 He then spent another five years in La Liga with Asturias' Real Oviedo, where he was also never relegated (but played only three matches in his last two seasons combined).Sarriugarte retired in 1996 at the age of 31 after playing one season with UD Las Palmas and splitting his last year with local Barakaldo CF and UDA Gramenet, with all the sides competing in the lower leagues.In the top flight, he amassed totals of 159 matches and 28 goals; his debut in the latter competition came on 9 September 1984 in a 0–3 away loss against Sevilla FC, due to a strike from the professional footballers.