Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, known as Goikoetxea, Goiko, or more commonly, The Butcher of Bilbao (born May 23, 1956 in Alonsotegui, Vizcaya) was a Spanish football player, a defender for Athletic Bilbao from 1974 to 1987. May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1956 is a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Basque | Provinces of Spain | Bizkaia ... List of football clubs in Spain sorted by division: First Division teams (2004/2005 season) Albacete Balompie FC Barcelona Real Betis Athletic Bilbao Deportivo de La Coruña RCD Espanyol Getafe CF Levante UD Málaga CF RCD Mallorca Atlético de Madrid Real Madrid CD Numancia CA Osasuna Racing... Athletic Club de Bilbao are a Basque football club from Bilbao in Vizcaya. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Signing for Athletic from Arbuyo, Goikoetxea gained legendary renown as a tough-tackling defender, in the Basque mould, though not without skill. The kind of whole-hearted performances that make a player loved by the home fans and hated by opponents. A particular incident with a bad tackle on Maradona, when playing against Barcelona, has gone down in Spanish footballing history. With the gallows humour typical of tough defenders, he has had the boots in which he performed this infamy encased in perspex as a relic. This article is about the Basque people. ... Maradona and the World Cup trophy Diego Armando Maradona (El Diego) (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. ... Emblem FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ...

After leaving Athletic in 1987, Goikoetxea played for three seasons with Atlético Madrid before retiring in 1990. He now plies his trade in football coaching, having been manager of Salamanca, Compostela, Rayo Vallecano, Numancia, and Racing Santander. Club Atl tico de Madrid is a Spanish football team from Madrid. ... Unión Deportiva Salamanca is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca. ... Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, sometimes abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish Segunda B Division football club based in Vallecas in South East Madrid. ... Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria are a Spanish football team from Soria in Numancia. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Spanish football clubs ...

Career Achievements

• Consecutive Primera División winner 1982-83 and 1983-84.
• Copa del Rey winner 1983-84
• Spanish Super Cup winner 1984-85.