Mauro Goicoechea

Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia (born 27 March 1988) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French Ligue 2 club Toulouse.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Goicoechea and the second or maternal family name is Furia.

Mauro Goicoechea
Mauro Goicoechea
Personal information
Full name Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia
Date of birth (1988-03-27) 27 March 1988
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 1
Youth career
Danubio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2014 Danubio 75 (0)
2012–2013 → Roma (loan) 15 (0)
2014 Oțelul Galați 15 (0)
2014–2015 Arouca 33 (0)
2015– Toulouse 21 (0)
National team‡
2005 Uruguay U17 1 (0)
2007 Uruguay U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2007

Club career

Danubio FC

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

In August 2012, Goicoechea moved to A.S. Roma on a loan until the end of the season.[1] 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

In January 2014, Goicoechea signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Romanian club Oțelul Galați.[2]

Arouca

In May 2014, Goicoechea moved clubs again, signing a two-year deal with Portuguese side Arouca.[3] He made his debut on 18 August in a 1–1 home draw with Estoril.

Toulouse

On 14 July 2015, Goicoechea signed for Ligue 1 side Toulouse.[4]

International career

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
  1. "Goicoechea quiere ser titular en Roma" [Goicoechea wants to be a starter in Roma] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 11 September 2012.
  2. "Bun venit, Goicoechea !" (in Romanian). FotbalClubOtelul.ro. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
  3. "Mauro Goicoechea é reforço do FC Arouca" (in Portuguese). ZeroZero. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. "Mauro Goicoechea première recrue du mercato!" (in French). Toulouse FC. 14 July 2015.


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