Santiago Aragón

Santiago Aragón Martínez (born 3 April 1968) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.He was a technically evolved player who often assumed playmaker duties, and played mainly for Real Zaragoza, appearing in 362 official matches in 11 seasons – ten in La Liga – and winning three major titles.A Real Madrid youth graduate, he played one game for the 1988 league champions, a 0–0 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo on 16 April 1988,[3] also spending two and a half seasons with the reserve team in the Segunda División; barred by Rafael Martín Vázquez first and Gheorghe Hagi afterwards he was loaned successively to RCD Español and CD Logroñés, both in La Liga, where he only totalled 29 appearances.[6] After contributing four goals to Zaragoza's return to the top division in 2003 he retired aged 35, with 524 competitive appearances to his credit.After only one week and two matches (one in the cup), the head manager cited personal reasons for leaving his post, and his assistant followed him.
Spanish namesurnameMálagaMidfielderReal MadridReal Madrid BEspañolLogroñésValladolidZaragozaSpain U18Spain U21footballerplaymakerReal ZaragozaLa LigaAndalusia1988 league championsRC Celta de Vigoreserve teamSegunda DivisiónRafael Martín VázquezGheorghe HagiRCD EspañolCD LogroñésReal Valladolidtop-flight relegationAragoneseJuan EsnáiderMiguel PardezaGus Poyetwon the 1995 editionUEFA Cup Winners' CupCopa del Reyprevious campaignreturn to the top division in 2003Ander Garitanothe cup1987–88Supercopa de España1993–942000–011994–95Heraldo de AragónMundo DeportivoDiario ASEl País