Diego Simeone
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| Diego Simeone | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Pablo Simeone | |
| Date of birth | April 28, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Manager (former midfielder) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1987-1990 1990-1992 1992-1994 1994-1997 1997-1999 1999-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 |
Vélez Sársfield Pisa Sevilla Atlético Madrid Internazionale Lazio Atlético Madrid Racing Club Total |
76 (14) 55 (6) 64 (12) 98 (21) 57 (11) 90 (15) 36 (2) 37 (3) 513 (84) |
| National team | ||
| 1988-2002 | Argentina | 106 (11) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2006 2006-2007 2008- |
Racing Club Estudiantes River Plate |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Argentina |
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| Men's Football | |||
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
| Copa América wins with Argentina | |||
| 1991 Chile | |||
| 1993 Ecuador | |||
| La Liga de Fútbol Profesional Championships | |||
| 1996 with Atlético Madrid | |||
| Copa del Rey Wins | |||
| 1996 with Atlético Madrid | |||
| UEFA Cup | |||
| 1998 with Inter Milan | |||
| European Super Cup Wins | |||
| 1999 with S.S. Lazio | |||
| Serie A Championships | |||
| 2000 with S.S. Lazio | |||
| Coppa Italia Wins | |||
| 2000 with S.S. Lazio | |||
| SuperCoppa Italiana Wins | |||
| 2000 with S.S. Lazio | |||
Diego Pablo Simeone (born April 28, 1970 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football manager and former footballer. A midfielder, he is the third most capped player ever for Argentina and currently works as the manager of River Plate in Argentina.
When Simeone was 14, his youth coach Victorio Spinetto nicknamed him Cholo as his energetic play reminded him of after former Boca Juniors player and Argentine international Carmelo Simeone (no relation).[1]
In his club career that started in 1987, Simeone played for Vélez Sarsfield, Pisa, Sevilla FC, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, and Lazio.
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[edit] International career
For the Argentine team, Simeone amassed 106 caps[2], the first coming in 1988.
Simeone won two Copa América's with Argentina in 1991 and 1993. He played in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups. As a midfielder, Simeone scored 11 goals for his country. He was considered a leader on the pitch. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
During the 1998 World Cup, David Beckham was sent off for kicking Simeone in retaliation for a foul. (see also Argentina and England football rivalry). Simeone later admitted to exaggerating injury from the kick, in order to get Beckham expelled. [3] In the following match, against the Netherlands, Simeone was injured by a tackle during his team's defeat. In the 2002 World Cup, his last, Argentina was eliminated in the group stage.
A sometimes intimidating figure on the pitch, he once described playing matches as if he had to do it while gripping a knife in his teeth. Despite his great career, Simeone is a humble man, admitting to being "embarrassed" at having surpassed Diego Maradona as Argentina's most capped player (he has since been surpassed by Roberto Ayala and Javier Zanetti).
[edit] Managerial career
Simeone ended his playing career for Racing Club, playing his last match on 17 February 2006, and then became manager for the same team. After a rough start, the team made an impressive finish in the 2006 Clausura. When ownership of the club changed hands Simeone left Racing in May 2006 and was replaced with Reinaldo Merlo.
On May 18, he became head coach of Estudiantes de La Plata and soon led them to their first League title in 23 years after defeating Boca Juniors 2-1 in a final match played December 13, 2006.
In an October 2006 poll in the sports daily Ole, Simeone was voted as the best manager in the Argentine league.[4] He was also praised as a "born manager" by former Argentine international Roberto Perfumo.[5]
Simeone left Estudiantes after the end of the 2007 Apertura, where Estudiantes was not a contender after a bad start, but finished with a round of nine games without losses.
On December 15, 2007 Simeone was unveiled as new River Plate coach, succeeding Daniel Passarella. The contract is reported lasting a year, starting on January 3.[6]
[edit] Managerial titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apertura 2006 | Estudiantes |
Primera Division Argentina |
| Clausura 2008 | River Plate |
Primera Division Argentina |
[edit] References
- ^ Diario Deportivo Olé - El más odiado, el más bancado
- ^ RSSSF Argentine international players
- ^ England v Argentina - A history. Observer Sport Monthly, 19 May 2002. Retrieved on November 15, 2006.
- ^ Simeone, el gran estratega del fútbol argentino
- ^ El técnico se hace, sí, pero sobre todo nace
- ^ Guardian football
[edit] External links
- Profile and Statistics at yahoo.com
- Career details at National Football Teams
- (Spanish) Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera
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