Sergio Javier Goycochea (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo xaˈβjeɾ ɣojkoˈtʃea]; 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.[1]
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| Full name | Sergio Javier Goycochea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zárate, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Defensores Unidos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1988 | River Plate | 58 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Millonarios | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Racing Club | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Brest | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Cerro Porteño | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Olimpia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | River Plate | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Mandiyú | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Internacional | 22 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Vélez Sársfield | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Newell's Old Boys | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 226 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Argentina U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1994 | Argentina | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editGoycochea was the substitute for Nery Pumpido both in River Plate and in the Argentina national team, and got his big break in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. When Pumpido broke his leg in Argentina's second group game against the Soviet Union, 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 Brazil and saved penalties in the quarter-final and semi-final penalty shootout victories against Yugoslavia and Italy. He was also close to saving the game-winning penalty kick from Andreas Brehme at the 1990 World Cup final against Germany, which Argentina lost 1–0.[2] 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”. [3]
El Goyco also played a few months in 1991 for the team Stade Brestois 29 from Brest in the region of Brittany, 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 1991 Copa América, 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup, and 1993 Copa América. On the occasion of that 1993 Copa América tournament, Goycochea appeared on TV commercials for a Pepsi promotion by PepsiCo's division in Guayaquil. He also was on TV commercials for Adidas soccer apparel 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 Basque 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 Diego Maradona at La noche del Diez.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- Source:[4]
| Argentina national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 |
Honours
editClub
editRiver Plate
- Argentine Primera División: 1985–86, 1993 Apertura
- Copa Libertadores: 1986[5][6]
- Copa Interamericana: 1986
- Intercontinental Cup: 1986
- Copa Centenario de la AFA runner-up: 1993
Millonarios
- Campeonato Colombiano: 1988
Olimpia
- Copa CONMEBOL runner-up: 1992
Vélez Sarsfield
International
editArgentina
- Copa América: 1991, 1993
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992
- CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 1993
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1990
Individual
edit- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1990
- Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 1990
- FIFA XI: 1991[8]
- IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper (2): Silver ball 1991,[9] 1993[10]
- South American Team of the Year (2): 1992, 1993[11]
- Copa América player of the tournament: 1993
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Meet the penalty killers". fifa.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Argentina: Top Ten Past Heros". attackingsoccer.com. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ FIFA.com. "1990 FIFA World Cup - News - Behind the World Cup record: Sergio Goycochea". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021.
- ^ Sergio Goycochea at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Copa Libertadores 1986 Plantel Campeón de Club Atlético River Plate". 23 August 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "35 años: River homenajeó a los campeones de América de 1986". 23 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "¡Recopados!". 23 August 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Matches of FIFA XI". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 1993". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "South American Team of the Year". 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
External links
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- Futbol Factory profile (Archived) (in Spanish)
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI[usurped] (in Spanish)
- Interview to Sergio Goycochea – Diagonal (in Spanish)
- Globo Esporte's Futpédia entry (in Portuguese)