Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa (born 21 October 1965), often known as Goiko, is a Spanish retired footballer.
An attacking player of wide range, he operated in various positions on the right side of the pitch (right-back, midfielder or forward), and was best known for his Barcelona spell, during the club's Dream Team years.[1][2]
Having amassed La Liga totals of 386 matches and 37 goals in 13 seasons, Goikoetxea appeared for Spain at the 1994 World Cup.
Club career
Goikoetxea was born in Pamplona and was a product of hometown club CA Osasuna's youth ranks. He first appeared in La Liga two days shy of his 20th birthday, in a 2–0 away loss against RC Celta de Vigo.[3] First choice from early on, he scored a career-best 11 goals in the 1987–88 season as the Navarrese finished fifth.[4]
Goikoetxea played 37 matches in his first season with Barça, being voted the Spanish Footballer of the Year by Don Balón magazine.[11] In the summer of 1994 he joined another Basque side, Athletic Bilbao, making 112 competitive appearances during his spell.[12]
Goikoetxea retired in 1999 after a brief spell with Japan's Yokohama Marinos – where he again teamed up with Salinas[13]– and a return to Osasuna, now in the second division.[14][15] Six years later he started his coaching career, always under his former Osasuna and Athletic teammate José Ángel Ziganda; the pair worked at newly promoted Xerez CD during the 2009–10 campaign, leaving in early 2010 due to poor results.[16]
During the 1994 competition in the United States, Goikoetxea appeared in all the matches, scoring twice in two draws against South Korea (2–2) and Germany (1–1), his misplaced crossing attempt catching goalkeeperBodo Illgner off-guard in the latter game.[19][20]
Career statistics
Club
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[21]
^Castañeda, Eduardo (5 August 1994). "Casi podrían visitarse en bicicleta" [They could almost visit each other by bike]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^"La J-League habla español" [The J-League speaks Spanish]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 March 1998. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^"Goiko: "No me apetece seguir jugando"" [Goiko: "I don't feel like playing anymore"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 December 1998. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^Monreal, Félix (21 January 1999). "Tarde mágica en El Sadar" [Magical afternoon at El Sadar]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^Ortiz, Fabián (13 September 1990). "Entrenamiento con tres golazos" [Training with three wonder goals]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^Díez, Óscar (1 November 2014). "España en los mundiales sub'20: URSS 1985" [Spain in the under’20 World Cups: USSR 1985] (in Spanish). Cuadernos de Fútbol. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
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