Juan Epitié Dyowe

Juan Epitié

Personal information
Full name	Juan Ramón Epitié Dyowe Roig
Date of birth	(1976-10-12) 12 October 1976
Place of birth	Manresa, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1987–1990	Peña Blanquiazul Manresa
1990–1995	Manresa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Palamós	39	(19)
1997	Castellón	12	(2)
1998	Getafe	15	(2)
1998–2000	Real Madrid B	42	(15)
2000–2002	Alavés B	29	(10)
2001–2002	→ Recreativo (loan)	29	(5)
2002–2003	Palamós	16	(4)
2003–2004	Racing Santander	0	(0)
2003	→ Bnei Yehuda (loan)	0	(0)
2003	→ Ashdod (loan)	4	(0)
2004	→ Burgos (loan)	17	(8)
2004–2005	Alavés	20	(3)
2005–2006	Castellón	16	(2)
2006	→ Shenyang Ginde (loan)	0	(0)
2007	Alavés	0	(0)
2007	→ California Victory (loan)	5	(0)
2007–2008	Lorca Deportiva	28	(4)
2009	Vilanova
2010–2012	Gimnàstic Manresa
International career
2003–2008	Equatorial Guinea	?	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Dyowe and the second or maternal family name is Roig.

Juan Ramón Epitié Dyowe Roig (born 12 October 1976), known as Epitié, is an Equatoguinean retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Born in Manresa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Epitié played in Spain country for the vast majority of his professional career, starting with local Palamós CF in the fourth division. He was signed by two La Liga clubs, Deportivo Alavés and Racing de Santander, but never appeared officially for either.

On loan precisely from the Cantabrians, Epitié joined Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C. in Israel in early 2004. He failed to impress, only appearing in one Toto Cup match, and ended up signing with another side in the country, F.C. Ashdod, meeting a similar fate – he was released after a couple of months.

In the 2004–05 season Epitié returned to Alavés, now in the second level, and contributed with three goals as the Basque returned to the top flight. He was however released during the ensuing summer, moving to fellow league team CD Castellón.

Epitié re-signed with Alavés in January 2007, but was immediately loaned to California Victory. With the North American club he played his first and last games against the same team, the Portland Timbers, in a span which lasted less than one month and ended on 15 July.

In the 2007 summer Epitié returned to his country of adoption, resuming his career in the lower leagues and competing mainly in his native Catalonia.

International career

As many players born in Spain, Epitié chose to represent Equatorial Guinea through ancestry. On 1 June 2008, he scored one in the nation's 2–0 home win against Sierra Leone, for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Personal life

Epitié's younger brother, Rubén, is also a footballer, in the same position. He spent the vast majority of his career in Spain's amateur leagues, and also appeared for Equatorial Guinea internationally.

External links

• Juan Epitié profile at BDFutbol
• Epitié.html Juan Epitié Dyowe at National-Football-Teams.com
• Juan Epitié – FIFA competition record