Javier Angel Balboa Osa was born on 13 May 1985 and is a former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for Real Madrid and Benfica.
10 Facts About Javier Balboa
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Javier Balboa eventually settled down, although he missed a part of their season due to first team duty; he still finished his first year with 32 games and one goal, in Segunda Division.
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Javier Balboa was praised by Capello's replacement, Bernd Schuster, upon his return from loan, and his contract was extended until 2011.
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Javier Balboa made 17 competitive appearances in his first season, being ousted from the squad in the second following a wages dispute.
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On 28 January 2010, Javier Balboa was loaned to FC Cartagena in the second level until the end of the campaign.
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On 13 August 2011, Javier Balboa terminated his contract with Benfica.
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Estoril Praia, Javier Balboa moved to Saudi Arabia after agreeing to a one-year deal with Al-Faisaly FC.
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On 21 January 2012, Javier Balboa scored the inaugural goal in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the game's only as the co-hosts defeated Libya.
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Javier Balboa missed the first penalty in the shootout of the third-place playoff lost to the DR Congo, but with three goals was the tournament's joint top scorer alongside four other players.
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Javier Balboa had another cousin Richard Nguema, a basketball player who played with, amongst others, Real Madrid and the Equatorial Guinea national team.