Óscar Engonga
Encyclopedia
Óscar Engonga Maté is a retired Spanish
footballer who played as a midfielder
, and a current coach.
but also comprising three La Liga
matches, for Real Valladolid
(one) and Racing de Santander
, Engonga retired as a footballer in 1999, aged only 30.
Shortly after, he took up coaching, managing for a brief period the Equatorial Guinea national football team
, which featured former fellow professionals in Spain Rodolfo Bodipo
and Benjamín Zarandona
.
, was also a footballer (and a midfielder) and represented Spain
at UEFA Euro 2000.
Both coincided at Valladolid, in 1991–92; in 2008, Vicente succeeded Óscar at the helm of the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
footballer who played as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, and a current coach.
Football career
During his career, spent mainly in Spain's lower leaguesSpanish football league system
The Spanish football league system refers to the system in Spanish club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation.-Primera División:...
but also comprising three La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
matches, for Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....
(one) and Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
, Engonga retired as a footballer in 1999, aged only 30.
Shortly after, he took up coaching, managing for a brief period the Equatorial Guinea national football team
Equatorial Guinea national football team
The Equatorial Guinea national football team, nicknamed Nzalang Nacional, is the national team of Equatorial Guinea and is controlled by the Federación Ecuatoguineana de Fútbol. It is a member of CAF...
, which featured former fellow professionals in Spain Rodolfo Bodipo
Rodolfo Bodipo
Rodolfo Bodipo Díaz is a naturalized Equatoguinean footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in the Spanish second division, as a striker.-Club career:...
and Benjamín Zarandona
Benjamín Zarandona
Benjamín Zarandona Esono , simply Benjamín, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for CD Íscar in Tercera División, as a midfielder....
.
Personal
Engonga's older brother, VicenteVicente Engonga
Vicente Engonga Maté is a retired Spanish footballer of Equatorial Guinean descent.A central midfielder who on occasion filled in at sweeper, he played for six different professional clubs in his career – namely Mallorca, with which he had his best years in spite of arriving at the club at...
, was also a footballer (and a midfielder) and represented Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
at UEFA Euro 2000.
Both coincided at Valladolid, in 1991–92; in 2008, Vicente succeeded Óscar at the helm of the Equatorial Guinea national team.