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Juan Simeón Esono

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Bohobo
Personal information
Full name Juan Simeón Esono
Date of birth (1983-06-24) 24 June 1983 (age 41)
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

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

International career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Juan Simeón EsonoFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ Juan Simeón Esono at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ [1] (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.