Mikel Lasa

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Mikel Lasa
Personal information
Full name	Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea
Date of birth	(1971-09-09) 9 September 1971
Place of birth	Legorreta, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1988–1989	Real Sociedad B
1989–1991	Real Sociedad	77	(2)
1991–1997	Real Madrid	139	(3)
1997–2001	Athletic Bilbao	51	(1)
2001–2003	Murcia	49	(0)
2003–2004	Ciudad Murcia	19	(0)
Total		335	(6)
National team
1987–1988	Spain U16	11	(3)
1988	Spain U17	1	(0)
1989	Spain U18	4	(1)
1988–1989	Spain U19	4	(0)
1989–1990	Spain U20	4	(0)
1990–1994	Spain U21	17	(0)
1991–1992	Spain U23	13	(1)
1993	Spain	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Spain
Men's Football
Gold	1992 Barcelona	Team Competition

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Lasa and the second or maternal family name is Goikoetxea.

Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea (born 9 September 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left defender.

He played 267 La Liga games during 13 seasons (six goals scored), representing Real Sociedad, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. He was part of the squad that won the Olympic gold medal in 1992.

Club career

Lasa was born in Legorreta, Gipuzkoa. He was a product of local Real Sociedad's youth ranks, and made his La Liga debuts not yet aged 18, as the Basque side was coached by John Benjamin Toshack, during the 1988–89 season.

After delivering as a young talent, Lasa signed with Real Madrid for the 1991–92 campaign for approximately €1.7 million, seen as a replacement for ageing Rafael Gordillo. After struggling initially with the merengues, barred by Francisco Villarroya, he eventually became the starter, also netting in the club's 2–0 win in the 1993 Copa del Rey final, against Real Zaragoza; however, he would be virtually absent from the lineups after the 1996 signing of Brazilian Roberto Carlos.

Lasa joined Real Sociedad's neighbours, Athletic de Bilbao, in 1997–98, being an important first-team element as it achieved a runner-up place. However, he played very little in his final three seasons and retired altogether in 2004, after second division spells with neighbours Real and Ciudad de Murcia.

International career

Lasa played twice for Spain in 1993, incidentally both matches being against Lithuania during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

He was also a member of the side that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Honours

Club

Real Madrid

Country

Spain U23

Summer Olympic Games: 1992

Spain U16

UEFA European Under-16 Championship: 1988

Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Third-place 1994

External links

BDFutbol profile
National team data
Athletic Bilbao profile
Mikel Lasa at National-Football-Teams.com
Mikel Lasa – FIFA competition record

v t e Spain football squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists

1 Cañizares 2 Ferrer 3 Lasa 4 Solozábal 5 López 6 Villabona 7 Amavisca 8 Luis Enrique 9 Guardiola 10 Abelardo 11 Manjarín 12 Paqui 13 Toni 14 Vidal 15 Soler 16 Miguel 17 Berges 18 Pinilla 19 Kiko 20 Alfonso Coach: Miera

Persondata
Name	Lasa, Mikel
Alternative names
Short description	Spanish footballer
Date of birth	9 September 1971
Place of birth	Legorreta, Spain
Date of death
Place of death

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