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Luis Aragonés
	File:Zapatones.jpg
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Full name	José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martínez
Position(s)	Striker (retired)
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Current team	Spain (Manager)

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José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martínez (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza, Madrid), sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and current manager. He is currently the coach of Spain. 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.

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 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.

Atlético 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 la Hortaleza (The Wise Man of Hortaleza).

Barcelona

Whilst at Barcelona, Aragonés suffered a breakdown before a game. He eventually resigned.^{[citation needed]}

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 references to Reyes' Arsenal F.C. black team-mate, Thierry Henry saying:

Tell that negro black man 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 black man.^[1]

The incident caused uproar in the British media with calls for Aragonés to be sacked. 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. However, it is believed that this was just an attempt at motivation^{[citation needed]}, and that Aragones has no deeper racism^{[citation needed]}, especially after calling Marcos Senna up to the national team.

Spanish National Football Team

At the 2006 World Cup, Spain won all 3 group games before facing France in the Second Round. After taking the lead through David Villa, they lost 3-1 following goals from Frank Ribery, Patrick Viera and Zinedine Zidane. Spain did qualify for Euro 2008, however it was announced that Vicente Del Bosque would take over after the finals.

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 ===Thierry Henry incident===
-In 2004 Aragonés was appointed coach of [[Spain national football team|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:
+In 2004 Aragonés was appointed coach of [[Spain national football team|Spain]]. During a training session in the same year, a Spanish TV crew filmed Aragonés trying to motivate [[José Antonio Reyes]] by making references to Reyes' [[Arsenal F.C.]] black team-mate, [[Thierry Henry]] saying:
-{{cquote|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''.<ref>[http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1321425,00.html Spain coach in mire over Henry jibe | News | Guardian Unlimited Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>}}
+{{cquote|Tell that negro ''black man'' 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 ''black man''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT9yau0F_9U]</ref>}}
 The incident caused uproar in the [[United Kingdom|British]] media with calls for Aragonés to be sacked. After an investigation into the events during the match, [[UEFA]] fined the [[Real Federación Española de Fútbol|RFEF]] 100,000 [[Swiss francs]]/87,000 [[United States dollar|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. However, it is believed that this was just an attempt at motivation{{Fact|date=June 2008}}, and that Aragones has no deeper racism{{Fact|date=June 2008}}, especially after calling [[Marcos Senna]] up to the national team.