Agustín Eizaguirre

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| fullname = Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza

| birth_date = {{birth date|1897|10|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Zarautz, Spain

| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|11|28|1897|10|7|df=yes}}

| death_place = San Sebastián, Spain

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1912–1925

| clubs1 = Real Sociedad

| caps1 = 70

| goals1 = 0

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700318 |title=Agustín Eizaguirre |work=Olympedia |access-date=15 August 2021}} 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,{{cite news|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|title=Ha fallecido Agustín Eizaguirre, olímpico, en Amberes|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1961/11/29/pagina-4/653620/pdf.html|page=4|language=es|date=29 November 1961}} making 70 appearances.{{cite web |title=Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza |url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/historical-file/player/428 |website=Real Sociedad de Football S.A.D. |access-date=1 August 2022 |language=es}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Relaño |first1=Alfredo |title=El primer gran milagro del fútbol español |trans-title=The first great miracle of Spanish football |url=https://elpais.com/deportes/2020-05-31/el-primer-gran-milagro-del-futbol-espanol.html |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=El País |date=31 May 2020 |language=es}} In 1920, he participated at the 1920 Summer Olympics with the Spain team without making an appearance. He retired at the age of 28.{{cite news |last1=Monreal |first1=Félix |title="Con el tiempo, el fútbol se olvida de nosotros" |trans-title="Over time, football forgets about us"|url=https://www.noticiasdenavarra.com/osasuna/2011/03/19/tiempo-futbol-olvida-3384992.html |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=Noticias de Navarra |date=19 March 2011 |language=es}}

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.{{cite news |title=1961 Fallece Agustín Eizaguirre, 'as de los porteros norteños' |trans-title=1961 Agustín Eizaguirre dies, "ace of the northern goalkeepers" |url=https://www.diariovasco.com/v/20111130/san-sebastian/1961-fallece-agustin-eizaguirre-20111130.html |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=El Diario Vasco |date=30 November 2011 |language=es}}{{cite news|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|title=Ha fallecio en San Sebastián, el que fue portero de la Real Sociedad, Agustín Eizaguirre|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1961/11/29/pagina-3/653619/pdf.html|page=3|language=es|date=29 November 1961}}

References

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Category:1897 births

Category:1961 deaths

Category:Spanish men's footballers

Category:Men's association football goalkeepers

Category:Basque Country men's international footballers

Category:Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic footballers for Spain

Category:Olympic medalists in football

Category:Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic silver medalists for Spain

Category:Real Sociedad footballers

Category:Footballers from Zarautz