Mikel Lasa

Mikel Lasa

Personal information
Full name	Mikel Lasa Goikoetxea
Date of birth	9 September 1971 (1971-09-09) (age 40)
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)
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 in Legorreta, Gipuzkoa) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a left defender.

Club career

Lasa was a product of 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 1988–89.

After delivering as a young talent, Lasa signed with Real Madrid for 1991–92 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, 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

• Spanish League: 1994–95, 1996–97
• Spanish Cup: 1992–93
• Spanish Supercup: 1993

Country

Spain U16

• UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship: 1988

Spain U23

• Summer Olympics: 1992

External links

• BDFutbol profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Mikel Lasa – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Lasa, Mikel
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Date of birth	September 9, 1971
Place of birth	Legorreta, Spain
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