Agustín Eizaguirre
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| Full name | Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1897 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zarautz, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 28 November 1961 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | San Sebastián, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1912–1925 | Real Sociedad | 70 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza (7 October 1897 – 28 November 1961) was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He competed in the football tournament of the 1920 Summer Olympics with the Spain team winning the silver medal without making an appearance.[1] At club level, he played for Real Sociedad.
Career
[edit]Eizaguirre was born in Zarautz in 1897.[2] He was a Real Sociedad goalkeeper from 1912 to 1925,[2][3] making 70 appearances.[4] He played in the inaugural match at Atotxa Stadium in October 1913.[2] With the Union of Clubs, one of two competing football federations in Spain at the time, he played in an international match against France in 1913.[5] In 1920, he participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics with the Spain team without making an appearance.[2] He retired at the age of 28.[6]
After football
[edit]After his retirement from playing, Eizaguirre set up a sports equipment store.[2]
Personal life and death
[edit]Eizaguirre's son Ignacio was also a football goalkeeper and played for the Spain national team.[2][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Agustín Eizaguirre". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "1961 Fallece Agustín Eizaguirre, 'as de los porteros norteños'" [1961 Agustín Eizaguirre dies, "ace of the northern goalkeepers"]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 30 November 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Ha fallecido Agustín Eizaguirre, olímpico, en Amberes" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 November 1961. p. 4.
- ^ "Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza". Real Sociedad de Football S.A.D. (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Relaño, Alfredo (31 May 2020). "El primer gran milagro del fútbol español" [The first great miracle of Spanish football]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Monreal, Félix (19 March 2011). ""Con el tiempo, el fútbol se olvida de nosotros"" ["Over time, football forgets about us"]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Ha fallecio en San Sebastián, el que fue portero de la Real Sociedad, Agustín Eizaguirre" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 November 1961. p. 3.
External links
[edit]- Agustín Eizaguirre at BDFutbol
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