundo (Angoy takes a shot at world's most spectacular league); El Mundo, 23 July 1999 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Un trampolín para el nieto de Cruyff (A trampoline for Cruyff's grandson); Marca, 18 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Claymores make ideal start; BBC Sport, 14 April 2002
  5. ↑ Jesús Angoy. El español que rechazó jugar en los Denver Broncos. (Jesús Angoy. The Spaniard who refused to play for the Denver Broncos.); Diario AS, 18 March 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ 2002 All-NFL Europe League Team; at Hworth
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