Luis Aragonés

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Luis Aragonés
Full name	José Luis Aragonés Suárez
Date of birth	July 28, 1938 (age 68)
Place of birth	Hortaleza, Madrid, Spain
Nickname	El Sabio de la Hortaleza (The Wise Man of Hortaleza) Zapatones (Big Boots)
Playing position	Forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960 1960-61 1961-64 1964-74	CD Getafe Recreativo de Huelva Hércules CF AD Plus Ultra Real Oviedo Real Betis Atlético Madrid	X (X) X (X) X (X) X (X) 13 (4) 86 (33) 265 (123)
National team
1965-72	Spain	11 (3)
Teams managed
1974-80 1981-82 1982-87 1987-88 1990-91 1991-93 1993-95 1995-97 1997-98 1999-2000 2000-01 2002-03 2003-04 2004- ?	Atlético Madrid Real Betis Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol Atlético Madrid Seville FC Valencia CF Real Betis Real Oviedo RCD Mallorca Atlético Madrid RCD Mallorca Spain
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

José Luis Aragonés Suárez (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.

1 Early career
2 Atlético Madrid
3 The Thierry Henry incident
4 Honours
5 External links

[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 on loan to other clubs, including Recreativo de Huelva and Hércules CF and playing for AD Plus Ultra, the Real 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 La Liga appearances and scoring 33 goals.

[edit] 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).

[edit] The Thierry Henry incident

In 2004 Aragonés was appointed coach of Spain. During a training session in 2004, a Spanish TV crew filmed Aragonés trying to motivate José Antonio Reyes by making offensive and racist references to Reyes' Arsenal F.C. team-mate, Thierry Henry. The phrase used was "Give him the ball, and then show that black little shit that you are better than him."

The incident caused uproar in the British media with calls for Aragonés to be sacked. However these opinions were not widely supported in Spain where racism is common, with the national football federation declining to take any action, and politicians being slow to denounce the remarks. When Spain played England in a friendly match at the Bernabéu soon after, the atmosphere was hostile. Whenever black England players touched the ball, the majority of the Spanish crowd began to make monkey chants, in particular to Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ashley Cole.

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 home international matches to supporters.

[edit] Honours

Player

Atlético Madrid

Spanish Championship: 3
- 1966 1970 1973

Copa del Generalísimo: 1
- 1972

Manager

Atlético Madrid

Spanish Championship: 1
- 1977
Copa del Rey: 3
- 1976 1985 1992
Intercontinental Cup: 1
- 1974

Supercopa de España
- 1985

FC Barcelona

Copa del Rey: 1
- 1988

[edit] External links

	Spain squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Casillas \| 2 Salgado \| 3 Pernía \| 4 Marchena \| 5 Puyol \| 6 Albelda \| 7 Raúl \| 8 Xavi \| 9 Torres \| 10 Reyes \| 11 García \| 12 López \| 13 Iniesta \| 14 Alonso \| 15 Ramos \| 16 Senna \| 17 Joaquín \| 18 Fàbregas \| 19 Cañizares \| 20 Juanito \| 21 Villa \| 22 Pablo \| 23 Reina \| Coach: Aragonés