Goicoechea (also spelled multiple other ways), is a surname common in Spain and Latin America. It is derived from the original
Basque
Basque may refer to:
* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
name Goikoetxea.
It may refer to:
People
Football players
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Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (born 1956), Spanish Basque football player and coach
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Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (born 1965), Spanish Basque-Navarrese football player and later coach; FC Barcelona Dream Team member
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Mauro Goicoechea (born 1988), Uruguayan football player
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Mikel Lasa Goicoechea (born 1971), Basque football player
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Sergio Goycochea
Sergio Javier Goycochea (; born 17 October 1963) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best known for helping his country reach the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final with his penalty kick saves.
Club career
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(born 1963), Argentine football player
Other
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Alejandro Goicoechea (1895–1984), co-founder of the Spanish company Talgo
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Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (1916–2006), Roman Catholic archbishop in Madrid
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Felipe de Goicoechea (1747–1814), Mexican former comandante of the Presidio of Santa Barbara and governor of the province of Baja California
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Florentino Goikoetxea (1898–1980), Basque guide who led downed Allied airmen to safety in Spain during World War II
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Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea (1903–1993), Basque Roman Catholic bishop
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Julen Goikoetxea (1985–2006), Basque cyclist
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Yannick Goïcoëchea (born 1965), French ice hockey player
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Yon Goicoechea (born 1984), Venezuelan political activist
Places
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Goicoechea (canton), a subdivision in San José province, Costa Rica
See also
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Talgo
Talgo (officially Patentes Talgo, SAU) is a Spanish manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high-speed passenger trains. Talgo is an abbreviation of ''Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol'' (English: ''Lightweight articulated train Goicoech ...
, "Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol" (Goicoechea-Oriol light articulated train)
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Basque-language surnames