Mauro Goicoechea

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Goicoechea and the second or maternal family name is Furia.

Mauro Goicoechea

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Personal information
Full name	Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia
Date of birth	(1988-03-27) 27 March 1988
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team 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	8	(0)
International career‡
2005	Uruguay U-17	1	(0)
2007	Uruguay U-20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:31, 14 October 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2008

Mauro Daniel Goicoechea Furia (born 27 March 1988 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Toulouse.

Club career

Danubio FC

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.

AS Roma

In August 2012, Goicoechea moved to A.S. Roma on a loan until the end of the season. He made his debut in a 3–2 loss against Parma F.C. in a second half, substituting injured Maarten Stekelenburg. Goicoechea followed this up with an impressive display in the 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 own goal in Zeman's last day in charge, Stekelenburg was reinstated as the primary goalkeeper.

FC Oțelul Galați

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

FC Arouca

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

Toulouse FC

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

International career

He 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 last had one, he had teammates such as Edinson Cavani, Luis Suárez, Martín Cáceres, among others.

External links

• Mauro Goicoechea – FIFA competition record
• Mauro Goicoechea at Soccerway
• Mauro Goicoechea at ESPN FC
• Mauro Goicoechea at footballzz.co.uk