Agustín Eizaguirre Ostolaza (7 October 1897 – 28 November 1961) was a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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. He competed in the football tournament of the

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with the Spain team winning the silver medal without making an appearance. At club level, he played for

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

Career

Eizaguirre was born in

Zarautz Zarautz (, ) is a coastal town located in central Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, in Spain. It is bordered by Aia to the east and the south and Getaria, Gipuzkoa, Getaria to the west, located about west of San Sebastián, Donostia/San Sebastián. It ha ...

in 1897. He was a

goalkeeper from 1912 to 1925, making 70 appearances. He played in the inaugural match at

Atotxa Stadium Atotxa () was a association football, football stadium in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the home ground of Real Sociedad until 1993 when it was replaced by Anoeta Stadium. It had superseded Ondarreta Stadium 80 years earlier. It had a capacity of ...

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

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 Ignacio is a male Spanish language, Spanish name originating in the Latin name "Ignatius" from ''ignis'' "fire". This was the name of several saints, including the Ignatius of Antioch, third bishop of Antioch (who was thrown to wild beasts by emp ...

was also a football goalkeeper and played for the Spain national team.

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* 1897 births 1961 deaths Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Basque Country men's international footballers Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Spain Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Spain Real Sociedad footballers Footballers from Zarautz {{spain-footy-goalkeeper-stub