Jesús Mariano Angoy Gil (born 22 May 1966) is a Spanish retired

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, who also played as a

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. He appeared in nine

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matches for his main club

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over five seasons, being mostly third-choice. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson in November 2022.

Football

Born in

Alagón, Zaragoza Alagón is a municipality in the Zaragoza (province), province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2009 census (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain), INE), it had a population of 7195. Historically, a Jewish community living in Alag ...

, Angoy was a product of

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's youth ranks. He made his professional debut with

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however, and, already well in his 20s, spent several seasons with the

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' B-team, playing three years in the second division.Qué fue de... Jesús Angoy (What happened to... Jesús Angoy)

, 27 February 2014 (in Spanish) After the departure of legendary

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and prior to the arrival of

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, Angoy profited from some injuries to first-choice Carles Busquets to appear in nine

matches. As the 1995–96 campaign drew to a close, both him and manager

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(whose daughter was married to the player)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) left the club; after an unassuming spell at

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, he retired from football.

American football

Angoy spent seven years (1996–2003) at

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side Barcelona Dragons's kicker, then switched to Badalona Dracs from the LNFA and then to Italy with the Bergamo Lions (IFL). In 1999, he had an unsuccessful trial with the

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, the reigning champions of the

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. Three years later, Angoy was selected to NFL Europe's All-Offensive team.2002 All-NFL Europe League Team
at Hworth

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