Luis Aragonés
Personal information
Full name	José Luis Aragonés Suárez Martínez
Date of birth	July 28, 1938 (1938-07-28) (age 69)
Place of birth	Hortaleza, Madrid, Spain
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Club information
Current club	Spain (Manager)
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) → 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 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–	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
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

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 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).

Barcelona

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

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.

Honours

Club

• Atlético Madrid
  • La Liga: 1966, 1970, 1973
  • Copa del Generalísimo: 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

Individual

• Pichichi Trophy: 1969

References