Andoni Goikoetxea

Andoni Goikoetxea
Personal information
Full name Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga[1]
Date of birth (1956-08-23) 23 August 1956 (age 68)[1]
Place of birth Alonsotegi, Spain[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Arbuyo
1973–1974 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1975 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)
1978–1990 Basque Country 4 (0)
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
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain (as manager)
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1994
*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).[2][3]

Goikoetxea was a Spanish international in the 1980s. He won 39 caps, and represented the country in the 1986 World Cup and Euro 1984.

  1. ^ a b c "Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Leyendas del Athletic Club de Bilbao – 'Goiko'" [Athletic Club de Bilbao legends – 'Goiko']. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ "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 País (in Spanish). 26 April 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2016.