Diego Simeone
Argentine association football player and manager (born 1970) · Argentina · Footballers
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Something wrong?He turned Atlético Madrid from also-rans into a decade-long menace, cracking the Real-Barcelona stranglehold on Spanish football and staying longer than almost any manager in Europe.
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Simeone with Vélez Sarsfield in 1987
Atlético Madrid celebrates after winning the 2013-14 La Liga. Simeone can be seen in the back of the photo.
Simeone in 2017
Simeone in 2019
Simeone in 2013
Simeone with his wife Carla Pereyra at the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2024
Simeone posing with the La Liga trophy in 2021Teams 11
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Diego Simeone played midfield across Argentina, Italy, and Spain from 1987 onward, collecting domestic doubles at Atlético Madrid in 1996 and Lazio in 2000, plus a UEFA Cup with Inter in 1998. He earned over 100 caps for Argentina, winning the Copa América twice in the early '90s and a Confederations Cup, though three World Cups yielded no trophy. After managing clubs across Argentina and a brief stop at Catania, he returned to Atlético Madrid in December 2011 and never left. He's won La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey, two Europa Leagues, and reached two Champions League finals, breaking Real Madrid's 14-year derby winning streak in 2013 at the Bernabéu. Over a decade later, he's still there - second-longest-serving manager in Europe, the man who made Atlético believe they belonged.
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