Goicoechea (also spelled multiple other ways), is a surname common in Spain and Latin America. It is derived from the original Basque name Goikoetxea.
It may refer to:
People
Football players
Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga (born 1956), Spanish Basque football player and coach Jon Andoni Goikoetxea (born 1965), Spanish Basque-Navarrese football player and later coach; FC Barcelona Dream Team member Mauro Goicoechea (born 1988), Uruguayan football player Mikel Lasa Goicoechea (born 1971), Basque football player Sergio Goycochea (born 1963), Argentine football player
Other
Alejandro Goicoechea (1895–1984), co-founder of the Spanish company Talgo Ángel Suquía Goicoechea (1916–2006), Roman Catholic archbishop in Madrid Felipe de Goicoechea (1747–1814), Mexican former comandante of the Presidio of Santa Barbara and governor of the province of Baja California Florentino Goikoetxea (1898–1980), Basque guide who led downed Allied airmen to safety in Spain during World War II Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea (1903–1993), Basque Roman Catholic bishop Julen Goikoetxea (1985–2006), Basque cyclist Yannick Goïcoëchea (born 1965), French ice hockey player Yon Goicoechea (born 1984), Venezuelan political activist
Places Goicoechea (canton), a subdivision in San José province, Costa Rica
See also Talgo, "Tren Articulado Ligero Goicoechea Oriol" (Goicoechea-Oriol light articulated train)