- Jesús Angoy
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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Angoy and the second or maternal family name is Gil.
Jesús Mariano Angoy Gil (born 22 May 1966 in Alagón, Zaragoza) is a retired Spanish association football goalkeeper, who also played as a placekicker in American football.
Over the course of five seasons, he appeared in nine La Liga matches for his main club, FC Barcelona, being mostly third-choice.
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Football
A product of FC Barcelona's youth ranks, Angoy made however his professional debuts with CD Logroñés and, already well in his 20's, spent several seasons with the Catalans' B club, playing three years in the second division.
After the departure of legendary Andoni Zubizarreta and prior to the arrival of Vítor Baía, Angoy profitted from some injuries to then first-choice Carles Busquets to appear in nine La Liga matches. As 1995–96 drew to a close, both Angoy and manager Johan Cruyff (whose daughter was married to the player[1]) left the club. After an unsuccessful trial at Córdoba CF, he retired from football.
American football
Angoy spent seven years (1996–2003) at NFL Europe side Barcelona Dragons's kicker,[2] then switched to Italy, with the Bergamo Lions (IFL).
In 1999, he had an unsuccessful trial with the Denver Broncos, the then reigning champions of the National Football League.[1] Three years later, Angoy was selected to NFL Europe's All-Offensive team.[3]
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