title: Agustín Gajate
text: # Agustín Gajate
  
  Agustín Gajate Vidriales (born 23 March 1958) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender.
  
  Not a skilled player (he was nicknamed Zapatones (Big shoes)), 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 (1–0 win, 90 minutes played); he appeared very rarely for the back-to-back La Liga champions – only four matches – as he his favoured position was occupied by another youth graduate, Alberto Górriz, but gradually carved a starting XI niche in place of veteran Inaxio Kortabarria, going on to form an effective centre-back partnership with Górriz.
  
  After only missing a total of three games from 1986 to 1988 (adding five goals) as Real won the Copa del Rey in one season and finished league runners-up in the other, Gajate retired in June 1992, having appeared in 364 top-flight matches, 469 overall.
  
  ## 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
  
  * La Liga: 1980–81, 1981–82
  * Copa del Rey: 1986–87
  * Supercopa de España: 1982
  