Santiago Aragón

Santiago Aragón Martínez (born 3 April 1968) is a Spanish former 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.

Club career Aragón was born in Málaga, Andalusia. 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, 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. having conquered the Copa del Rey the previous campaign. Having contributed four goals to Zaragoza's return to the top division in 2003, he retired aged 35 with 524 competitive appearances to his credit.

In January 2008, Aragón had his first coaching experience, joining his former Zaragoza teammate Ander Garitano's coaching staff at the club. 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.

Honours Real Madrid La Liga: 1987–88 Supercopa de España: 1990

Zaragoza Copa del Rey: 1993–94, 2000–01 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95