Follow Spain Immigration, follow Spain News: The 75-year-old former Spain national team head coach Luis Aragonés has announced his retirement. He led the Spanish team to win the 2008 European Championship.
During his 35-year coaching career, this meritorious Spanish coach served as head coach for 10 clubs. While managing Atlético Madrid, he led the team to win the 1976-1977 league title and lifted the Copa del Rey three times.
However, the peak of his career came in 2008, when the then 70-year-old Aragonés led the Spanish national team to reclaim Europe's highest honor after 44 years.
Although many honors and memories in Spanish football are associated with Aragonés, he admitted that "age spares no one." "My age requires me to retire; this is not a difficult decision," he said in an interview with a website.
In addition to age, Aragonés stated that issues such as how to train the team were also factors contributing to his retirement.
"I knew it was time to end it before I left Turkey, and now it is indeed the case," he said. After handing over the reins of the Spanish national team to Vicente del Bosque, Aragonés briefly coached the Turkish champion Fenerbahçe, but was dismissed in 2009 due to poor results.
