Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1956-08-23) 23 August 1956 (age 67) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alonsotegi, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Arbuyo | |||||||||||||||||
1973â1974 | Athletic Bilbao | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1973â1975 | Bilbao Athletic | 25 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
1975â1987 | Athletic Bilbao | 277 | (35) | ||||||||||||||
1987â1990 | AtlĂ©tico Madrid | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 337 | (43) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1975 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1977 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1983 | Spain amateur | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1983â1988 | Spain | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1978â1990 | Basque Country | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1992â1996 | Spain U21 | ||||||||||||||||
1995 | Spain U20 | ||||||||||||||||
1996â1998 | Salamanca | ||||||||||||||||
1998â1999 | Compostela | ||||||||||||||||
1999â2000 | Numancia | ||||||||||||||||
2000â2001 | Racing Santander | ||||||||||||||||
2001 | Rayo Vallecano | ||||||||||||||||
2004â2005 | Salamanca | ||||||||||||||||
2005â2007 | Numancia | ||||||||||||||||
2007â2008 | HĂ©rcules | ||||||||||||||||
2010â2011 | Ceuta | ||||||||||||||||
2013â2015 | Equatorial Guinea | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (born 23 August 1956), Goiko for short, is a Spanish former football centre-back and manager.
He was known for his aggressive play and was nicknamed "The Butcher of Bilbao". He mainly played for Athletic Bilbao; among the "club's fans," he was also known as El Gigante de Alonsotegui (The Giant of Alonsotegui).
Goikoetxea was a Spanish international in the 1980s. He won 39 caps, and represented the country in the 1986 World Cup and Euro 1984.
Playing careerâ»
Clubâ»
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 a total of only 24 appearances.
During the 1980s, along with Dani, JosĂ© RamĂłn Gallego, JosĂ© NĂșñez, 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 foulâ»
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". In a league match at the Camp Nou, he tackled the Argentine from behind and "broke his ankle." Maradona compared the sound he heardââto that of wood breaking and, "in the aftermath," English journalist Edward Owen coined the phrase "Butcher of Bilbao" to describe Goikoetxea, "a nickname which stayed with him for the rest of his career." Maradona's compatriot CĂ©sar Luis Menotti, the coach of FC Barcelona, accused the Spaniard of "belonging to a 'race of anti-footballers'" and called for a lifelong ban; he was served a ten-match ban by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It was later reported he kept "the boot he had used to destroy...(Maradona's) ankle ligaments" at home in a glass case.
Two seasons earlier, Goikoetxea had severely injured Barcelona midfielder Bernd Schuster, leaving him with a serious right knee injury from which the German never fully recovered. When the two teams met in the 1984 Copa del Rey Final in May, the match ended 1â0 for Athletic. Featuring in a mass brawl on the pitch, he kicked Maradona's chest; he was initially banned for 18 games for his actions. But the suspension was later reduced to seven.
Later yearsâ»
After three years with Atlético Madrid where he featured sparingly, Goikoetxea retired at almost 34 after appearing in 369 competitive matches for Athletic, netting 44 times.
Internationalâ»
Goikoetxea played 39 matches with Spain, making his debut against the Netherlands on 16 February 1983. 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, through a penalty in a round-of-16 5â1 win against Denmark â the remaining four came courtesy of Emilio Butragueño.
Coaching careerâ»
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), SD Compostela, CD Numancia (two spells), Racing de Santander and Rayo Vallecano. In the 1996â97 season he guided Salamanca to promotion from the Segunda DivisiĂłn, finishing second. He was assistant with the Spain national team to his former manager Clemente, during the 1994 World Cup held in the United States.
In June 2007, Goikoetxea joined Alicante-based HĂ©rcules CF in the second tier, being released at the end of the campaign after being suspended by the club for implying its internal structures "stank". In late February 2013 he was appointed coach of Equatorial Guinea, being dismissed 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 side in Portugal.
Style of playâ»
Goikoetxea was notorious for his aggressive style of play, 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 time".
Career statisticsâ»
Clubâ»
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Athletic Bilbao | 1974â75 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | â | â | 2 | 0 | ||
1975â76 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | â | â | 28 | 4 | ||||
1976â77 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | â | 16 | 0 | |||
1977â78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | â | 7 | 1 | |||
1978â79 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | â | 13 | 1 | |||
1979â80 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 4 | â | â | 42 | 7 | ||||
1980â81 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 1 | â | â | 36 | 5 | ||||
1981â82 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 0 | â | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
1982â83 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
1983â84 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
1984â85 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 | ||
1985â86 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | â | 43 | 6 | |||
1986â87 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | â | 32 | 2 | |||
Total | 277 | 35 | 65 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 369 | 44 | ||
AtlĂ©tico Madrid | 1987â88 | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | â | â | 17 | 0 | ||
1988â89 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | â | 22 | 0 | |||
1989â90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | â | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Career total | 312 | 35 | 77 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 418 | 44 |
- ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España
International goalsâ»
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Goikoetxea goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 May 1984 | Charmilles, Geneva, Switzerland | Switzerland | 4â0 | 4â0 | Friendly |
2 | 14 November 1984 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 1â2 | 1â3 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
3 | 18 June 1986 | La Corregidora, QuerĂ©taro, Mexico | Denmark | 3â1 | 5â1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
4 | 15 October 1986 | Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover, Germany | West Germany | 2â2 | 2â2 | Friendly |
Honoursâ»
Playerâ»
Athletic Bilbao
Spain
- UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1984
Managerâ»
Spain U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996; third place 1994
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao â 'Goiko'" [Athletic Club de Bilbao legends â 'Goiko']. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Rafa Nadal y Jorge Lorenzo, protagonistas de las dos portadas de ICON SPORT" [Rafa Nadal and Jorge Lorenzo, protagonists of the two ICON SPORT covers]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). 26 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Los cachorros son casi leones" [The pups are almost lions] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 May 1975. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Burns, Jimmy (5 December 2011). Maradona: The Hand of God. A&C Black. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-4088-2772-7.
- ^ CĂĄceres, Javier (17 May 2010). "Wie Holz, das bricht" [Like wood, it breaks]. SĂŒddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Football's 50 greatest hard men". The Times. 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ Larrea, Unai (22 September 2008). "Estas botas son la cara y la cruz del fĂștbol" [These boots are the heads and tails of football]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Murray, Scott (5 December 2008). "The Joy of Six: hot football funks". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "El tercer mayor castigo" [The third biggest punishment]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). 27 November 1999. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Goikoetxea y Parra firmaron ayer por tres años con el AtlĂ©tico" [Goikoetxea and Parra signed with AtlĂ©tico for three years yesterday]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). 10 July 1987. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ RodrigĂĄlvarez, Eduardo (20 December 1990). "San MamĂ©s despide hoy a Goikoetxea, prototipo genuino del 'leĂłn vasco'" [Today, San MamĂ©s bids farewell to Goikoetxea, genuine epitome of the 'Basque' lion]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Pla DĂaz, Emilio. "Andoni Goicoechea Olascoaga â International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ Astruells, AndrĂ©s (19 June 1986). "5â1: ÂĄBuitre, que grande eres!" [5â1: Vulture, you're so great!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Sintes, Agusti (22 October 1997). "Goiko, cesado como tĂ©cnico del Salamanca" [Goiko, sacked as Salamanca coach]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ MartĂn, Carlos (10 March 2005). "Goikoetxea, al Salamanca" [Goikoetxea, to Salamanca] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Goikoetxea no seguirĂĄ en el Numancia la prĂłxima temporada" [Goikoetxea will not continue with Numancia next season]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). 22 May 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ MartĂnez, Amancio (7 December 2005). "Goikoetxea regresa al banquillo soriano" [Goikoetxea returns to soriano bench] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Muriendas, Mauro (5 December 2000). "Ratificado y destituido en 48 horas" [Confirmed and dismissed in 48 hours]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Torres, Diego; Sanz, Ăscar (1 October 2001). "El vestuario se traga a 'Goiko'" [Locker room eats 'Goiko' up]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Paradinas, Juan JosĂ© (24 September 1992). "Goikoetxea, con Clemente" [Goikoetxea, with Clemente]. El PaĂs (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Andoni Goikoetxea entrenarĂĄ al HĂ©rcules en la prĂłxima temporada" [Andoni Goikoetxea to manage HĂ©rcules next season]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 11 June 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "El HĂ©rcules CF abre proceso disciplinario a Andoni Goikoetxea" [HĂ©rcules CF start disciplinary proceedings against Andoni Goikoetxea]. Diario InformaciĂłn (in Spanish). 11 April 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Goikoetxea, seleccionador de la Nzalang Nacional" [Goikoetxea, Nzalang national team coach] (in Spanish). Iratzar Blogspot. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. 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 (in Spanish). 13 August 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Andoni Goikoetxea, el segundo futbolista mĂĄs duro de la historia segĂșn 'The Sun'" [Andoni Goikoetxea, second hardest footballer in history for 'The Sun']. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 10 January 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (12 December 2013). "Kevin Muscat named football's dirtiest player". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Andoni Goikoetxea at BDFutbol
- ^ "Andoni Goikoetxea". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
External linksâ»
- Andoni Goikoetxea at BDFutbol
- Andoni Goikoetxea manager profile at BDFutbol
- Andoni Goikoetxea at Athletic Bilbao
- Andoni Goikoetxea at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andoni Goikoetxea â FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1956 births
- Living people
- People from Alonsotegi
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Biscay
- Men's association football central defenders
- La Liga players
- Tercera DivisiĂłn players
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spain men's under-21 international footballers
- Spain men's amateur international footballers
- Spain men's international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1984 players
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Basque Country men's international footballers
- Spanish beach soccer players
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Segunda DivisiĂłn managers
- Segunda DivisiĂłn B managers
- UD Salamanca managers
- SD Compostela managers
- CD Numancia managers
- Racing de Santander managers
- Rayo Vallecano managers
- HĂ©rcules CF managers
- AD Ceuta managers
- Spain national under-21 football team managers
- Equatorial Guinea national football team managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Equatorial Guinea
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Equatorial Guinea