Diego Simeone

Argentine association football player and manager (born 1970)

  • Fame61.3
  • Momentum0.6
  • Argentina rank#89
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  • Fame61.3
  • Momentum0.6
  • Argentina rank#89
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Born 1970 · age 56Argentina
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  • Wikipedia
    60 languages
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  • Rank in Argentina
    #89
    Footballers
  • Age
    56
    Born 1970
  • Known for
    Arda Turan: Confrontat…
    2024
Summary
Updated 2026-08-31

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.

Biography

About

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 Ma…

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Teams

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  • Racing Club
    2005–2006
  • Atlético Madrid
    2003–2005
  • SS Lazio
    1999–2003
  • Inter Milan
    1997–1999
  • Atlético Madrid
    1994–1997
  • Sevilla FC
    1992–1994
  • Pisa SC
    1990–1992
  • Argentina national under-20 football team
    1989–1989
  • Argentina national under-23 football team
    1988–1988
  • Argentina national football team
    1988–2002
  • Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield
    1987–1990
19872006
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Season stats

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2005–2006373
2003–2005362
1999–20039015
1997–19995711
1994–19979821
1992–19946412
1990–1992556
1989–198941
1988–1988102
1988–200210611
1987–19907614
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Awards

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  • Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires
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Fame
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61.3
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Momentum0.6
Historical29.3
Now attention3.1
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
Global rank
Country rank
#89
Category rank
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
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    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
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