Jesús Angoy
Jesús Mariano Angoy Gil (born 22 May 1966) is a Spanish retired association football goalkeeper, who also played as a placekicker in American football.
He appeared in nine La Liga matches for his main club Barcelona over five seasons, being mostly third-choice. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson in November 2022.
Football
Born in Alagón, Zaragoza, Angoy was a product of FC Barcelona's youth ranks. He made his professional debut with CD Logroñés however, and, already well in his 20s, spent several seasons with the Catalans' B-team, playing three years in the second division.[1]
After the departure of legendary Andoni Zubizarreta and prior to the arrival of Vítor Baía, Angoy profited from some injuries to first-choice Carles Busquets to appear in nine La Liga matches. As the 1995–96 campaign drew to a close, both him and manager Johan Cruyff (whose daughter was married to the player)[2][3] left the club; after an unassuming spell at Córdoba CF, he retired from football.[1]
American football
Angoy spent seven years (1996–2003) at NFL Europe side Barcelona Dragons's kicker,[4] then switched to Italy with the Bergamo Lions (IFL). In 1999, he had an unsuccessful trial with the Denver Broncos, the reigning champions of the National Football League.[5][2]
Three years later, Angoy was selected to NFL Europe's All-Offensive team.[6]
References
- ^ a b Qué fue de... Jesús Angoy (What happened to... Jesús Angoy); La Liga, 27 February 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Angoy se atreve con la liga más espectacular del mundo (Angoy takes a shot at world's most spectacular league); El Mundo, 23 July 1999 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un trampolín para el nieto de Cruyff (A trampoline for Cruyff's grandson); Marca, 18 November 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Claymores make ideal start; BBC Sport, 14 April 2002
- ^ Jesús Angoy. El español que rechazó jugar en los Denver Broncos. (Jesús Angoy. The Spaniard who refused to play for the Denver Broncos.); Diario AS, 18 March 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ 2002 All-NFL Europe League Team[permanent dead link]; at Hworth
External links
- Jesús Angoy at BDFutbol
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the Province of Zaragoza
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Aragon
- Association football goalkeepers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- FC Barcelona C players
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- CD Logroñés footballers
- FC Barcelona players
- Córdoba CF players
- Spanish players of American football
- Barcelona Dragons players
- Footballers who switched code
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy