Luis Aragonés: 50 years of success at Atlético de Madrid
On December 1, 1974, the history of Atlético de Madrid changed radically with the transition of Luis Aragonés from the field to the bench of the Vicente Calderón. With his winning spirit, love for the colors, leadership and commitment, Luis became eternal from the moment the red and whites drew in Valencia with him on the bench.
He won the Intercontinental Cup, the 1976 Cup and the 1977 league title. After passing through other teams, he returned to the club of his life to get out of the Second Division pit and lead the project that ended with Atlético in the First Division.
Beyond the number of matches played, the historic record of victories or the disposition to help a club that always had the hand of Aragonés to hold on to, it must not be forgotten that the Wise Man of Hortaleza was in charge of tutoring some of the stars of the club such as Fernando Torres.
And if the players had a football father to grow up with, the coaches had a mirror to look at with Luis Aragonés, as Cholo Simeone has always shown. Now, fifty years later, Atlético only thinks about ‘winning, winning and winning again’, thanks to the fact that Luis Aragonés was in charge of changing the mentality of a team that remembers him every day with his statue in the vicinity of the Metropolitano.
