La Liga · 1983
The tackle that named the Butcher of Bilbao
Barcelona were three goals up when Andoni Goikoetxea caught Diego Maradona from behind. The ankle healed. His time in Spain never really recovered.
Barcelona were 3–0 up against Athletic Bilbao when Andoni Goikoetxea tackled Diego Maradona from behind and broke his ankle. Maradona said it sounded like wood breaking. The nickname it earned Goikoetxea has outlived almost everything else about his career.