Carmelo Goyenechea


Carmelo Goyenechea Urrusolo was a Spanish footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Born in Bilbao in 1898, he began playing for his hometown club SD Deusto until 1921, when he signed for Athletic Bilbao. He played with them for the next eight seasons, becoming one of the team's vital components and helping them win five Biscay Championships and a Copa del Rey in 1923, defeating CD Europa 1–0 in the final with a goal from Travieso. For several years he served as the Athletic captain.
He retired after playing in the first season of La Liga in 1929, in which he played 15 games and scored 6 goals.

International career

He earned 10 caps for Spain, making his debut in Lisbon against Portugal on 17 December 1922, and it was at that same venue and against those opponents that Carmelo would score his first international goal three years later, in a 2–0 win on 17 May 1925. He scored twice more for Spain, including the winner in a 1–0 victory over Hungary on 4 October 1925.
As an Athletic Bilbao player, he was eligible to play for the Biscay representative team, being part of the squad that participated in the Prince of Asturias Cup tournaments in the early 20s, scoring once in the 1923–24 edition as Biscay beat Asturias 4–2, thus reaching the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Catalonia due to an early goal from Cristóbal Martí.

International goals

Spain

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 May 1925Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal1–02–0Friendly
24 October 1925Üllői úti stadion, Budapest, Hungary1–01–0Friendly
319 December 1926Coia, Vigo, Spain3–14–2Friendly

Biscay

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
131 January 1920Camp del carrer Muntaner, Barcelona, Spain1–2Friendly
21 February 1920Camp de la Indústria, Barcelona, Spain1–3Friendly
318 November 1923San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain

Honours

Club

;Athletic Bilbao
Copa del Rey:
Biscay Championship:
  • Winners 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928 and 1929