Goicoechea Explained

Goicoechea (also spelled multiple other ways), is a surname common in Spain and Latin America. It is derived from the original Basque name Goikoetxea.

It may refer to:

People

Football players

• Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (born 1956), Spanish Basque football player and coach
• Ion Andoni Goikoetxea (born 1965), Spanish Basque-Navarrese football player and later coach; FC Barcelona Dream Team member
• Mauro Goicoechea (born 1988), Uruguayan football player
• Mikel Lasa Goicoechea (born 1971), Basque football player
• Sergio Goycochea (born 1963), Argentine football player

Other

• Alejandro Goicoechea (1895-1984), co-founder of the Spanish company Talgo
• Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (1916-2006), Roman Catholic archbishop in Madrid
• Felipe de Goicoechea (1747-1814), Mexican former comandante of the Presidio of Santa Barbara and governor of the province of Baja California
• Florentino Goikoetxea (1898-1980), Basque guide who led downed Allied airmen to safety in Spain during World War II
• Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea (1903-1993), Basque Roman Catholic bishop
• Julen Goikoetxea (1985-2006), Basque cyclist
• Yannick Goïcoëchea (born 1965), French ice hockey player
• Yon Goicoechea (born 1984), Venezuelan political activist

Places

• Goicoechea (canton), a subdivision in San José province, Costa Rica

See also

• Talgo, "Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol" (Goicoechea-Oriol light articulated train)