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Spanish footballer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eizaguirre and the second or maternal family name is Ostolaza.
Agustín Eizaguirre
Personal information
Full name Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza
Date of birth (1897-10-07)7 October 1897
Place of birth Zarautz, Spain
Date of death 28 November 1961(1961-11-28) (aged 64)
Place of death San Sebastián, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1912–1925 Real Sociedad 70 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1920 Antwerp Team competition
*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. At club level, he played for Real Sociedad.

Career

Eizaguirre was born in Zarautz in 1897. He was a Real Sociedad goalkeeper from 1912 to 1925, making 70 appearances. He played in the inaugural match at Atotxa Stadium in October 1913. 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. In 1920, he participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics with the Spain team without making an appearance. He retired at the age of 28.

After football

After his retirement from playing, Eizaguirre set up a sports equipment store.

Personal life and death

Eizaguirre's son Ignacio was also a football goalkeeper and played for the Spain national team.

References

  1. "Agustín Eizaguirre". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. "Ha fallecido Agustín Eizaguirre, olímpico, en Amberes" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 29 November 1961. p. 4.
  4. "Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza". Real Sociedad de Football S.A.D. (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. "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

Spain squad – 1920 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
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