Madrid, Feb 1 (EFE).- Spanish goalkeeping great Iker Casillas was clearly saddened on Saturday at the news of the death of former national soccer team coach Luis Aragones, who led his squad to victory at Euro 2008. Aragones died earlier Saturday in Madrid's Cemtro Clinic. He was 75.
"I owe a great deal to him personally. He had a big influence on me from the time I was 26," Casillas, the Spanish national team and Real Madrid captain, said.
"I want to send my condolences to his family and for them to know that Luis will always have a special place in the history of our soccer. It's a sad day for Spanish soccer."
SHOTLIST: REAL MADRID GOALIE IKER CASILLAS PRESS CONFERENCE FEB.1.
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"I owe a great deal to him personally. He had a big influence on me from the time I was 26," Casillas, the Spanish national team and Real Madrid captain, said.
"I want to send my condolences to his family and for them to know that Luis will always have a special place in the history of our soccer. It's a sad day for Spanish soccer."
SHOTLIST: REAL MADRID GOALIE IKER CASILLAS PRESS CONFERENCE FEB.1.
Keywords: efe,football,soccer,aragones,luis,mourn,spanish,coach,real madrid,liga,spain
© EFE 2014. Está expresamente prohibida la redistribución y la redifusión de todo o parte de los contenidos de los servicios de Efe, sin previo y expreso consentimiento de la Agencia EFE S.A.
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