Agustín Gajate


Agustín Gajate Vidriales is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
Not a skilled player, he excelled in man-marking, and played for Real Sociedad's first team for 15 years.

Club career

Gajate was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa. A Real Sociedad youth graduate, he played solely for the Basque club, making his first-team debut on 1 January 1978 away against Valencia CF ; he appeared very rarely for the back-to-back La Liga champions – only four matches combined – as he was barred by another youth graduate, Alberto Górriz, but gradually carved a starting XI niche, going on to form an historical centre-back partnership with the former.
After only missing three games combined from 1986 to 1988, adding five goals, as Real won the Copa del Rey in one season and finished league runner-up in the other, Gajate retired in June 1992, having appeared in 364 top flight matches.

International career

Gajate played three times for the Spain under-21 team, also appearing at the 1980 Summer Olympics as the nation exited in the group stage after three draws.

Honours

Real Sociedad