Agustín de Carlos Elduayen (born 4 August 1964) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

San Sebastián San Sebastian, officially known as Donostia–San Sebastián (names in both local languages: ''Donostia'' () and ''San Sebastián'' ()) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the Basque Country (autonomous community), B ...

, Elduayen made his professional debuts with local

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...

, being barred by legendary Luis Arconada. In the 1985–86 season, however, as the starter suffered a severe injury in the first

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

game, he was chosen by manager John Toshack as his successor, and the

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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 Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

, starting in his first year but being relegated to the substitutes bench after the emergence of

Abel Resino Abel Resino Gómez (born 2 February 1960), sometimes known just as Abel, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a manager. Nicknamed ''El Gato'' (The Cat) due to his reflexes,

, who had been playing with the reserves. He experienced his best years with

Real Burgos CF Real Burgos Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1983, it ceased to compete in 1996 and returned in 2011, holding home games at ''Complejo Deportivo San Amaro'', ...

, helping the lowly

Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

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. In 1993, after Burgos

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, Elduayen signed for Deportivo de La Coruña for about 1 million pesetas. With

Francisco Liaño Francisco Liaño Fernández (born 16 November 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Although he represented four clubs during 15 years as a senior, his professional career was closely associated to Deportivo, during ...

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 Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

, 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 Vicente Miera Campos (born 10 May 1940) is a Spanish retired football player and manager. A former football defender, he appeared in 139 La Liga games over ten seasons and scored two goals, mainly at the service of Real Madrid. Later, he embark ...

to the Spanish national team, but eventually did not make his debut.

Honours

Club

;Deportivo *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

: 1994–95 *

Supercopa de España The Supercopa de España or the ''Spanish Super Cup'' is a super cup tournament in Spanish football. Founded in 1982 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2019–20 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of ...

1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

Country

;Spain U21 *

UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

Individual

* Don Balón Award – Best Spanish Player: 1992

References

External links

*
Biography at Porteros Vascos de Leyenda
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elduayen, Agustin 1964 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from San Sebastián Association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División B players Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad footballers Atlético Madrid footballers Real Burgos CF footballers Deportivo de La Coruña players Real Valladolid players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers