Andoni Goikoetxea directed to Equatorial Guinea

Last update 4 March, 2013 by Alberto Llopis

Andoni Goikoetxea the Spanish will be the new coach of Equatorial Guinea. Which he was known as “the Butcher of Bilbao” for breaking in 1983 ankle Diego Maradona, will be the new coach of the African country, former Spanish colony. Basque coach replaces Brazilian Gilson Paulo to the front of the Guinean combined.

It's Goikoetxea 56 years, It was a tough defense of Athletic Bilbao, He is known for its strength in the field. As a player, He was twice champion of the league with Athletic Bilbao (1982-83 y 1983-84), Champion King Cup (1984) and runner-up (1985), and Super Cup winner in Spain (1984)”. It was also 39 international caps and participate in Euro 1984 or the World Cup in Mexico 1986.

As a technician, Basque has trained Salamanca, Compostela, Numancia, Racing de Santander, Rayo Vallecano, Hercules and Ceuta”, besides being the head of the Spanish selection Sub 21 during the mid-90s and the second coach during the era of absolute Javier Clemente.