Andoni Goikoetxea
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Alonsotegi, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Arbuyo | |||
1973–1974 | Athletic Bilbao Juvenil | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1975 | Bilbao Athletic | 25 | (8) |
1975–1987 | Athletic Bilbao | 277 | (35) |
1987–1990 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | (0) |
Total | 337 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1975 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
1977 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
1983 | Spain amateur | 1 | (0) |
1983–1988 | Spain | 39 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
1992–1996 | Spain U21 | ||
1995 | Spain U20 | ||
1996–1998 | Salamanca | ||
1998–1999 | Compostela | ||
1999–2000 | Numancia | ||
2000–2001 | Racing Santander | ||
2001 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
2004–2005 | Salamanca | ||
2005–2007 | Numancia | ||
2007–2008 | Hércules | ||
2010–2011 | Ceuta | ||
2013–2015 | Equatorial Guinea | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Template:Spanish name Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (born 23 May 1956), Goiko for short, is a Spanish retired footballer, and a current manager.
During his career, the aggressive central defender (dubbed "The butcher from Bilbao") played mainly for Athletic Bilbao, also having been a Spain and Euskadi XI international. Among the followers of his main club, he was also known as El Gigante de Alonsotegui (Alonsotegui's giant).[1][2]
Having gained nearly 40 caps for Spain in the 1980s, Goikoetxea represented the country in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Playing career
Club
Born in Alonsotegi, Biscay, Goikoetxea began playing football with local Arbuyo before joining Athletic Bilbao in 1973 where, after starting out at the reserve side, he soon established himself in the senior team squad. He scored four La Liga goals in 27 games in his debut season, but played a lesser role in the following three years with only 24 appearances combined.[3]
During the 1980s, along with Dani, José Ramón Gallego, José Núñez, Manuel Sarabia and Andoni Zubizarreta, Goiko was a prominent member of the successful Bilbao side coached by Javier Clemente. In 1984 the Basque club renewed its league title, also achieving the double (league and Copa del Rey) in that year.
Maradona foul
On 24 September 1983, Goikoetxea achieved notoriety for a foul on Diego Maradona described as "one of the most brutal fouls ever delivered in the history of Spanish football"[4] in a league match at the Camp Nou, taking out the Argentine from behind and breaking his ankle.[4] Maradona compared the sound he heard to that of wood breaking[5] and, in the aftermath, English journalist Edward Owen coined the phrase "Butcher of Bilbao" to describe Goikotxea,[4][5] a nickname which remained attached him for the rest of his career. Maradona's compatriot César Luis Menotti, who was the coach of Barcelona at the time, accused the Spaniard of "belonging to a 'race of anti-footballers'" and called for a lifelong ban;[4] he was served a ten-match ban by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.[4] It was later reported he kept "the boot he had used to destroy...(Maradona's) ankle ligaments" at home in a glass case.[6]
Two seasons previous to this incident, Goikoetxea had also severely injured Barcelona midfielder Bernd Schuster when the latter played with the Catalans, leaving him with a serious right knee injury from which the German never fully recovered. When the two teams met in the 1984 Cup final in May, the match ended 1–0 for Athletic and with a mass brawl on the pitch, and Goikoetxea connected with a high kick to Maradona's chest;[7][8] he was initially banned for 18 games for his actions, but the suspension was later reduced to seven.[9]
Later years
After three years with Atlético Madrid[10] where he featured sparingly, Goikoetxea retired at almost 34 after appearing in 369 official matches for Athletic, netting 44 goals.[11]
International
Goikoetxea played 39 times for Spain, making his debut against Holland on 16 February 1983.[12] He represented the nation at both UEFA Euro 1984 and the 1986 FIFA World Cup; during the latter competition he scored one of his four international goals in the game against Denmark, in a round-of-16 5–1 triumph – all remaining four were scored by Emilio Butragueño.[13]
Goikoetxea also played two games for the Basque Country national football team, in 1979 and 1988.
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 May 1984 | Charmilles, Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() |
0–4 | 0–4 | Friendly |
2. | 14 November 1984 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
3. | 18 June 1986 | La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico | ![]() |
1–3 | 1–5 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
4. | 15 October 1986 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany | ![]() |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
Managerial career
Goikoetxea became a coach two years after retiring, starting to work at club level in 1996 and going on to be in charge of UD Salamanca (twice),[14][15] SD Compostela, CD Numancia (two spells),[16][17] Racing de Santander[18] and Rayo Vallecano.[19] In 1996–97 he guided Salamanca to a top flight promotion, after finishing second; he was also assistant of the Spanish national team to former club boss Clemente, during the World Cup held in the United States in 1994.[20]
In the 2007 summer Goikoetxea joined Alicante-based Hércules CF in the second division,[21] being released at the season's end after being suspended by the club for implying its internal structures "stank".[22] In late February 2013 he was appointed coach of Equatorial Guinea,[23] being sacked in January 2015 just three weeks before the start of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations due to poor performance in friendlies, which included a loss to a lower league club in Portugal.[24]
Style of play
Goikoetxea was notorious for his aggressive style of play,[25][26][27][28] not least because of the two heavy fouls (see Maradona foul) on Maradona and Schuster which earned him the nickname "Butcher of Bilbao". In 2007, English newspaper The Times named him the "hardest defender of all times".[5][6]
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | Europe | Total | |||||||
1974–75 | Athletic Bilbao | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
1975–76 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 28 | 4 | ||
1976–77 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
1977–78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
1978–79 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
1979–80 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 7 | ||
1980–81 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 5 | ||
1981–82 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 6 | ||
1982–83 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
1983–84 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 3 | ||
1984–85 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
1985–86 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
1986–87 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
1987–88 | Atlético Madrid | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 |
1988–89 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | Spain | 312 | 35 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 418 | 44 | |
Career total | 312 | 35 | 77 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 418 | 44 |
Honours
Player
Club
- Athletic Bilbao
Country
- UEFA European Championship: Runner-up 1984
Manager
- Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Runner-up 1996; Third-place 1994
References
- ^ "Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao – 'Goiko'". El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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- ^ a b c Cáceres, Javier (17 May 2010). "Wie Holz, das bricht". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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- ^ Jimmy Burns (5 December 2011). Maradona: The Hand of God. A&C Black. pp. 121–122. ISBN 978-1-4088-2772-7.
- ^ "The Joy of Six: hot football funks". The Guardian. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "El tercer mayor castigo". El País (in Spanish). 27 November 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Goikoetxea y Parra firmaron ayer por tres años con el Atlético". El País (in Spanish). 10 July 1987. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "San Mamés despide hoy a Goikoetxea, prototipo genuino del 'león vasco'". El País (in Spanish). 20 December 1990. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Andoni Goicoechea Olascoaga – International Appearances Archived 6 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine; at RSSSF
- ^ "5–1: ¡Buitre, que grande eres!". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 June 1986. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Goiko, cesado como técnico del Salamanca". El País (in Spanish). 22 October 1997. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Goikoetxea no seguirá en el Numancia la próxima temporada". El País (in Spanish). 22 May 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Goikoetxea, con Clemente". El País (in Spanish). 24 September 1992. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Andoni Goikoetxea entrenará al Hércules en la próxima temporada (Andoni Goikoetxea to manage Hércules next season); Super Deporte, 11 June 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ El Hércules CF abre proceso disciplinario a Andoni Goikoetxea (Hércules CF starts disciplinary proceedings against Andoni Goikoetxea); Diario Información, 11 April 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ Goikoetxea, seleccionador de la Nzalang Nacional (Goikoetxea, Nzalang national team coach); Iratzar Blogspot, 27 February 2013 Template:Es icon
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations hosts Equatorial Guinea sack Andoni Goikoetxea". The Guardian. January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Top 50 hardest footballers". Empire. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ Goikoetxea: "Me crucificaron por lo de Maradona, pero de Figo nadie dice nada" (Goikoetxea: "I was crucified for the Maradona bit, but no one says anything about Figo"); Marca, 13 August 2007 Template:Es icon
- ^ Andoni Goikoetxea, el segundo futbolista más duro de la historia según ‘The Sun’ (Andoni Goikoetxea, second hardest footballer in history for ‘The Sun’); 20 Minutos, 10 January 2008 Template:Es icon
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (12 December 2013). "Kevin Muscat named football's dirtiest player". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Andoni Goikoetxea". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
External links
- Andoni Goikoetxea at BDFutbol
- Andoni Goikoetxea manager profile at BDFutbol
- Andoni Goikoetxea at Athletic Bilbao
- Goikoetxea.html Andoni Goikoetxea at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andoni Goikoetxea – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Alonsotegi
- Spanish footballers
- Basque footballers
- Association football defenders
- La Liga players
- Tercera División players
- Bilbao Athletic footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain amateur international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1984 players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Segunda División managers
- UD Salamanca managers
- SD Compostela managers
- CD Numancia managers
- Racing de Santander managers
- Rayo Vallecano managers
- Hércules CF managers
- AD Ceuta managers
- Spain national under-21 football team managers
- Equatorial Guinea national football team managers