Diego Simeone

Argentine association football player and manager (born 1970)

Diego Simeone (born 28 April 1970) is a former Argentine football player. He has played for the Argentina national team. He is now the manager of Atlético Madrid.

Diego Simeone
Personal information
Full name Diego Pablo Simeone
Date of birth (1970-04-28) 28 April 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atlético Madrid (manager)
Youth career
Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Vélez Sársfield 76 (14)
1990–1992 Pisa 56 (6)
1992–1994 Sevilla 64 (12)
1994–1997 Atlético Madrid 98 (21)
1997–1999 Inter Milan 57 (11)
1999–2003 Lazio 90 (15)
2003–2005 Atlético Madrid 36 (2)
2005–2006 Racing Club 38 (3)
Total 515 (84)
National team
1989 Argentina U20 4 (1)
1996 Argentina U23 6 (1)
1988–2002 Argentina 108[1] (11)
Teams managed
2006 Racing Club
2006–2007 Estudiantes
2007–2008 River Plate
2009–2010 San Lorenzo
2011 Catania
2011 Racing Club
2011– Atlético Madrid
Honours
Representing  Argentina
Copa América
Winner 1991 Chile Team
Winner 1993 Ecuador Team
King Fahd Cup
Winner 1992 Saudi Arabia Team
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 1993 Argentina Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Source:[2]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vélez Sársfield 1987–88 Primera División 28 4 28 4
1988–89 16 2 16 2
1989–90 32 8 32 8
Total 76 14 76 14
Pisa 1990–91 Serie A 32 4 1 0 33 4
1991–92 Serie B 24 2 4 0 28 2
Total 56 6 5 0 61 6
Sevilla 1992–93 La Liga 33 4 2 0 35 4
1993–94 31 8 7 4 38 12
Total 64 12 9 4 73 16
Atlético Madrid 1994–95 La Liga 29 6 8 2 37 8
1995–96 37 12 8 0 45 12
1996–97 32 3 3 0 7[b] 4 2[c] 0 44 7
Total 98 21 19 2 7 4 2 0 126 27
Inter Milan 1997–98 Serie A 30 6 2 0 9[d] 1 41 7
1998–99 27 5 7 0 9[b] 2 43 7
Total 57 11 9 0 18 3 84 14
Lazio 1999–2000 Serie A 28 5 7 2 11[b] 0 1[e] 0 47 7
2000–01 30 2 2 0 8[b] 1 1[f] 0 41 3
2001–02 8 1 0 0 5[b] 0 13 1
2002–03 24 7 4 0 7[d] 0 35 7
Total 90 15 13 2 31 1 2 0 136 18
Atlético Madrid 2003–04 La Liga 28 2 4 0 32 2
2004–05 8 0 1 0 6 1 15 1
Total 36 2 5 0 6 1 47 3
Racing 2004–05 Primera División 18 2 18 2
2005–06 20 1 20 1
Total 38 3 38 3
Career total 515 84 60 8 62 9 4 0 641 101
  1. Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in Supercopa de España
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  5. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

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Source:[3]

Argentina
Year Apps Goals
1988 2 1
1989 3 0
1990 1 0
1991 9 2
1992 3 1
1993 13 1
1994 10 0
1995 8 2
1996 6 2
1997 9 1
1998 12 0
1999 11 1
2000 11 0
2001 6 0
2002 2 0
Total 106 11

International goals

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Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Simeone goal.[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 July 1988 Bruce Stadium, Canberra, Australia   Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–0 Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup
2 12 July 1991 Estadio Municipal, Concepción, Chile   Paraguay 2–0 4–1 1991 Copa América
3 21 July 1991 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile   Colombia 1–0 2–1
4 20 October 1992 King Fahd II Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Saudi Arabia 3–0 3–1 1992 King Fahd Cup Final
5 23 June 1993 Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador   Colombia 1–0 1–1 1993 Copa América
6[a] 22 June 1995 Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina   Slovakia League 5–0 6–0[5] Friendly
7 11 July 1995 Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay   Chile 2–0 4–0 1995 Copa América
8[a] 20 June 1996 Tucumán, Argentina   Poland B League 2–0 Copa La Gaceta
9 9 October 1996 Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela   Venezuela 3–1 5–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 8 June 1997 El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina   Ecuador 2–0 2–0
11 1 July 1999 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay 1–0 3–1 1999 Copa América
  1. 1.0 1.1 The matches against Slovakia League (22 June 1995, Mendoza), in which Simeone scored 1 goal, and against Poland B League (20 June 1996, Tucumán), in which Simeone also scored 1 goal, were originally considered full international matches by the Argentine FA, but later removed from the list of official matches.

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 7 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Racing Club 18 February 2006 4 May 2006 14 5 3 6 035.71
Estudiantes La Plata 18 May 2006 3 December 2007 60 34 15 11 056.67
River Plate 15 December 2007 7 November 2008 45 20 13 12 044.44
San Lorenzo 15 April 2009 3 April 2010 50 22 9 19 044.00
Catania 19 January 2011 1 June 2011 18 7 3 8 038.89 [6]
Racing Club 21 June 2011 23 December 2011 20 8 10 2 040.00
Atlético Madrid 23 December 2011 Present 643 380 148 115 059.10
Total 850 476 201 173 056.00

References

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  1. "AFA rinde homenaje a Messi y Kun Agüero por su récord de partidos".
  2. "Diego Simeone". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. "Diego Pablo Simeone – Century of International Appearances". Rsssf.com. 15 June 2002.
  4. "Diego Simeone: Argentina International Goals – Senior Level". Mundo Albiceleste. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. "Argentina VS Slovakia, 22 June 1995". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. "Simeone: Diego Pablo Simeone González: Matches 2010–11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 January 2019.