Diego Simeone
Simeone during an Atlético Madrid press conference in September 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Diego Pablo Simeone González | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlético Madrid (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1990 | Vélez Sársfield | 76 | (14) |
| 1990–1992 | Pisa | 55 | (6) |
| 1992–1994 | Sevilla | 64 | (12) |
| 1994–1997 | Atlético Madrid | 98 | (21) |
| 1997–1999 | Internazionale | 57 | (11) |
| 1999–2003 | Lazio | 90 | (15) |
| 2003–2005 | Atlético Madrid | 36 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Racing Club | 37 | (3) |
| Total | 513 | (84) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 1996 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 1988–2002 | Argentina | 106 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Racing Club | ||
| 2006–2007 | Estudiantes | ||
| 2008 | River Plate | ||
| 2009–2010 | San Lorenzo | ||
| 2011 | Catania | ||
| 2011 | Racing Club | ||
| 2011– | Atlético Madrid | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Diego Pablo Simeone González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈpaβlo simeˈone ɣon'sales]; born 28 April 1970), also known as El Cholo, is an Argentine football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder. He is currently the manager of Spanish club Atlético Madrid in the La Liga.
In his club career that started in 1987, Simeone played for Vélez Sarsfield, Pisa, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Internazionale, Lazio and Racing; he won a domestic double with Atlético Madrid in 1996, and the UEFA Cup with Inter in 1998, also winning another domestic double with Lazio in 2000, as well as the 1999 UEFA Super Cup and the 2000 Supercoppa Italiana. Simeone was capped over 100 times for the Argentina national football team, and represented the country at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, and in four editions of the Copa América, winning the tournament in 1991 and 1993; he also won the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992, and a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games.
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