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| 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 | 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 | |||
Severiano Goiburu Lopetegui (8 November 1906 – 31 July 1982) was a Spanishfootballer who played for theSpain national team. He played for many clubs inLa Liga, most notablyBarcelona.[1] He is known for scoring the decisive goal in the1929 Spain v England football match.
Goiburu spent his entire club career in the Spanish first division, including FC Barcelona for five seasons.[2] He moved to the Catalan club fromOsasuna for a fee of 25,000 pesetas (€150) in 1929, following thematch against England.[3]
Goiburu made his first appearance forSpain againstHungary on 19 December 1926.[citation needed] On 15 May 1929, Spain played a friendly match againstEngland, who were widely considered to be the best football team at the time. They had previously beatenFrance andBelgium 4–1 and 5–1 respectively.[4] 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.[5] He won 12 caps and scored 5 goals in total for his national team.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 December 1926 | Campo de Coia,Vigo, Spain |  Hungary | 2–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 January 1928 | Estádio do Lumiar,Lisbon, Portugal |  Portugal | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 April 1929 | Estadio Torrero,Zaragoza, Spain |  France | 5–0 | 8–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 7–0 | |||||
| 5 | 15 May 1929 | Metropolitano,Madrid, Spain |  England | 4–3 | 4–3 | Friendly |