Agustín Gajate

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gajate and the second or maternal family name is Vidriales.

Agustín Gajate
Personal information
Full name Agustín Gajate Vidriales
Date of birth (1958-03-23) 23 March 1958 (age 66)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 San Sebastián 29 (1)
1977–1992 Real Sociedad 364 (12)
Total 393 (13)
International career
1978 Spain U21 3 (0)
1979–1980 Spain U23 4 (0)
1979–1980 Spain amateur 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Agustín Gajate Vidriales (born 23 March 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Not a skilled player (he was nicknamed Zapatones (Big shoes)), he excelled in man-marking, and played for Real Sociedad's first team for 15 years.[1]

Club career

Gajate was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. A Real Sociedad youth graduate, he played solely for the Basque club, making his first-team debut on 1 January 1978 away against Valencia CF (1–0 win, 90 minutes played); he appeared very rarely for the back-to-back La Liga champions – only four matches – as he his favoured position was occupied by another youth graduate, Alberto Górriz, but gradually carved a starting XI niche in place of veteran Inaxio Kortabarria, going on to form an effective centre-back partnership with Górriz.[1]

After only missing a total of three games from 1986 to 1988 (adding five goals) as Real won the Copa del Rey in one season and finished league runners-up in the other, Gajate retired in June 1992, having appeared in 364 top-flight matches, 469 overall.[1]

International career

Gajate played three times for the Spain under-21 team, also appearing at the 1980 Summer Olympics as the nation exited in the group stage after three draws.[1]

Honours

Real Sociedad

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Leyendas de la Real Sociedad –Gajate" [Real Sociedad legends – Gajate]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2017.