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Andoni Goikoetxea

Goikoetxea in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa
Date of birth	(1965-10-21) 21 October 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Pamplona, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, forward
Youth career
	Osasuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1985	Osasuna B	41	(14)
1985–1988	Osasuna	94	(20)
1988–1994	Barcelona	126	(6)
1988–1990	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	74	(10)
1994–1997	Athletic Bilbao	92	(1)
1998	Yokohama Marinos	23	(0)
1998–1999	Osasuna	17	(0)
Total		467	(51)
National team
1985	Spain U19	1	(0)
1985	Spain U20	5	(1)
1985–1988	Spain U21	12	(2)
1987	Spain U23	1	(0)
1990–1996	Spain	36	(4)
1988–1996	Basque Country	5	(1)
Teams managed
2005–2006	Osasuna B (assistant)
2006–2008	Osasuna (assistant)
2009–2010	Xerez (assistant)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa (born on October 21, 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer. People often call him Goiko. He was a very versatile player. He could play in many different positions on the right side of the football field. This included playing as a right-back, a midfielder, or even a forward.

Goikoetxea is best known for his time playing for FC Barcelona. This was during the club's famous "Dream Team" years. He played in 386 matches in La Liga (Spain's top football league) and scored 37 goals over 13 seasons. Goikoetxea also played for the Spanish national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Goikoetxea's Club Career

Goikoetxea was born in Pamplona, a city in Spain. He started his football journey in the youth teams of his hometown club, CA Osasuna. He played his first game in La Liga just before his 20th birthday. This was in a match against RC Celta de Vigo, which Osasuna lost 2–0.

He quickly became a regular player for Osasuna. In the 1987–88 season, he scored 11 goals, which was his best scoring year. Osasuna finished fifth in the league that season.

Playing for Barcelona and Real Sociedad

After his time at Osasuna, Goikoetxea signed with the big club FC Barcelona. However, he was immediately loaned out for two years to Real Sociedad. This was a deal that also involved other players like Txiki Begiristain and José Mari Bakero. They moved from Real Sociedad to Barcelona.

While on loan, Goikoetxea played almost every league game for Real Sociedad. He helped them finish fifth in the league again in his second season.

In the 1990–91 season, Goikoetxea finally joined FC Barcelona at their home stadium, Camp Nou. He joined many other players from the Basque region of Spain. These players included Begiristain, Andoni Zubizarreta, Julio Salinas, and Bakero. They all became key players in Barcelona's famous "Dream Team."

This team won four league titles in a row! They also won the club's first European Cup (now known as the UEFA Champions League). Goikoetxea played in the second half of the final match, which Barcelona won 1–0 against UC Sampdoria. He also scored the winning goal in the UEFA Super Cup against SV Werder Bremen.

Goikoetxea played 37 matches in his first season with Barcelona. He was even voted the Spanish Footballer of the Year by Don Balón magazine. In the summer of 1994, he moved to another Basque team, Athletic Bilbao. He played 112 matches for them.

Later Career and Coaching

Goikoetxea retired from playing football in 1999. Before retiring, he had a short time playing for Yokohama Marinos in Japan. There, he played with his former teammate Julio Salinas again. He also returned to Osasuna for a short period, when they were in the second division.

Six years later, Goikoetxea started his coaching career. He worked as an assistant coach under his former teammate José Ángel Ziganda. They worked together at Xerez CD during the 2009–10 season. However, they left the club in early 2010 because of poor results.

Goikoetxea's International Career

Goikoetxea played 36 times for the Spanish national team over six years. He represented Spain in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His first game for Spain was on September 12, 1990. It was a friendly match against Brazil, which Spain won 3–0.

During the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Goikoetxea played in all of Spain's matches. He scored two goals in two different games. One goal was in a 2–2 draw against South Korea. The other was in a 1–1 draw against Germany. In the game against Germany, his cross towards the goal accidentally went in, surprising the German goalkeeper Bodo Illgner.

Career Statistics

Club Appearances and Goals

International Appearances and Goals

List of international goals scored by Jon Andoni Goikoetxea

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 June 1994	Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States	South Korea	2–0	2–2	1994 FIFA World Cup
2	21 June 1994	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Germany	1–0	1–1	1994 FIFA World Cup
3	30 November 1994	La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain	Finland	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4	26 April 1995	Hrazdan, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2–0	2–0	Euro 1996 qualifying

Honours and Achievements

Barcelona

• La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 (4 times)
• Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992 (2 times)
• European Cup: 1991–92 (1 time)
• UEFA Super Cup: 1992 (1 time)

Spain U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 1985

See also

In Spanish: Jon Andoni Goikoetxea para niños