Sipo (footballer)

Sipo
Personal information
Full name	Armando Sipoto Bohale Aqueriaco
Date of birth	21 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Alicante, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1997–2007	Alicante
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2009	Alicante B
2009–2010	Alicante
2010	Torrellano Illice
2011	Jove Español
2011–2012	Badajoz
2012	Cádiz
2012–2013	Teruel
2013	Osasuna B
2013–2014	Pandurii
2014–2015	AEK Larnaca
2015–2016	Olímpic Xàtiva
2018–20??	Alicante
International career
2006–2015	Equatorial Guinea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018

Armando Sipoto Bohale Aqueriaco (born 21 April 1988), commonly known as Sipo, is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

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 capped for 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 against 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

^ ^a ^b El Badajoz espera el 'efecto Sipo' (Badajoz await 'Sipo effect'); Hoy, 10 February 2012 (in Spanish)
^ El Alicante B se une a la fiesta (Alicante B join the party); Diario Información, 22 June 2008 (in Spanish)
^ 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)
^ Sipo rescinde contrato con el Cádiz (Sipo terminates contract with Cádiz); La Voz Digital, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
^ Sipo a semnat cu Pandurii (Sipo has signed with Pandurii); Sport in Gorj, 9 July 2013 (in Romanian)
^ Etapa 2: Petrolul – Pandurii 1–1 (Matchday 2: Petrolul – Pandurii 1–1); Romanian Soccer, 29 July 2013 (in Romanian)
^ 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)
^ 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 (archived)
Sipo at Soccerway
Sipo at AS.com (in Spanish)

[EFFECT-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)

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