Sergio Javier Goycochea (; born 17 October 1963) is an Argentine former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. He is best known for helping his country reach the
1990 FIFA World Cup Final with his
penalty kick
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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 fo ...
both in
River Plate and in the
Argentina national team, and got his big break in the
1990 FIFA World Cup
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. When Pumpido broke his leg in
Argentina's second group game against the
Soviet Union
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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
Brazil
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and saved penalties in the quarter-final and semi-final
penalty shootout
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victories against
Yugoslavia
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and
Italy
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. He was also close to saving the game-winning penalty kick from
Andreas Brehme
Andreas "Andy" Brehme (; born 9 November 1960) is a German football coach and former football defender. At international level, he is best known for scoring the winning goal for Germany in the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final against Argentina from a ...
at the 1990 World Cup final against
Germany
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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”.
''El Goyco'' also played a few months in 1991 for the team Stade Brestois 29 from
Brest
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*Brest, Belarus
**Brest Region
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**Brest Fortress
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* Břest, Czech Republic
*Brest, France
** Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Br ...
in the region of
Brittany
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, which was then named ''Brest Armorique'', and was in the French second division and included players
David Ginola
David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer who has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit.
A former forward, Ginola played football for ten seasons in France before moving from Paris Saint-G ...
,
Corentin Martins
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and
Stéphane Guivarc'h
Stéphane Pierre Yves Guivarc'h (born 6 September 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as striker. He featured in the France squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil.
His early career was spent in France with ...
. 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
The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from 6 to 21 July. It was organized by CONMEBOL and all ten member nations participated.
Until the 2021 edition, this was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBO ...
,
1992 FIFA Confederations Cup
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, 1993
Artemio Franchi Trophy
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*Artemio Franchi (1922–1983), Italian football administrator
*Artemio Lomboy Rillera (1947–2011), the Roman Catholic bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
* Artemio Panga ...
, and
1993 Copa América. On the occasion of that 1993
Copa América
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tournament, Goycochea appeared on
TV commercials
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for a
Pepsi
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History
Pepsi was ...
promotion by
PepsiCo
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's division in Guayaquil. He also was on TV commercials for
Adidas
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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
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* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
surname
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''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
Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FI ...
at ''La noche del Diez''.
Career statistics
International
:Source:
Honours
Club
River Plate
*
Argentine Primera División
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Th ...
(2):
1985–86,
1993 Apertura
*
Copa Libertadores
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:
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
*
Copa Interamericana
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:
1987
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*
Intercontinental Cup:
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
Millonarios
*
Colombian Championship:
1988
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International
Argentina
*
Confederations Cup
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:
1992
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*
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
(2):
1991
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,
1993
*
Artemio Franchi Trophy
Artemio is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Artemio Franchi (1922–1983), Italian football administrator
*Artemio Lomboy Rillera (1947–2011), the Roman Catholic bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
* Artemio Panga ...
: 1993
Individual
*
FIFA World Cup All-Star Team
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Awards
*There are currently five post-tournament awards from the FIFA ...
:
1990
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*
Footballer of the Year of Argentina
The Footballer of the Year of Argentina (in Spanish: ''Olimpia de Plata al Mejor Futbolista'', that literally translates to "Silver Olimpia to the Best Footballer) is a yearly award given by the Argentine Sports Journalists' Circle (''Círculo de ...
: 1990
*
FIFA XI
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: 1991
*
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper
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(2): Silver ball 1991, 1993
*South American Team of the Year (2): 1992, 1993
*
Copa América player of the tournament:
1993
See also
*
List of expatriate footballers in Paraguay
This is a list of non-Paraguayan footballers who currently play or have played Football in Paraguay. For CONMEBOL or South American foreign football players in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are the countries that have contributed most ...
*
Players and Records in Paraguayan Football
References
External links
Futbol Factory profile(Archived)
Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
Interview to Sergio Goycochea – Diagonal
Globo Esporte's Futpédia entry
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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