Luis Aragonés

Personal information
Luis Aragonés

Full name	José Luis Aragonés Suárez
Date of birth	July 28, 1938 (1938-07-28) (age 71)
Place of birth	Hortaleza, Madrid, Spain
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe (coach)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1957–1958 1958–1961 1958–1959 1959–1960 1960 1960–1961 1961–1964 1964–1974	CD Getafe Real Madrid C.F. → Recreativo (loan) → Hércules CF (loan) → Úbeda CF (loan) → AD Plus Ultra (loan) Real Oviedo Real Betis Atlético Madrid	013 00(4) 086 0(33) 265 (123)
National team
1965–1972	Spain	011 00(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–	Atlético Madrid Real Betis Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona RCD Espanyol Atlético Madrid Sevilla FC Valencia CF Real Betis Real Oviedo RCD Mallorca Atlético Madrid RCD Mallorca Spain Fenerbahçe
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

José Luis Aragonés Suárez aka Dede or Grandpa (born July 28, 1938, Hortaleza, Madrid), sometimes referred to as simply Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach, and currently the coach of Fenerbahçe S.K..

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 Fenerbahce after Euro 2008, and this is the first time that Aragonés coaches outside of his native Spain.

1 Early career
2 Atlético de Madrid
3 Spanish national football team
4 Thierry Henry incident
5 Honours
6 References
7 External links

Early career

Luis Aragonés when he was a player of Real Betis.

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 Club de Fútbol 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

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).

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 Franck Ribéry, Patrick Vieira and Zinedine Zidane. At Euro 2008, Spain also won all 3 group games, beat 2006 World Cup champions 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 piece of silverware as Spain's manager and earning Spain's first major trophy in 44 years.

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. 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 has black friends. Brazilian-born black midfielder Marcos Senna stated:

“

He is not racist. Aragonés is a spectacular person. Donato, who is black, is one of his best friends. Maybe something escaped, a word, and he was misinterpreted. [But] I see the way he treats me and how he likes me.^[2]

”

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 1966, 1970, 1973
- Copa del Generalísimo: 1965, 1972

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

Spain
- UEFA European Football Championship: 2008

Individual

Pichichi Trophy: 1969-70

References

Source: http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/450301.asp

↑ Spain coach in mire over Henry jibe | News | Guardian Unlimited Football
↑ Senna steals show, Duncan Castles, Guardian Online, June 29 2008

External links

Preceded by Otto Rehhagel	UEFA European Football Championship Winning Coach 2008	Succeeded by Incumbent

RCD Espanyol – Managers

Garry (1922–24) • Bru (1924–26) • Greenwell (1927–29) • Caicedo (1930–33) • Trabal (1933–35) • Caicedo (1935–1943) • Solé & Zamora (1943) • Bosch & Prats (1943–44) • Albéniz (1944–46) • Bosch (1946) • Planas (1946–47) • Espada (1947–49) • Caicedo (1949–50) • Nogués (1950–52) • Scopelli (1952–55) • Bravo (1955) • Zamora & Espada (1955–57) • Berkessy (1957–58) • Domingo (1958–59) • Barrios (1959–60) • Pons (1960–61) • Zamora (1961) • Saso (1961–62) • Arcas & Zamora (1962) • Herrera (1962–63) • Areso & Scopelli (1963–64) • Kubala (1964–65) • Argila (1965–66) • di Stéfano & Espada (1966) • Kálmár (1966–69) • Argilés & Faura (1969) • Riera (1969–70) • Iriondo (1970) • Daučík (1970–71) • Santamaría (1971–78) • Herrera (1978) • Irulegui (1978–79) • Miera (1979–80) • Maguregui (1980–83) • Pavić (1983–84) • Azkargorta (1984–86) • Clemente (1986–89) • García Andoain & Mauri (1989) • Joanet (1989–90) • Díaz (1990) • Aragonés (1990–91) • Petrović (1991–92) • Clemente & Sabaté (1992) • Díaz Novoa (1992–93) • Díaz (1990) • Camacho (1993–96) • Carcelén (1996–97) • Flores & Miera (1997) • Camacho (1997–98) • Bielsa (1998–99) • Brindisi (1999–2000) • Flores (2000–02) • Moya (2002) • Clemente (2002–04) • Fernández (2004) • Lotina (2004–06) • Valverde (2006–08) • Márquez (2008) • Mané (2008–)

FC Barcelona – Managers

Barrow (1917) • Greenwell (1917–24) • Poszony (1924–25) • Kirby (1925–26) • Demby (1926–27) • Forns (1927–29) • Bellamy (1929–31) • Greenwell (1931–33) • Demby (1933–34) • Platko (1934–35) • O'Connell (1935–1937) • Planas (1939–41) • Guzmán (1941) • Nogués (1941–44) • Samitier (1944–47) • Fernández (1947–50) • Daučík (1950–54) • Puppo (1954–55) • Platko (1955–56) • Balmanya (1956–58) • Herrera (1958–60) • Broćić (1960–61) • Orizaola (1961) • Miró (1961) • Kubala (1961–63) • Gonzalvo (1963) • C.Rodríguez (1963–64) • Sasot (1964–65) • Olsen (1965–67) • Artigas (1967–69) • Seguer (1969) • Buckingham (1969–71) • Michels (1971–75) • Weisweiler (1975–76) • Ruiz (1976) • Michels (1976–78) • Muller (1978–79) • Rifé (1979–80) • Herrera (1980) • Kubala (1980) • Herrera (1980–81) • Lattek (1981–83) • Romero (1983) • Menotti (1983–84) • Venables (1984–87) • Aragonés (1987–88) • Cruijff (1988–91) • Rexach (1991) • Cruijff (1991–96) • Robson (1996–97) • van Gaal (1997–2000) • Serra Ferrer (2000–01) • Rexach (2001–02) • van Gaal (2002–03) • De la Cruz (2003) • Antić (2003) • Rijkaard (2003–08) • Guardiola (2008–)

Spain national football team – Managers

Bru (1920) • Ruete (1921–1922) • Berraondo (1921–1928) • González (1921–1927) • Mateos (1922–1933) • Iraola (1922) • Brage (1923) • Parages (1923–1924) • Cernuda (1923–1924) • Álvarez (1924) • Rubiera (1924) • Videa (1924) • Alzaga (1925) • Montalt (1925) • Román (1926–1927) • García (1934–1936) • López (1941–1942) • Quincoces (1945) • Pasarín (1946) • Coronado (1947–1962) • Eizaguirre (1948–1956) • Quesada (1951) • Iceta (1951) • Alcántara (1951) • Zamora (1952) • Escartín (1952–1961) • Cavanilles (1953–1954) • Bartolomé (1955) • del Valle (1955) • Millas (1955) • Jurjo (1955) • Meana (1957–1959) • Costa (1959–1960) • Lasplazas (1959–1960) • Gabilondo (1959–1960) • Villalonga (1962–1966) • Balmanya (1966–1968) • Toba (1968–1969) • Molowny (1969) • Artigas (1969) • Kubala (1969–1980) • Santamaría (1980–1982) • Muñoz (1982–1988) • Suárez (1988–1991) • Miera (1991–1992) • Clemente (1992–1998) • Camacho (1998–2002) • Sáez (2002–2004) • Aragonés (2004–2008) • Del Bosque (2008–)

Spain squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Casillas • 2 Salgado • 3 Pernía • 4 Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 Albelda • 7 Raúl • 8 Xavi • 9 F. Torres • 10 Reyes • 11 Luis García • 12 Antonio López • 13 A. Iniesta • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 Sergio Ramos • 16 Senna • 17 Joaquín • 18 C. Fàbregas • 19 Cañizares • 20 Juanito • 21 David Villa • 22 Pablo Ibáñez • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés

Spain squad – UEFA Euro 2008 Winners (2nd Title)

1 Casillas • 2 R. Albiol • 3 F. Navarro • 4 C. Marchena • 5 Puyol • 6 A. Iniesta • 7 David Villa • 8 Xavi • 9 F. Torres • 10 C. Fàbregas • 11 Capdevila • 12 S. Cazorla • 13 Palop • 14 Xabi Alonso • 15 Sergio Ramos • 16 Sergio García • 17 Güiza • 18 Arbeloa • 19 Senna • 20 Juanito • 21 D. Silva • 22 De la Red • 23 Reina • Coach: Aragonés

Fenerbahçe SK – Managers

Hüseyin (1907–11) • Kulaksızoğlu (1911–15) • Kayacan (1915–21) • Elkatipzade (1921–24) • Coşar (1924–26) • Mocuk (1926–29) • Cakan (1929–32) • Swenk (1932–35) • Elliot (1935–38) • Swenk (1938–39) • Nemetz (1939–41) • Prayer (1941–44) • Fikret Arıcan (1945–47) • Dimitropulos (1947–48) • Arman (1948–49) • Molly (1949–51) • McCormick (1951) • Szekely (1951–53) • Mihailovic (1953–55) • Markos (1955) • Arıcan (1955–56) • Szekely (19456–57) • Molnar (1957–59) • Nayır (1959–60) • Szekely (1960–61) • Erdem (1961–62) • Kokotović (1962–64) • Hold (1964–65) • Erdem (1965–66) • Gegić (1966–67) • Molnar (1967–68) • Ionescu (1969–70) • Teaşcă (1970–71) • Kiraz (1971–72) • Didi (1972–75) • Gegić (1975–76) • Datcu (1976) • Günar (1976) • Kaloperović (1976–78) • Niş (1978–79) • Ersoy (1979) • Şengül (1979–80) • Rausch (1980–82) • Katip (1982) • Stanković (1982–84) • Veselinović (1984–85) • Mészöly (1985–86) • Şengül (1986) • Stanković (1986–87) • Yücetürk-Csernai-Aktuna (1987–88) • Veselinović (1988–90) • Kaner (1990) • Hiddink-Togay-Tırpan (1990–91) • Vengloš (1991–93) • Osieck (1993–95) • Ivić (1995) • Parreira (1995–1996) • Lazaroni-Veselinović (1996–1997) • Barić (1997–1998) • Löw (1998–1999) • Dilmen-Zeman-Sofuoğlu (1999–2000) • Denizli (2000–01) • Denizli-Lorant (2001–02) • Lorant-Çetin-Güney (2002–03) • Daum (2003–06) • Zico (2006–08) • Aragonés (2008–)

Fenerbahçe S.K. – current squad

1 Volkan D. • 2 Lugano • 3 Roberto Carlos • 4 Edu Dracena • 5 Emre • 6 Vederson • 7 Burak • 8 Kazım Kazım • 10 Alex (c) • 11 Tümer • 14 Güiza • 16 Josico • 17 C. Arat • 18 A. Bilgin • 19 Ö.Turacı • 21 Selçuk Şahin • 23 Semih • 24 D.Barış • 25 U. Boral • 32 Gürhan • 33 Maldonado • 38 I. Parlak • 53 Yasin • 77 Gökhan Gönül • 88 Volkan B. • 89 Mert • 99 Deivid • Manager: Aragonés

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