Sipo (footballer)

Sipo
Personal information
Full name Armando Sipoto Bohale Aqueriaco
Date of birth (1988-04-21) 21 April 1988
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Olímpic Xàtiva
Youth career
1997–2007 Alicante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Alicante B
2009–2010 Alicante 18 (0)
2010 Torrellano Illice 7 (0)
2011 Jove Español 13 (1)
2011–2012 Badajoz 18 (0)
2012 Cádiz 0 (0)
2012–2013 Teruel 17 (0)
2013 Osasuna B 15 (0)
2013–2014 Pandurii 7 (1)
2014–2015 AEK Larnaca 2 (0)
2015– Olímpic Xàtiva 2 (0)
National team‡
2006– Equatorial Guinea 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2015.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 June 2015

Armando Sipoto Bohale Aqueriaco (born 21 April 1988), commonly known as Sipo, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Olímpic de Xàtiva and the Equatorial Guinea national team as a left back.

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 season[2]), Torrellano Illice CF and FC Jove Español San Vicente in Tercera División.

In 2008–09, 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 level.[3] He split the 2012–13 campaign 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 2–0 friendly win with Benin in Malabo, 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 member during the tournament due to an injury which he contracted in a friendly and from which he did not fully recover.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 El Badajoz espera el 'efecto Sipo' (Badajoz awaits 'Sipo effect'); Hoy, 10 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Alicante B se une a la fiesta (Alicante B joins the party); Diario Información, 22 June 2008 (in 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 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Sipo rescinde contrato con el Cádiz (Sipo terminates contract with Cádiz); La Voz Digital, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Sipo a semnat cu Pandurii (Sipo a semnat cu Pandurii); Sport in Gorj, 9 July 2013 (in Romanian)
  6. ↑ Etapa 2: Petrolul – Pandurii 1–1 (Matchday 2: Petrolul – Pandurii 1–1); Romanian Soccer, 29 July 2013 (in 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 (in 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 (in Spanish)
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