 After a slow 1974–75 (nine games) he went on to amass a further 446 La Liga matches in the next 14 years, being an instrumental figure alongside namesake Jesús María Satrústegui.Zamora's finest hour as a player undoubtedly came on the last game (and literally the last second) of the 1980–81 season, as he scored the tying goal at Sporting de Gijón, giving the Basque the needed point to clinch the league title at the expense of Real Madrid, whose players were already celebrating after a 3–1 away win against Real Valladolid, only to be told about Zamora's feat over a radio broadcast.He scored three in 31 appearances the following campaign, as Sociedad renewed its domestic supremacy.