Goikoetxea became a coach two years after retiring, starting to work at club level in 1996 and going on to be in charge of UD Salamanca (twice),[REF][REF] SD Compostela, CD Numancia (two spells),[REF][REF] Racing de Santander[REF] and Rayo Vallecano [REF].
In the 2007 summer Goikoetxea joined Alicante-based Hércules CF in the second division,[REF] being released at the season's end after being suspended by the club for implying its internal structures "stank" [REF].