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 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position 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)
2001–2002Recreativo (loan) 29 (5)
2002–2003 Palamós 16 (4)
2003–2004 Racing Santander 0 (0)
2003Bnei Yehuda (loan) 0 (0)
2003Ashdod (loan) 4 (0)
2004Burgos (loan) 17 (8)
2004–2005 Alavés 20 (3)
2005–2006 Castellón 16 (2)
2006Shenyang Ginde (loan) 0 (0)
2007 Alavés 0 (0)
2007California Victory (loan) 5 (0)
2007–2008 Lorca Deportiva 28 (4)
2009 Vilanova
2010–2012 Gimnàstic Manresa
National team
2003–2008 Equatorial Guinea ? (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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 Basques 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. During his spell in the United States, which lasted less than one month, he played his first and last games against the same opposition, the Portland Timbers.

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.

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