Mikel Lasa

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lasa and the second or maternal family name is Goikoetxea.

Mikel Lasa
Personal information
Full name Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea
Date of birth (1971-09-09) 9 September 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Legorreta, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 Real Sociedad B 17 (3)
1989–1991 Real Sociedad 77 (2)
1991–1997 Real Madrid 139 (3)
1997–2001 Athletic Bilbao 51 (1)
2001–2003 Murcia 49 (0)
2003–2004 Ciudad Murcia 19 (0)
Total 352 (9)
International career
1987–1988 Spain U16 11 (3)
1988 Spain U17 1 (0)
1989 Spain U18 4 (1)
1988–1989 Spain U19 4 (0)
1989–1990 Spain U20 4 (0)
1990–1994 Spain U21 17 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 13 (1)
1993 Spain 2 (0)
1993–1997 Basque Country 3 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Futuro Kings
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1994 France

Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a left-back, currently a manager.

He played 267 La Liga matches over 13 seasons (six goals scored), representing Real Sociedad, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao.

Lasa was part of the squad that won the Olympic gold medal in 1992.

Club career

Lasa was born in Legorreta, Gipuzkoa. He was a product of local Real Sociedad's youth academy, and made his La Liga debut not yet aged 18, as the Basque side was coached by John Toshack, during the 1988–89 season.[1]

After delivering as a young talent, Lasa signed with Real Madrid for the 1991–92 campaign for approximately €1.7 million, seen as a replacement for ageing Rafael Gordillo.[1] After struggling initially, barred by Francisco Villarroya, he eventually became the starter, also scoring in the club's 2–0 win in the 1993 Copa del Rey final against Real Zaragoza;[2] however, he would be virtually absent from the lineups after the 1996 signing of Brazilian Roberto Carlos.[3]

Lasa joined Real Sociedad's neighbours, Athletic Bilbao, in 1997–98, being an important first-team element as they achieved a runner-up place. He played very little in his final three seasons, and retired in 2004 following Segunda División spells with neighbours Real and Ciudad de Murcia.[4]

Lasa started his managerial career in December 2021, taking charge of Futuro Kings FC in the Equatoguinean Primera División.[5]

International career

Lasa played twice for Spain in 1993, incidentally both matches being against Lithuania during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[6][7] He was also a member of the side that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona.[8]

Honours

Real Madrid

Murcia

Spain U16

Spain U23

Spain U21

References

  1. ^ a b Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (21 June 1991). "Lasa, el último 'diamante' empeñado por la Real" [Lasa, the last 'diamond' that Real pawned]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Ayala, Manuel (27 June 1993). "Una Copa para el consuelo" [Consolation Cup]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. ^ Izco, Diego (1 June 2022). "Dos laterales, 26 temporadas" [Two full-backs, 26 seasons]. La Tribuna de Talavera (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b Recalde, Mikel (6 April 2020). ""Soy de la Real y me hubiese gustado jugar más tiempo aquí, pero no se dio el caso"" ["I am of Real and I would have liked to play more here, but it turned out differently"]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ^ Lorenzo, José Luis (27 December 2021). "La aventura africana de Mikel Lasa" [Mikel Lasa's African adventure]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ Sanchis, Alberto (25 February 1993). "La selección repite otro 5–0 en Sevilla" [The national team repeat another 5–0 in Seville]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. ^ Ortego, Enrique (3 June 1993). "0–2: La necesaria victoria en Lituania llegó por el camino de la angustia y el desgaste" [0–2: The needed win in Lithuania came via anguish and friction]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ^ "La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica" [1992's La Roja, our Olympic gold medal] (in Spanish). Antena 3. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Héroes del ascenso" [Promotion heroes]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 3 June 2003. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  10. ^ Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  11. ^ Aguilar, Francesc (16 April 1994). "España pierde la inocencia" [Spain lose innocence]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2023.