Sergio Javier Goycochea (; born 17 October 1963) is an Argentine former professional

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who played as a

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. He is best known for helping his country reach the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final with his

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saves.

Career

Goycochea was the substitute for

Nery Pumpido Nery Alberto Pumpido (born 30 July 1957) is an Argentine football coach and former goalkeeper who played for Argentina in two World Cups. After retirement, Pumpido moved into club management. His nephew Facundo Pumpido is also a professional foo ...

both in River Plate and in the Argentina national team, and got his big break in the

1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being M ...

. When Pumpido broke his leg in Argentina's second group game against the

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, Goycochea stepped in and remained the team's starting goalkeeper for the remainder of the tournament. In the knockout stage, Goycochea effectively played a huge part in keeping Argentina in the tournament; he kept a clean sheet in the 1–0 Second Round victory over

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and saved penalties in the quarter-final and semi-final

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victories against

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and

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. He was also close to saving the game-winning penalty kick from

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at the 1990 World Cup final against

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, which Argentina lost 1–0. He was chosen as the goalkeeper of the Cup's All-Star Team. Reflecting on the 1990 tournament, Goycochea told FIFA.com “To my mind, it was as if we were world champions again anyway”. Argentina seleccion 1991

''El Goyco'' also played a few months in 1991 for the team Stade Brestois 29 from Brest in the region of

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, which was then named ''Brest Armorique'', and was in the French second division and included players David Ginola, Corentin Martins and Stéphane Guivarc'h. Nonetheless, the team went bankrupt in November of that year, and was moved to the third division and lost its professional-team status. With the national team, Goycochea also won the

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, 1993 Artemio Franchi Trophy, and

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. On the occasion of that 1993

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tournament, Goycochea appeared on

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for a

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promotion by

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's division in Guayaquil. He also was on TV commercials for Adidas soccer

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some years later. His last name, ''Goycochea'', spelled without ''e'', but which other people of the same genealogy spell as ''Goycoechea'', is derived from the

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surname ''Goikoetxea'' meaning '' topmost house'' (from ''goiko'' "of the top" and ''etxe'' "house"). Sergio is frequently nicknamed thus ''El Vasco'', but also ''El Goyco''. Goycochea is a football journalist hosting ''Elegante Sport'' ( Argentina's Canal 7) and has partnered with

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at ''La noche del Diez''.

Career statistics

International

:Source:

Honours

Club

River Plate *

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(2): 1985–86, 1993 Apertura *

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* Intercontinental Cup:

Millonarios * Colombian Championship: 1988

International

Argentina * Confederations Cup:

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(2):

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* Artemio Franchi Trophy: 1993

Individual

* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team:

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* Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1990 * FIFA XI: 1991 * IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (2): Silver ball 1991, 1993 *South American Team of the Year (2): 1992, 1993 * Copa América player of the tournament:

References

External links

Futbol Factory profile
(Archived)
Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI

Interview to Sergio Goycochea – Diagonal

Globo Esporte's Futpédia entry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goycochea, Sergio 1963 births Living people Argentine footballers Argentine people of Basque descent Argentine expatriate footballers Argentina youth international footballers Argentina under-20 international footballers Argentina international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1992 King Fahd Cup players 1987 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players 1993 Copa América players Copa América-winning players FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players Association football goalkeepers Newell's Old Boys footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Stade Brestois 29 players Club Atlético River Plate footballers Millonarios F.C. players Deportivo Mandiyú footballers Sport Club Internacional players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Club Olimpia footballers Cerro Porteño players Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province Argentine television personalities Argentine journalists Male journalists Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Colombia Expatriate footballers in Paraguay Argentine Primera División players Categoría Primera A players Paraguayan Primera División players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Colombia Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay

Career

Career statistics

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Honours

Club

International

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See also

References

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