Severiano Goiburu

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.

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

Severiano Goiburu
Personal information
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)
1941–1942 Levante 10 (1)
1942–1943 Real Murcia 1 (1)
International career
1920–1936 Spain 12 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Goiburu goal.
List of international goals scored by Severiano Goiburu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
119 December 1926Campo de Coia, Vigo, Spain Hungary2–04–2Friendly
28 January 1928Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal Portugal2–12–2Friendly
314 April 1929Estadio Torrero, Zaragoza, Spain France5–08–1Friendly
47–0
515 May 1929Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain England4–34–3Friendly

References
  1. Jugadors, F. C. B. "Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui stats | FC Barcelona Players". FCB Jugadors. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. Jugadors, F. C. B. "Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui stats | FC Barcelona Players". FCB Jugadors. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  3. "UEFA Nations League - Spain vs England: When England learned to lose". MARCA in English. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  4. "Severino GOIBURU LOPETEGUI". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  5. "Football: Jonathan Wilson on England's first defeat to continental opposition, Spain". the Guardian. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  6. Leal, Tolo (15 May 2020). "El día que España revolvió los cimientos del fútbol europeo". Libertad Digital (in European Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. "Goiburu, Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui - Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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