Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui (8 November 1906 – 31 July 1982) was a Spanish footballer who played for the Spain national team. He played for many clubs in La Liga, most notably Barcelona.[1] He is known for scoring the decisive goal in the 1929 Spain v England football match.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui | ||
Date of birth | (1906-11-08)8 November 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
Date of death | 31 July 1982(1982-07-31) (aged 75) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–1925 | Osasuna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1925-1929 | Osasuna | 44 | (25) |
1929–1934 | Barcelona | 111 | (53) |
1934–1937 | Valencia | 35 | (9) |
1937–1938 | Espanyol | 4 | (0) |
1938–1941 | Valencia | 17 | (1) |
1941–42 | Levante | 10 | (1) |
1942–1943 | Real Murcia | 1 | (1) |
National team | |||
1920–1936 | Spain | 12 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Goiburu spent his entire club career in the Spanish first division, including FC Barcelona for 5 seasons.[2] He moved to the Catalan club from Osasuna for a fee of 25,000 pesetas (150 Euros) in 1929, following the match against England.[3]
Goiburu made his first appearance for Spain against Hungary on 19 December 1926.[4] On 15 May 1929, Spain played a friendly match against England, who were widely considered to be the best football team at the time. They had previously beaten France and Belgium 4–1 and 5–1 respectively.[5] However, Spain ended up upsetting the Three Lions and won the match 4-3.[3] Goiburu had scored the decisive goal in the 82nd minute to give Spain the victory, despite being the only amateur footballer on the pitch.[6] He won 12 caps and scored 5 goals in total for his national team.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 December 1926 | Campo de Coia, Vigo, Spain | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
2 | 8 January 1928 | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
3 | 14 April 1929 | Estadio Torrero, Zaragoza, Spain | ![]() | 5–0 | 8–1 | |
4 | 7–0 | |||||
5 | 15 May 1929 | Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain | ![]() | 4–3 | 4–3 |