Sergio Emilio Hinestrosa López (born 17 October 1986) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in Spain, he represented

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in international football.

Early life

Hinestrosa has born in

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to an

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father (from

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) and a Spanish mother. His uncle, Felipe Hinestrosa Ikaka, was an economist who held several positions in the regime of Teodoro Obiang and died under mysterious circumstances. The airport of Corisco is named in Felipe's honor. His family also includes cousins Ruslán Hinestrosa, a

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, and Diana Hinestrosa, the 2023 Miss Equatorial Guinea.

Club career

Hinestrosa played for Carcaixent in the Preferente Valenciana and then he took a leap into the

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(

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), where he played for Alicante B in the second half of the 2008–09 season. His other stints in

were with

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and

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. The rest of his club career was entirely in the Preferente Valenciana.

International career

In October 2010, Hinestrosa received his first call for the Equatoguinean senior team and participated in a friendly lost against

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by 0–2 in

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on 12 October 2010. He played a second match, against

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in 2011.

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* * * 1986 births Living people Equatoguinean men's footballers 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers International sportspeople born abroad Equatoguinean people of Spanish descent Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Valencia Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{EquatorialGuinea-footy-bio-stub