Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa (born 21 October 1965), often known as Goiko, is a Spanish former professional footballer.
An attacking 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 Barcelona spell, during the club's Dream Team years.
Having amassed La Liga totals of 386 matches and 37 goals in 13 seasons, Goikoetxea appeared for Spain at the 1994 World Cup.
Club career Goikoetxea was born in Pamplona and was a product of hometown club Osasuna's youth ranks. He first appeared in La Liga two days shy of his 20th birthday, in a 2–0 away loss against Celta de Vigo. First choice from early on, he scored a career-best eleven goals in the 1987–88 season as the Navarrese finished fifth.
Subsequently, Goiko signed for league giants Barcelona, but was immediately loaned for two years to Osasuna's neighbours Real Sociedad in a deal also involving Txiki Begiristain and José Mari Bakero who went to Barcelona from San Sebastián. He only missed two league games over two seasons, achieving another fifth place in his second.
In 1990–91, Goikoetxea arrived at the Camp Nou, joining several other Basque players including Begiristain, Andoni Zubizarreta, Julio Salinas and Bakero; these would help form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team, winning four league titles in a row and adding the club's first European Cup (where he appeared in the second half of the 1–0 win over Sampdoria). He also scored the winning goal in the subsequent edition of the European Super Cup, won at the expense of Werder Bremen.
Goikoetxea played 37 matches in his first season with Barça, being voted the Spanish Footballer of the Year by Don Balón magazine. In the summer of 1994, he joined fellow Basque side Athletic Bilbao, making 112 competitive appearances during his spell.
Goikoetxea retired in 1999 after a brief spell with Japan's Yokohama Marinos – where he again teamed up with Salinas– and a return to Osasuna, now in the second division. He started his coaching career six years later, under his former Osasuna and Athletic teammate José Ángel Ziganda; the pair worked at newly promoted Xerez during the 2009–10 campaign, leaving in early 2010 due to poor results.
International career Goikoetxea played 36 times for the Spain national team in six years, representing the country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His debut came on 12 September 1990, in a 3–0 friendly victory over Brazil.
During the 1994 competition in the United States, Goikoetxea appeared in all the matches, scoring twice in two draws against South Korea (2–2) and Germany (1–1), his misplaced crossing attempt catching goalkeeper Bodo Illgner off-guard in the latter game.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOsasuna1985–86La Liga20120–2211986–87388––3881987–883611––3611Total942020–9620Real Sociedad1988–89La Liga38681–4671989–90364––364Total741081–8211Barcelona1990–91La Liga3736061105041991–923202061004011992–932935040514341993–94280309010410Total1266160252711749Athletic Bilbao1994–95La Liga2814040–3611995–9633040––3701996–9731060––3701997–98––20–20Total92114060–1121Yokohama Marinos1998J1 League230––230Career total409373004137148741
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSpain1990401991501992501993501994113199551199610Total364
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Goikoetxea goal. + List of international goals scored by Jon Andoni GoikoetxeaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 17 June 1994 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, United States 2–0 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup2 21 June 1994 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States 1–0 1–1 1994 FIFA World Cup3 30 November 1994 La Rosaleda, Málaga, Spain 2–0 2–0 Friendly4 26 April 1995 Hrazdan, Yerevan, Armenia 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
Honours Barcelona La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992 European Cup: 1991–92 European Super Cup: 1992
Spain U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 1985
Individual Don Balón Award: 1990–91
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