Agustín Gajate

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

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing 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)
National team
1978 Spain U21 3 (0)
1979–1980 Spain U23 4 (0)
1979–1980 Spain amateur 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 combined – as he was barred by another youth graduate, Alberto Górriz, but gradually carved a starting XI niche, going on to form an historical centre-back partnership with the former.[1]

After only missing three games combined from 1986 to 1988, adding five goals, as Real won the Copa del Rey in one season and finished league runner-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[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Leyendas de la Real Sociedad –Gajate" [Real Sociedad legends – Gajate]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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