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Lot # 58: FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 1990! Sergio Goycoechea #1 Argentina National Team ADIDAS STUNNING Match Issued Shirt for COPA AMERICA 1991 played at Chile! Argentina Champions! Provenance: Argentina National Team Equipment Manager!

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FIFA World Cup All-Star Team 1990! Sergio Goycoechea #1 Argentina National Team ADIDAS STUNNING Match Issued Shirt for COPA AMERICA 1991 played at Chile! Argentina Champions!

Provenance: Argentina National Team Equipment Manager!

Sergio Javier Goycochea (born 17 October 1963) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is best known for helping his country reach the 1990 FIFA World Cup Final with his penalty kick saves.

Goycochea played a few months in the French second division in 1991 for Stade Brestois 29, then named Brest Armorique, a team which included players such as David Ginola, Corentin Martins and Stéphane Guivarc'h. Nonetheless, the team went bankrupt in November of that year, and was moved to the third division and lost its professional-team status.

Goycochea was the substitute for Nery Pumpido both in River Plate and in the Argentina national team, and got his big break at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. When Pumpido broke his leg in Argentina's second group game against the Soviet Union, Goycochea stepped in and remained the team's starting goalkeeper for the remainder of the tournament.

In the knockout stage, Goycochea effectively played a huge part in keeping Argentina in the tournament; he kept a clean sheet in the 1–0 Second Round victory over Brazil and saved penalties in the quarter-final and semi-final penalty shootout victories against Yugoslavia and Italy. He was also close to saving the game-winning penalty kick from Andreas Brehme in the final against Germany, which Argentina lost 1–0. He was chosen as the goalkeeper of the Cup's All-Star Team. Reflecting on the 1990 tournament, Goycochea told FIFA: "To my mind, it was as if we were world champions again anyway".

With the national team, Goycochea went on to won the 1991 Copa América, 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup, and 1993 Copa América.

Shirt details: Adidas trademark. Size 5 (X-large). Adidas logo stitched and shield stitched. Number stamped on felt-flock material.

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