Jon Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa (born 21 October 1965), often known as Goiko, is a Spanish retired

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. An attacking player of wide range, he operated in various positions on the right side of the pitch (

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), and was best known for his

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spell, during the club's ''Dream Team'' years. Having amassed

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totals of 386 matches and 37 goals in 13 seasons, Goikoetxea appeared for

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at the

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Club career

Goikoetxea was born in

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and was a product of hometown club

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's youth ranks. He first appeared in

two days shy of his 20th birthday, in a 2–0 away loss against

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. First choice from early on, he scored a career-best 11 goals in the 1987–88 season as the

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se finished fifth. Subsequently, ''Goiko'' signed for league giants

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, but was immediately loaned for two years to Osasuna's neighbours

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in a deal also involving

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and

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who went to Barcelona from

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. He only missed two league games over two seasons, achieving another fifth place in his second. In 1990–91, Goikoetxea arrived at

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, joining several other

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players including Begiristain,

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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

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(where he appeared in the second half of the 1–0 win over

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). He also scored the winning goal in the subsequent edition of the

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, won at the expense of

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. Goikoetxea played 37 matches in his first season with ''Barça'', being voted the Spanish Footballer of the Year by ''

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'' magazine. In the summer of 1994 he joined another Basque side,

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, making 112 competitive appearances during his spell. Goikoetxea retired in 1999 after a brief spell with Japan's

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– where he again teamed up with Salinas– and a return to Osasuna, now in the

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. Six years later he started his coaching career, always under his former Osasuna and Athletic teammate

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; the pair worked at newly promoted

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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

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. His debut came on 12 September 1990, in a 3–0 friendly victory over

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. During the 1994 competition in the United States, Goikoetxea appeared in all the matches, scoring twice in two draws against

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(2–2) and

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(1–1), his misplaced crossing attempt catching

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off-guard in the latter game.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Goikoetxea goal.''

Honours

Barcelona *

: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 *

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1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

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: 1991–92 *

Spain U20 *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

Don Balón Award From 1976 until 2010, the Spanish sports magazine '' Don Balón'' conferred the Don Balón Award (''Premio Don Balón'') to the best Spanish player, the best foreign player, the best referee and the breakthrough player in La Liga. These awards ceas ...

: 1990–91

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goikoetxea, Jon Andoni 1965 births Living people 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Pamplona Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Men's association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players CA Osasuna B players CA Osasuna players Real Sociedad footballers FC Barcelona players Athletic Bilbao footballers J1 League players Yokohama F. Marinos players UEFA Champions League–winning players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's international footballers 1994 FIFA World Cup players Basque Country men's international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Japan CA Osasuna non-playing staff