suggested that Aragonés' comments on colonialism were an attempt "...to justify his offensive and disgraceful statement". Death and legacy Aragonés died on 1 February 2014 in Clínica CEMTRO hospital, Madrid, from leukemia. The Royal Spanish Football Federation released a statement of "grief and shock" at the death of the man who was the coach at "the start of its most glorious era of successes on the world stage". Diego Simeone, incumbent manager of Atlético Madrid, spoke on the day of Aragonés' death, saying, "From here I want to send a very strong message to his family. Everyone at Atletico is hurting at the loss of such an important part of the club and for the Spanish football." Aragonés' successor as the coach of Spain national football team, Vicente Del Bosque gave his word, "We've woken up to a sad news. Luis has been the father of the successes for the National Team. We are in his hall and I think we will always carry him in our memory." His funeral was held on 2 February in Madrid with the attendance including Spanish players Carles Puyol, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi. He was buried in the cemetery of La Paz in Alcobendas. At the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final, Atlético Madrid wore shirts with Aragonés' name written in gold on the inside of the collar. Atlético Madrid pays tribute to Aragonés in the club membership cards for 2019–20 season. References External links National team data 1938 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Madrid Spanish footballers Association football midfielders Association football forwards Getafe CF footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Recreativo de Huelva players Hércules CF players Real Oviedo players Real Betis players Atlético Madrid footballers Tercera División players Segunda División players La Liga players Spain international footballers Spanish football managers Atlético Madrid managers Real Betis managers FC Barcelona managers RCD Espanyol managers Sevilla FC managers Valencia CF managers Real Oviedo managers RCD Mallorca managers Spain national football team managers Fenerbahçe football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Süper Lig managers 2006 FIFA World Cup managers UEFA Euro 2008 managers UEFA European Championship-winning managers Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate football managers in Turkey Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from leukemia