Agustín (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Santiago.
Agustín
Personal information
Full name Agustín Rodríguez Santiago[1]
Date of birth (1959-09-10) 10 September 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth Marín, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1975–1978 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Castilla 49 (0)
1980–1990 Real Madrid 76 (0)
1990–1994 Tenerife 55 (0)
Total 180 (0)
International career
1978 Spain U18 6 (0)
1979 Spain U19 3 (0)
1979–1980 Spain U20 5 (0)
1978–1982 Spain U21 11 (0)
1980–1982 Spain U23 2 (0)
1979–1980 Spain amateur 3 (0)
1981 Spain B 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Agustín Rodríguez Santiago (born 10 September 1959), known simply as Agustín, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Agustín was born in Marín, Pontevedra, Galicia.[2] Even though he had already trained with the first team, the Real Madrid youth graduate was definitely promoted to the squad for the 1980–81 season. On 4 April 1981, he benefitted from injury to starter Mariano García Remón to make his La Liga debut, playing 71 minutes in the 3–1 away win over UD Salamanca.[3][4]

Agustín conquered the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for 1982–83 (29 matches, 25 goals),[5] but was almost always only a backup, consecutively to Miguel Ángel, José Manuel Ochotorena and Francisco Buyo.[6][7][8][4] In the final stretch of 1985–86, an injury to the second propelled him to starting duties again, and he appeared in both matches of that campaign's UEFA Cup final against 1. FC Köln (5–3 aggregate victory).[9][10]

In his last four seasons, Agustín partnered Fernando Redondo at CD Tenerife – his teammate would later play at Real Madrid – helping the insular side to finish fifth in 1992–93 and qualify for the UEFA Cup for the first time ever. In two consecutive years, his main club would lose the league to FC Barcelona in the last round after losses against Tenerife.[4][11][12]

Agustín retired in 1994 at the age of 34, and had a brief goalkeeping coach spell (along with other undefined roles) with his last team.[4]

International career

Agustín played Olympic football for Spain in the 1980 Summer Olympics, being a reserve in all matches.[13][14] He previously helped the nation to reach the quarter-finals at the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship.[15]

Honours

Castilla

Real Madrid

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Agustín at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Agustín: "La Copa la tenía que ganar 'papá', no había vuelta de hoja" (Agustín: "'Daddy' just had to win that Cup, no grey area there"); Mundo Deportivo, 3 June 2020 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ 1–3: Juanito (tres goles) sentenció (1–3: Juanito (three goals) decided it); Mundo Deportivo, 5 April 1981 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ a b c d Agustín, el portero del primer ‘EuroTenerife’ (Agustín, goalkeeper of the first 'EuroTenerife'); CD Tenerife, 6 June 2020 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b Todos los porteros que se quedaron con el Premio Zamora (All the goalkeepers that got the Zamora Trophy); Goal, 20 May 2018 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Agustín confirma que él sustituirá a Buyo en el partido contra el Atlético en el Calderón (Agustín confirms he will replace Buyo in the match against Atlético at the Calderón); El País, 13 May 1989 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ a b c d e f Qué fue de… Agustín (What happened to… Agustín); 20 minutos, 27 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Gallegos bajo los tres palos del Madrid (Galicians between the posts for Madrid); Faro de Vigo, 5 June 2022 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ 5–1: A este R. Madrid no hay quien le tosa (5–1: No one gets the better of this R. Madrid); Mundo Deportivo, 1 May 1986 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El Real Madrid encarará su 'maldición alemana' (Real Madrid will face their 'German curse'); La Vanguardia, 16 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ 30 anos do Tenerifazo: quando um nanico de colônia argentina tirou dois títulos do Real Madrid e os deu ao Barcelona (30th anniversary of the Tenerifazo: when Argentine-laden minnows took two titles from Real Madrid and gave them to Barcelona); Futebol Portenho, 7 June 2022 (in Portuguese)
  12. ^ Temporada 90/91: El año que llegó Redondo (90/91 season: The year Redondo arrived); CD Tenerife, 29 June 2022 (in Spanish)
  13. ^ El fútbol, una vergüenza olímpica (Football, olympic shame); El País, 26 July 1980 (in Spanish)
  14. ^ El fútbol también es así (Football is also like this); La Nueva España, 28 April 2008 (in Spanish)
  15. ^ España en los mundiales sub’20: Japón 1979 (Spain in the under'20 World Cups: Japan 1979); Cuadernos de Fútbol, 1 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Un Castilla para la historia (A Castilla for the ages); Diario AS, 4 June 2020 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Liverpool v Real Madrid: Alan Kennedy on 1981 European Cup; BBC Sport, 3 May 2018