Mauro Goicoechea

Mauro Goicoechea
	Mauro Goicoechea
Personal information
Full name	Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia
Date of birth	27 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Danubio
Number	1
Youth career
	Danubio
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2014	Danubio
2012–2013	→ Roma (loan)
2014	Oțelul Galați
2014–2015	Arouca
2015–2021	Toulouse
2022	Boston River
2023–	Danubio
International career‡
2005	Uruguay U17
2007	Uruguay U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2007

Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia (born 27 March 1988) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uruguayan Primera División team Danubio.

Club career[edit]

Danubio FC[edit]

Goicochea was born in Montevideo. In 2006, he signed his first professional contract with Danubio. Thanks to his good performances, he became the goalkeeper holder and his number was changed to 1. He played a total of 79 games with the club.

Roma[edit]

In August 2012, Goicoechea moved to A.S. Roma on a loan until the end of the season.^[2] He made his debut in a 3–2 loss against Parma in the second half, coming on as a substitute for the injured Maarten Stekelenburg. Goicoechea followed this up with an impressive display in a 4–1 victory over Palermo. He then started the following six games, against Lazio, Torino, Pescara and Siena, but following a string of unimpressive results and Zdeněk Zeman's sacking, which included an awful, ridiculous own goal in Zeman's last day in charge against Cagliari, where he dropped an easy catch inside the net, Stekelenburg was reinstated as the primary goalkeeper.

Oțelul Galați[edit]

In January 2014, Goicoechea signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Romanian club Oțelul Galați.^[3]

Arouca[edit]

In May 2014, Goicoechea moved clubs again, signing a two-year deal with Portuguese side Arouca.^[4] He made his debut on 18 August in a 1–1 home draw with Estoril.

Toulouse[edit]

On 14 July 2015, Goicoechea signed for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.^[5]

International career[edit]

Goicoechea was part of the Uruguayan team at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and Uruguay U20 team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where they reached the round of 16. In this side he had teammates such as Edinson Cavani, Luis Suárez and Martín Cáceres among others.

References[edit]

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
^ "Goicoechea quiere ser titular en Roma" [Goicoechea wants to be a starter in Roma] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 11 September 2012.
^ "Bun venit, Goicoechea !" (in Romanian). FotbalClubOtelul.ro. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
^ "Mauro Goicoechea é reforço do FC Arouca" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^ "Mauro Goicoechea première recrue du mercato!" (in French). Toulouse FC. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015.

External links[edit]

Mauro Goicoechea – FIFA competition record (archived)
Mauro Goicoechea at Soccerway
Mauro Goicoechea at ESPN FC

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[FIFA-1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.

[2] "Goicoechea quiere ser titular en Roma" [Goicoechea wants to be a starter in Roma] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 11 September 2012.

[3] "Bun venit, Goicoechea !" (in Romanian). FotbalClubOtelul.ro. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.

[4] "Mauro Goicoechea é reforço do FC Arouca" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

[5] "Mauro Goicoechea première recrue du mercato!" (in French). Toulouse FC. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015.

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