[1] 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.
[2][3] In the top flight, he amassed totals of 159 matches and 28 goals;[4] his debut in the latter competition came on 9 September 1984 in a 3–0 away loss against Sevilla FC,[5] due to a strike from the professional footballers.
[2] Just four months later, however, he was relieved of his duties after a 1–3 home defeat to Sevilla which saw them drop into the 18th position,[7] and eventually again barely avoiding relegation.
[8] In June 2009, Sarriugarte signed at CD Varea – soon to be named UD Logroñés – recently promoted to Segunda División B, but stepped down before the campaign began.
[12] Charlotte Independence announced on 17 January 2019 that Sarriugarte had joined the technical staff of the club as an assistant manager, under Jim McGuinness.