Luis
Aragonés died this
Saturday morning in Madrid. He was 75 years old.
He was
manager of FC Barcelona from the 5th match of the 1987/88 season in replacement
for Englishman Terry Venables.
Previously, he had managed Atlético Madrid
(1974-80 and 1982-87) and Betis (1981-82).
Assisted
by Carles Rexach, the season ended with FC Barcelona in 6th place in the league,
and knocked out the UEFA Cup in the quarter finals, but the season ended in
joy when Barça lifted the Spanish Cup, beating Real Sociedad 1-0 in the final. Luis Aragones died on February 1,
2014, a victim of leukemia.
In all three competitions, he ended with a record of 23 wins, 13 draws and 14
defeats.
He would go on afterwards to manage Espanyol, Atlético Madrid, Sevilla,
Valencia, Betis, Oviedo, Atlético Madrid again, Mallorca, the Spanish national
team and Fenerbahçe.
As Spanish national coach, he led his country to the Euro
2008 title in Austria and Switzerland.
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