Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasá
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Ion Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa (born 21 October 1965 in Pamplona
, Navarre
) is a retired Spanish
footballer.
An offensive 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 FC Barcelona
spell, during the club's Dream Team years.
Having amassed La Liga
totals of 386 games and 36 goals over the course of 13 seasons, Goikoetxea appeared for Spain
at the 1994 World Cup
.
's youth ranks, Goikoetxea first appeared in the first division
two days shy of his 20th birthday, in a 0–2 loss at Celta de Vigo
. An automatic first-choice from early on, he netted a career-best 11 goals in 1987–88, as the Navarre
se finished fifth.
Subsequently, Goiko moved to league giants FC Barcelona
, but would be loaned for two seasons to Osasuna's neighbours Real Sociedad
, where he only missed two league games in two seasons combined, achieving another fifth place in his second season.
In 1990–91, he arrived at Camp Nou
, joining several other Basque
players, including Txiki Begiristain, Julio Salinas
and José Mari Bakero
. These would help form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team, winning four league titles in a row, with the addition of the club's first European Cup (where Goikoetxea appeared in the second half of the 1–0 win over U.C. Sampdoria
).
In his first season with Barça, Goikoetxea played in 37 games, being voted the Spanish Footballer Of The Year by Don Balón
magazine. He would then join, in 1994, another Basque outfit, Athletic Bilbao
, amassing nearly a further 100 league games in three seasons.
Goikoetxea retired in 1999, after a brief spell with Japan
's Yokohama F. Marinos
(where he again teamed up with Salinas) and a return to Osasuna, now in the second division
. Ten years later, he started his coaching career, aiding former Osasuna and Bilbao teammate José Ángel Ziganda
at newly promoted Xerez CD
, with the pair leaving in early 2010.
during six years, representing the nation at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
.
His debut came on September 12, 1990, in a 3–0 friendly win over Brazil
. During the 1994 competition, in the United States
, Goiko appeared in all the matches, scoring twice in two draws: against South Korea (2–2) and Germany
(1–1), when his misplaced crossing attempt caught goalkeeper Bodo Illgner
off-guard.
|1985/86||rowspan="3"|Osasuna
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
||20||1
|-
|1986/87||38||7
|-
|1987/88||36||11
|-
|1988/89||rowspan="2"|Real Sociedad
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
||38||6
|-
|1989/90||36||4
|-
|1990/91||rowspan="4"|Barcelona
||rowspan="4"|La Liga
||37||3
|-
|1991/92||32||0
|-
|1992/93||29||3
|-
|1993/94||28||0
|-
|1994/95||rowspan="3"|Athletic Bilbao
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
||28||1
|-
|1995/96||33||0
|-
|1996/97||31||0
|-
|1998||Yokohama Marinos
||J. League 1||23||0
386||36
23||0
409||36
|}
|1990||4||0
|-
|1991||5||0
|-
|1992||5||0
|-
|1993||5||0
|-
|1994||11||3
|-
|1995||5||1
|-
|1996||1||0
|-
!Total||36||4
|}
Spain U20
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
, Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
) is a retired Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
footballer.
An offensive player of wide range, he operated in various positions on the right side of the pitch: right back, midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
or forward, and was best known for his FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
spell, during the club's Dream Team years.
Having amassed La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
totals of 386 games and 36 goals over the course of 13 seasons, Goikoetxea appeared for Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
at the 1994 World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
.
Club career
A product of hometown's CA OsasunaCA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...
's youth ranks, Goikoetxea first appeared in the first division
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
two days shy of his 20th birthday, in a 0–2 loss at Celta de Vigo
Celta de Vigo
Real Club Celta de Vigo , simply referred to as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in the Segunda División. It was founded on March 28, 1923 following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna Foot-ball Club.Nicknamed Los Celestes ,...
. An automatic first-choice from early on, he netted a career-best 11 goals in 1987–88, as the Navarre
Navarre
Navarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
se finished fifth.
Subsequently, Goiko moved to league giants FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
, but would be loaned for two seasons to Osasuna's neighbours Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
, where he only missed two league games in two seasons combined, achieving another fifth place in his second season.
In 1990–91, he arrived at Camp Nou
Camp Nou
Camp Nou , sometimes called "the Nou Camp" in English, is a football stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957....
, joining several other Basque
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
players, including Txiki Begiristain, Julio Salinas
Julio Salinas
Julio Salinas Fernández is a retired Spanish footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s....
and José Mari Bakero
José Mari Bakero
José María Bakero Escudero is a retired Spanish footballer, and the current coach of Lech Poznań in Poland.Having played mainly for Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona, he began his career as a forward but was converted into an attacking midfielder, who possessed passing and netting ability José María...
. These would help form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team, winning four league titles in a row, with the addition of the club's first European Cup (where Goikoetxea appeared in the second half of the 1–0 win over U.C. Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...
).
In his first season with Barça, Goikoetxea played in 37 games, being voted the Spanish Footballer Of The Year by Don Balón
Don Balón
Don Balón was a Spanish weekly sports magazine specialising in Spanish and international football. It was distributed on five continents....
magazine. He would then join, in 1994, another Basque outfit, Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
, amassing nearly a further 100 league games in three seasons.
Goikoetxea retired in 1999, after a brief spell with Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
's Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
(where he again teamed up with Salinas) and a return to Osasuna, now in the second division
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
. Ten years later, he started his coaching career, aiding former Osasuna and Bilbao teammate José Ángel Ziganda
José Ángel Ziganda
José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakuntza is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a centre forward, and a current manager....
at newly promoted Xerez CD
Xerez CD
Xerez Club Deportivo, S.A.D., usually just Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia...
, with the pair leaving in early 2010.
International career
Goikoetxea played 36 times for SpainSpain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...
during six years, representing the nation at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
.
His debut came on September 12, 1990, in a 3–0 friendly win over Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
. During the 1994 competition, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Goiko appeared in all the matches, scoring twice in two draws: against South Korea (2–2) and Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
(1–1), when his misplaced crossing attempt caught goalkeeper Bodo Illgner
Bodo Illgner
Bodo Illgner is a retired German footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.During his career, he played for 1. FC Köln and Real Madrid, and helped West Germany to the 1990 World Cup, where he became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.-Club career:Born in Koblenz, Illgner...
off-guard.
Club
|-|1985/86||rowspan="3"|Osasuna
CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna, known as Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Iruñea-Pamplona, in the autonomous community of Navarre.Founded in 1920, it currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at the 19,553-capacity Estadio Reyno de Navarra...
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||20||1
|-
|1986/87||38||7
|-
|1987/88||36||11
|-
|1988/89||rowspan="2"|Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||38||6
|-
|1989/90||36||4
|-
|1990/91||rowspan="4"|Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
||rowspan="4"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||37||3
|-
|1991/92||32||0
|-
|1992/93||29||3
|-
|1993/94||28||0
|-
|1994/95||rowspan="3"|Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
||rowspan="3"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
||28||1
|-
|1995/96||33||0
|-
|1996/97||31||0
|-
|1998||Yokohama Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
||J. League 1||23||0
386||36
23||0
409||36
|}
International
|-|1990||4||0
|-
|1991||5||0
|-
|1992||5||0
|-
|1993||5||0
|-
|1994||11||3
|-
|1995||5||1
|-
|1996||1||0
|-
!Total||36||4
|}
Honours
Barcelona- European CupUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
: 1991–92 - Spanish LeagueLa LigaThe Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 - Spanish SupercupSupercopa de EspañaThe Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey...
: 19911991 Supercopa de EspañaThe 1991 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 28 October and 11 November 1991. It contested by Atlético Madrid, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1990–91, and FC Barcelona, who won the 1990–91 Spanish League. FC Barcelona won 2–1 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second...
, 19921992 Supercopa de EspañaThe 1992 Supercopa de España was two-leg Spanish football matches played on 28 October and 11 November 1992. It contested by Atlético Madrid, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1991–92, and FC Barcelona, who won the 1991–92 Spanish League. FC Barcelona won 5–2 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second... - UEFA Super Cup: 19921992 UEFA Super CupThe 1992 UEFA Super Cup was played between FC Barcelona and Werder Bremen, with Barcelona winning 3–2 on aggregate.-First leg:-Second leg:-External links:* * and - articles from newspapers "El Mundo Deportivo"...
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- FIFA U-20 World CupFIFA U-20 World CupThe FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
: Runner-up 19851985 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipThe 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, the ninth edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in the Soviet Union from August 24 to September 7, 1985. The tournament took place in eight venues — Baku, Yerevan, Leningrad, Minsk, Moscow, Hoktemberyan, Tbilissi and Sumqayit — where a total...