Luis Aragonés
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | José Luis Aragonés Suárez | |
| Date of birth | July 28, 1938 | |
| Place of birth | Hortaleza, Madrid, Spain | |
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | None | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1957–1958 1958–1960 1958–1959 1959–1960 1960 1960 1960–1961 1961–1964 1964–1974 |
CD Getafe Real Madrid → Recreativo Huelva (loan) → Hércules CF (loan) → Úbeda CF (loan) → AD Plus Ultra (loan) Real Oviedo Real Betis Atlético Madrid |
13 (4) 86 (33) 265 (123) |
| National team | ||
| 1964–1972 | Spain | 11 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1974–1980 1981–1982 1982–1987 1987–1988 1990–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995–1997 1997–1998 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2008 2008–2009 |
Atlético Madrid Real Betis Atlético Madrid Barcelona Espanyol Atlético Madrid Sevilla Valencia Real Betis Real Oviedo Mallorca Atlético Madrid Mallorca Spain Fenerbahçe |
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José Luis Aragonés Suárez (born July 28, 1938 in Hortaleza, Madrid), usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach.
Aragonés has spent the majority of his career as a player and coach at Atlético Madrid. He was a prominent player and then coach of the successful Atlético team of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The team won La Liga four times, reached the final of the European Cup and won the Intercontinental Cup. Between 1964 and 1974 he played 265 La Liga games for Atlético and scored 123 goals. Aragonés has coached the club on four separate occasions. He has also played with several other clubs, most notably Real Betis, and played 11 times for Spain, scoring three goals. Apart from Atlético he has also coached seven other La Liga clubs as well as the Spanish national football team who he led to their 2nd European Championship title in 2008. He became the head coach of the Turkish football team Fenerbahçe after Euro 2008, and this is the first time that Aragonés has coached outside of his native Spain.
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[edit] Early career
Aragonés began his playing career with CD Getafe in 1957. In 1958 he signed for Real Madrid but never made it into the senior team. He spent most of his time at Real Madrid on loan to other clubs, including Recreativo de Huelva and Hércules CF and Úbeda CF and playing for AD Plus Ultra, the Real Madrid reserve team. In 1960 he joined Real Oviedo and made his debut in the Primera Division. Between 1961 and 1964 he played for Real Betis, making 86 league appearances and scoring 33 goals. He was part of the team champion of Euro 1964, being reserve in the quarterfinals against Ireland
[edit] Atlético de Madrid
While at Atlético, Aragonés acquired the nickname Zapatones, meaning big boots and he was known as a free kick specialist. He was a regular goalscorer and in 1970 he shared the Pichichi with his fellow Atlético forward José Eulogio Gárate and Amancio. In 1974 he scored in the 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich as Atlético held the German team in the European Cup final before losing 4-0 in the replay. After retiring as a player Aragonés was appointed Atlético coach for the first time in 1974. He soon earned himself a new nickname, El Sabio de Hortaleza (The Wise Man from Hortaleza).
[edit] Spanish national football team
At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Spain won all three group games before facing France in the Second Round. After taking the lead through David Villa, they lost 3-1 following goals from Franck Ribéry, Patrick Vieira and Zinedine Zidane. At Euro 2008, Spain also won all three group games, beat 2006 World Cup champion Italy on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals, beat Russia 3-0 in the semifinal, and in the final defeated Germany 1-0 through a Fernando Torres goal, giving Aragonés his first trophy as Spain's manager, and the first for the country in 44 years.
Aragonés, apparently a superstitious person, made known his dislike for Spain's away kit which they had to wear during the crucial semifinal match against Russia. He insisted that the jerseys were "mustard" and not "yellow".
[edit] Thierry Henry incident
In 2004 Aragonés was appointed coach of Spain. During a training session in the same year, a Spanish TV crew filmed Aragonés trying to motivate José Antonio Reyes by making offensive references to Reyes' Arsenal F.C. black team-mate, Thierry Henry, saying:
| “ | Tell that negro de mierda (black shit) that you are much better than him. Don't hold back, tell him. Tell him from me. You have to believe in yourself, you're better than that negro de mierda.[1] | ” |
The incident caused uproar in the British media with calls for Aragonés to be sacked.[citation needed] After an investigation into the events during the match, UEFA fined the RFEF 100,000 Swiss francs/87,000 USD and warned that any future incidents would be punished more severely. UEFA noted that possible punishments could include suspension from major international tournaments or the closure of Spain's home international matches to supporters.
In response to this, Aragones has said in public that he is not a racist, and claimed that he had black friends. Brazilian-born black midfielder Marcos Senna stated:
| “ | He is not a racist. 'Aragonés is a spectacular person. [Former Spain defender] Donato, who is black, is one of his best friends. Maybe something escaped, a word, and he was misinterpreted. He helped a lot bringing me to the Spain team, and the fact people thought he was racist was minimised by the fact he called me. I see the way he treats me and how he likes me. 'He calls me "The Brazilian". Sometimes I take a free-kick in training and he shouts, "Hey Brazilian, don't take it that way, hit a folha seca [falling leaf] like Nelinho [scorer of one of the World Cup's greatest goals in 1978]." He is a surprising guy, because he is really serious, but then he comes with jokes. The guys adore Aragonés.' [2] | ” |
However, some critics argued that Senna may have felt compelled to defend his coach so as not to lose playing time on the national team[3]. He also had a controversial dialogue with his player at Fenerbahce.
[edit] Managerial statistics
[edit] Performance by club
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Athletico Madrid |  |
1974 | 1980 | 207 | 90 | 55 | 62 | 43.48 |
| Real Betis | |
1981 | 1982 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 44.12 |
| Athletico Madrid | |
1982 | 1987 | 173 | 86 | 42 | 45 | 49.71 |
| Barcelona | |
1987 | 1988 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 41.03 |
| Espanyol | |
1990 | 1991 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 31.58 |
| Athletico Madrid | |
1991 | 1993 | 77 | 41 | 16 | 20 | 53.25 |
| Sevilla | |
1993 | 1995 | 76 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 40.79 |
| Valencia | |
1995 | 1997 | 84 | 41 | 16 | 27 | 48.81 |
| Real Betis | |
1997 | 1998 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 44.74 |
| Real Oviedo | |
1999 | 2000 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 28.95 |
| Mallorca | |
2000 | 2001 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 52.63 |
| Athletico Madrid | |
2001 | 2003 | 80 | 35 | 21 | 24 | 43.75 |
| Mallorca | |
2003 | 2004 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 39.47 |
| Spain | |
2004 | 2008 | 54 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 70.37 |
| Fenerbahce |  |
2008 | 2009 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52.94 |
| Total | 1048 | 486 | 254 | 308 | 46.37 | |||
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 1966, 1970, 1973
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1965, 1972
[edit] Manager
- Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 1977
- Copa del Rey: 1976, 1985, 1992
- Intercontinental Cup: 1974
- Supercopa de España: 1985
- FC Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 1988
[edit] Individual
- Pichichi Trophy: 1969-70
[edit] References
Source: http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/450301.asp
[edit] External links
- Luis quédate!
- La Liga Player stats
- La Liga Manager stats
- Spain manager stats
- Spain player stats
- Cultural divide at the heart of race row
- Official Fan Site
| Preceded by Otto Rehhagel |
UEFA Euro 2008 Winning Coach 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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