:Agustín Elduayen
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Agustín Elduayen
| image =
| fullname = Agustín de Carlos Elduayen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|8|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Sebastián, Spain
| height = {{height|m=1.86}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub =
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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Real Sociedad
| years1 = 1982–1984 | clubs1 = San Sebastián | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1983–1986 | clubs2 = Real Sociedad | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1986–1990 | clubs3 = Atlético Madrid | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1990–1993 | clubs4 = Real Burgos | caps4 = 106 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1993–1996 | clubs5 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1996–1999 | clubs6 = Valladolid | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 179 | totalgoals = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1982 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1985–1986 | nationalteam2 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
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{{family name hatnote|De Carlos|Elduayen|lang=Spanish}}
Agustín de Carlos Elduayen (born 4 August 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in San Sebastián, Elduayen made his professional debuts with local Real Sociedad, being barred by legendary Luis Arconada. In the 1985–86 season, however, as the starter suffered a severe injury in the first La Liga game, he was chosen by manager John Toshack as his successor, and the Basques eventually finished in seventh position but with one of the worst defensive records in the competition (51 goals against with 34 matches from the player).
In the 1986 summer, Elduayen signed with fellow top flight club Atlético Madrid, starting in his first year but being relegated to the substitutes bench after the emergence of Abel Resino, who had been playing with the reserves.
He experienced his best years with Real Burgos CF, helping the lowly Castile and León side to three consecutive seasons in the first division. In 1991–92, as they finished in a best-ever ninth position, he played in all 38 games (3,338 minutes) and only conceded 43 goals, winning the Don Balón Award for Best Spanish Player in the process.[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/spanpoy.html Spain – Footballer of the Year]; at RSSSF
In 1993, after Burgos relegation, Elduayen signed for Deportivo de La Coruña for about 1 million pesetas. With Francisco Liaño firmly established as first-choice for Super Depor, he could only appear three times in the league in three seasons combined, subsequently leaving for Real Valladolid,{{cite web|url=http://elpais.com/diario/1996/08/07/deportes/839368807_850215.html|title=Tomás, al Marbella, y Radchenko, al Rayo|trans-title=Tomás, to Marbella, and Radchenko, to Rayo|publisher=El País|language=Spanish|date=7 August 1996|accessdate=21 April 2016}} where he met exactly the same fate in exactly the same period of time, retiring from the game at the age of 35.
Having spent 16 seasons in Spain's top division, Elduayen appeared in 179 games. Whilst at Burgos he was summoned by manager Vicente Miera to the Spanish national team, but eventually did not make his debut.
Honours
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;Deportivo
=Country=
;Spain U21
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- Don Balón Award – Best Spanish Player: 1992
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|23}}
- [http://marius-porterosvascosdeleyenda.blogspot.com/2009/09/agustin-elduayen.html Biography at Porteros Vascos de Leyenda] {{in lang|es}}
{{La Liga Player of the Year}}
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Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from San Sebastián
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Real Sociedad B footballers
Category:Real Sociedad footballers
Category:Atlético Madrid footballers
Category:Real Burgos CF footballers
Category:Deportivo de La Coruña players
Category:Real Valladolid players
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers