Sipo (footballer)

Armando Sipoto Bohale Aqueriaco (born 21 April 1988), commonly known as Sipo, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish club CFI Alicante.

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(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Independiente Alicante
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)
2015–2016	Olímpic Xàtiva	2	(0)
2018–	Independiente Alicante	1	(0)
National team
2006–2015	Equatorial Guinea	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2018

He spent all but his senior career in Spain, but never in higher than Segunda División B. His professional input consisted of a combined nine matches for Pandurii (Romania) and AEK Larnaca (Cyprus).

Born in Spain, Sipo represented the Equatorial Guinea national team.

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 won another promotion with Alicante B but, as the first team was relegated from Segunda División, the former were 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 debut 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. El Badajoz espera el 'efecto Sipo' (Badajoz await 'Sipo effect'); Hoy, 10 February 2012 (in Spanish)
2. El Alicante B se une a la fiesta (Alicante B join 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 has signed with 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 call 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)

External links

• Sipo at BDFutbol
• Sipo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Sipo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sipo – FIFA competition record
• Sipo at Soccerway