Goicoechea
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
[edit]Football players
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Goicoechea (canton), a subdivision in San José province, Costa Rica
See also
[edit]- Talgo, "Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol" (Goicoechea-Oriol light articulated train)