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Andoni Goikoetxea

アンドニ・ゴイコエチェア・オラスコアガ　/　あんどに・ごいこえちぇあ・おらすこあが

Association football player from Spain

August 23, 1956 (age 69)　・　Alonsotegi, Biscay, Spain

Biscay
association football player
association football coach
beach soccer player

My Take

Andoni Goikoetxea is the kind of figure I find irresistible to write about, precisely because he splits opinion. Nicknamed "The Butcher of Bilbao" for his ferocious tackling, he was also "The Giant of Alonsotegui" to the Athletic Bilbao faithful, a one-club centre-back who earned Spain caps in the 1980s. I do not romanticize the aggression, but I respect the sheer will behind it. After hanging up his boots he kept circling back to the game as a coach and even beach soccer, which tells me the man simply could not leave the ball behind. Polarizing players are always the most worth discussing.

Overview

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, being known as El Gigante de Alonsotegui (The Giant of Alonsotegui) among the club's fans. Goikoetxea was a Spanish international in the 1980s.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Andoni Goikoetxea
Name (Japanese): アンドニ・ゴイコエチェア・オラスコアガ
Reading: あんどに・ごいこえちぇあ・おらすこあが
Born: August 23, 1956 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Monkey
Origin: Alonsotegi, Biscay, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach / beach soccer player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A8%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AC

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