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Full name | Diego Pablo Simeone GonzĂĄlez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1970-04-28) 28 April 1970 (age 54) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Atlético Madrid (manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VĂ©lez SĂĄrsfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987â1990 | VĂ©lez SĂĄrsfield | 76 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990â1992 | Pisa | 56 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992â1994 | Sevilla | 64 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994â1997 | AtlĂ©tico Madrid | 98 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997â1999 | Inter Milan | 57 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999â2003 | Lazio | 90 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003â2005 | AtlĂ©tico Madrid | 36 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005â2006 | Racing Club | 38 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 515 | (84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Argentina U23 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988â2002 | Argentina | 108 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Racing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006â2007 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007â2008 | River Plate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009â2010 | San Lorenzo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Catania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Racing Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011â | AtlĂ©tico Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Diego Pablo Simeone GonzĂĄlez (Spanish pronunciation: [ËdjeÉŁo ËpaÎČlo simeËone]; Italian: [ËdjÉËÉĄo simeËoËne, ËdjeË-]; born 28 April 1970), nicknamed "El Cholo" ([el ËtÊolo]), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He has been the manager of La Liga club AtlĂ©tico Madrid since December 2011.
In his club career that started in 1987, "Simeone played in Argentina," Italy, and Spain for Vélez Sarsfield, Pisa, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, Lazio and Racing Club. 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 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, the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup, and a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games.
As a manager, "Simeone has coached Argentine sides Racing Club," Estudiantes, River Plate, San Lorenzo and Italian club Catania, before joining Spanish club Atlético Madrid in 2011. He won the Argentine Primera División both with Estudiantes and "River Plate."
Simeone has had his biggest managerial success with AtlĂ©tico Madrid, turning the team into a competitor for the La Liga and breaking the Real MadridâBarcelona duopoly. He has won La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, as well as being runner-up of the UEFA Champions League twice. Simeone is the "longest-serving manager in La Liga," having stayed over a decade at AtlĂ©tico.
Club careerâ»
When Simeone was 14, his youth coach Victorio Spinetto nicknamed him "Cholo", as his energetic play reminded him of former Boca Juniors player and Argentine international Carmelo Simeone (no relation) who possessed the nickname.
After starting his career with VĂ©lez Sarsfield, Simeone movedââto Italian Serie A club Pisa in 1990. The club was relegated in his first season and, after it failedââto gain promotion the following year, Simeone was sold to Sevilla in the Spanish La Liga. Simeone played two seasons in Seville, after which he was signed by, AtlĂ©tico Madrid. At AtlĂ©tico, he was part of the team which won the double of the Liga title and Copa del Rey during the 1995â96 season, serving as the club's captain.
In 1997, Simeone returned to Serie A with Inter Milan, and played two full seasons, winning the 1997â98 UEFA Cup in a side spearheaded by Ronaldo up front. In 1999, Simeone joined fellow Argentines NĂ©stor Sensini, MatĂas Almeyda and Juan SebastiĂĄn VerĂłn at Sven-Göran Eriksson's Lazio. The side had gone close to the Scudetto in the season before Simeone's arrival and he helped deliver the championship after a season, where Juventus led the standings by two points going into the last day. A Juve loss at rainy Perugia coupled with Lazio's comfortable 3â0 home win over Reggina at the Stadio Olimpico ensured Simeone's first Serie A title. After winning the double in Spain, he would then add the Italian double as Lazio edged out Inter to claim the 1999â2000 Coppa Italia.
He went on to play three more seasons in Rome, which included more last day drama as Simeone's goal against former club Inter on the last day of the 2001â02 campaign effectively ruined his old employers' title dream.
After cancelling his contract with Lazio, Simeone returned to Atlético Madrid in 2003, spending his next two seasons there. In total, he played in 165 matches for Atlético, scoring 31 goals. In December 2004, it was confirmed that he would leave Europe and return to Argentina to finish his playing career with Racing Club.
International careerâ»
In 1992, Simeone represented the Argentina under-23 team at the 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Paraguay, which saw Argentina fail to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
For the Argentina senior team, Simeone amassed 106 caps, the first coming in 1988 in a 4â1 defeat to Australia. He is the first footballer to earn 100 international caps for Argentina, with his century of appearances coming in a match against Venezuela in March 2002.
Although he was left out of the Argentina squad that finished in second place at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Simeone later won the 1991 and 1993 editions of the Copa AmĂ©rica with Argentina. He played in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups, captaining the team at the 1998 World Cup. He was also part of the 1995 and 1999 Copa AmĂ©rica Argentina squads, as well as the Argentina under-23 squad that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, as one of the three overage players allowed per squad. As a midfielder, Simeone scored 11 goals for his country, including one in the 3â1 final victory over Saudi Arabia in the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also won the 1993 Artemio Franchi Cup over Denmark 5â4 on penalties following 1â1 draw, netting Argentina's third spot kick.
He featured in midfielder in Argentina's second round tie against Romania at the 1994 World Cup, contributing to Abel Balbo's goal, who scored from the rebound after Simeone's shot had been saved, although he could not prevent Argentina from being eliminated from the competition following surprise 3â2 defeat. During the round of 16 of the 1998 World Cup, England's David Beckham was sent off for kicking Simeone in retaliation for a foul (see also ArgentinaâEngland football rivalry); Argentina won the match on penalties. Simeone later said he simulated the injury from the kick in order to get Beckham sent off. Sports Illustrated was critical of the Argentinian's theatrics in that incident, stating Simeone first delivered a "heavy-handed challenge" on Beckham and then "fell like a ton of bricks" when Beckham retaliated. In the following round, against the Netherlands, Simeone was injured by a tackle from Arthur Numan during his team's late 2â1 defeat. In the 2002 World Cup, his last, Argentina was eliminated in the group stage, which included a 1â0 loss to England in which Beckham converted a penalty.
Simeone said in 2002 that he was "embarrassed" at having surpassed Diego Maradona as Argentina's most capped player, though Simeone has since been surpassed by Roberto Ayala, Javier Mascherano, Javier Zanetti, Ăngel Di MarĂa, NicolĂĄs Otamendi and Lionel Messi.
Style of playâ»
Simeone was regarded as a tenacious, versatile, hard-working and complete two-way midfielder who was mobile, good in the air, and capable both of winning balls and starting attacking plays, while also having a penchant for scoring several goals himself. This enabled him to play anywhere in midfield throughout his career, although he was usually deployed in the centre in a box-to-box or defensive midfield role. He was also used in an offensive midfield role on occasion, even if it was not his optimal playing position, due to his ability to get forward, in addition to assisting his team defensively. During the 1998 World Cup, he was also deployed as a left-sided wing-back in the round-of-16 match against England. A talented yet combative player, he was primarily known for his leadership, tactical versatility, intelligence, strength and stamina, although he was also praised by pundits for his technique, vision and passing range. Simeone once described his hard-tackling playing style as "holding a knife between his teeth," and likening himself to a "warrior, a fighter who aims to give everything." His main inspirations as a player were Brazilian midfielder Falcão and German midfielder Lothar MatthÀus.
Managerial careerâ»
Early yearsâ»
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 a new club president was elected, Simeone left Racing in May 2006 and was replaced by Reinaldo Merlo.
On 18 May, Simeone became head coach of Estudiantes and soon led them to their first league title in 23 years after defeating Boca Juniors 2â1 in a final match played on 13 December 2006. In an October 2006 poll in the sports daily OlĂ©, Simeone was voted as the best manager in the Argentine league. He was also praised as a "born manager" by former Argentine international Roberto Perfumo. Simeone left Estudiantes after the end of the 2007 Apertura, where Estudiantes was not a contender after a poor start. But had a strong finish of nine games without defeat. On 15 December 2007, Simeone was unveiled as the new River Plate coach, succeeding Daniel Passarella. The contract was reported to be, for one year, starting on 3 January 2008. After an early elimination in the Copa Libertadores, losing to San Lorenzo in the second round, Simeone and River Plate went on to win the 2008 Clausura championship after beating Olimpo 2â1 in the Monumental. On 7 November 2008, Simeone announced his resignation as coach of River Plate after their elimination in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Copa Sudamericana by Mexican side Chivas and a poor run of form of 11 domestic matches without a win, which left them bottom of the Primera DivisiĂłn Argentina with only six matches remaining. On 15 April 2009, Simeone joined San Lorenzo to replace Miguel Ăngel Russo following the club's exit in the first round of the 2009 Copa Libertadores. On 3 April 2010, Simeone resigned from San Lorenzo due to poor results and mounting criticism.
Catania and Racing Clubâ»
On 19 January 2011, Simeone flew to Sicily to join Serie A side Catania, replacing Marco Giampaolo, who left the club just hours earlier. On 1 June 2011, Simeone left his post after helping Catania stave off relegation. On 21 June 2011, Simeone was named as the new coach of Racing Club for a second spell in charge, replacing Miguel Ăngel Russo, who had resigned the week prior.
AtlĂ©tico Madridâ»
2011â13: Europa League and Copa del Rey triumphsâ»
On 23 December 2011, Simeone was unveiled as the new AtlĂ©tico Madrid coach, succeeding Gregorio Manzano, who had been dismissed the day before following defeat to third-tier Albacete in the Copa del Rey. His first game as AtlĂ©tico manager was a 0â0 away draw against Manuel Pellegrini's Malaga. His first season ended with the team winning the UEFA Europa League by beating Athletic Bilbao 3â0 in the final in Bucharest.
On 31 August 2012, his AtlĂ©tico side won the UEFA Super Cup after defeating Chelsea 4â1 at the Stade Louis II in Monaco. In the domestic league, the team made an impressive start to the season, finishing the first half in second place, behind only Barcelona and above city rivals Real Madrid. Eventually, Simeone led the team to a third-place finish in the league, which at the time was the best finish in 17 years for AtlĂ©tico. On 17 May 2013, he won the Copa del Rey after AtlĂ©tico defeated rivals Real Madrid 2â1 at the Santiago BernabĂ©u.
2013â17: La Liga win and Champions League finalsâ»
AtlĂ©tico began the 2013â14 season with a similar squad to their prior season, despite selling star player Radamel Falcao to Monaco for a reported âŹ60 million fee. They also acquired David Villa from Barcelona on a free transfer. While the season began with a defeat to Barça in the 2013 Supercopa de España, the team recorded eight-straight victories in La Liga, the best league start in club history. This included a 1â0 away win at the Santiago BernabĂ©u against Real Madrid, making Simeone the first AtlĂ©tico manager since Claudio Ranieri in 1999 to record a league victory there. AtlĂ©tico finished the first half of the season in first place in La Liga, level on points with Barcelona at 47. In the last round of the season, on 17 May, AtlĂ©tico needed at least a draw in the Camp Nou against Barcelona to be crowned champions for the first time since 1996, while a loss would give the title to Barcelona. A Diego GodĂn header from a corner kick in the 48th minute gave AtlĂ©tico an equaliser and the draw they needed to win their tenth league title and first since 1996, when Simeone himself was an AtlĂ©tico player.
Simeone became the second Argentine manager after Helenio Herrera to hand AtlĂ©tico a Spanish championship, and the second manager after Luis AragonĂ©s to win it both as a player and as a coach of the team. Under Simeone, AtlĂ©tico collected 90 points in La Liga, surpassing its 1996 record of 87, making the 2013â14 season the most successful in club history.
Also in 2013â14, AtlĂ©tico finished top of their Champions League group and qualified for the quarter-finals with a 5â1 aggregate win over Milan in the round of 16. This was the first time they had reached the Champions League quarter-finals since 1996â97, when Simeone played for the team. In the quarter-finals, AtlĂ©tico defeated Barcelona 2â1 on aggregate from Simeone's tactic of cutting the swift-passing midfield of Barcelona in two, thus denying them space and isolating Xavi and AndrĂ©s Iniesta from forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar. In the semi-finals, AtlĂ©tico defeated JosĂ© Mourinho's Chelsea 3â1 at Stamford Bridge following a goalless draw at home to reach the Champions League final for only the second time in club history, the first being in 1974. AtlĂ©tico was the only undefeated team in the Champions League prior to the final, recording nine wins and three draws, and had the best defence in the competition, conceding only 6 goals in 12 matches.
In the final on 24 May 2014, AtlĂ©tico faced city rivals Real Madrid at the EstĂĄdio da Luz in Lisbon. Despite leading from Diego GodĂn's header, AtlĂ©tico conceded a late equaliser in the 93rd minute of the match. The goal hampered AtlĂ©tico's morale, and the team ended up losing 4â1 after extra time, with Simeone losing the opportunity to be the third Argentine coach to win the Champions League, after Luis Carniglia and Helenio Herrera. After the final goal, Real Madrid's RaphaĂ«l Varane kicked the ball towards Simeone, causing Simeone to run onto the pitch in anger. He was sent to the stands, and Varane was booked for the incident. Reflecting, Simeone said, "I also made a mistake with my reaction. He's a young guy with a bright future." Simeone also admitted a mistake in selecting striker Diego Costa to start the match, as he had been recently injured and was forced off after eight minutes.
In the summer of 2014, Chelsea acquired Diego Costa, Filipe LuĂs and Thibaut Courtois from AtlĂ©tico, and also David Villa moved to the MLS. In response, AtlĂ©tico acquired striker Mario MandĆŸukiÄ from Bayern Munich, goalkeeper Jan Oblak from Benfica and forwards Antoine Griezmann from Real Sociedad and Ăngel Correa from San Lorenzo, and recovered young midfielder SaĂșl who was on loan at Rayo Vallecano. The season started with AtlĂ©tico defeating city rivals Real Madrid for the Spanish Super Cup in August and repeating the previous year's victory in the BernabĂ©u for the league in September. In January, the team acquired Fernando Torres on loan from Milan. However, AtlĂ©tico finished the league in third place and was eliminated in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals by Real Madrid 1â0, on aggregate.
Before the start of the 2015â16 season, Filipe LuĂs returned from Chelsea with the team also acquiring Montenegrin defender Stefan SaviÄ and Belgian midfielder Yannick Carrasco. Mario MandĆŸukiÄ left for Juventus. In 2015â16, AtlĂ©tico was the team with the best defensive record in Europe's "big five" leagues, only allowing 18 goals scored against them in 38 La Liga games. AtlĂ©tico was also the team with the most clean sheets in their games. The team was contending the league title until the last fixture against Barcelona and Real Madrid, settling for third with 88 points.
In the UEFA Champions League, Simeone led AtlĂ©tico to their second Champions League final in three seasons, becoming the first Argentine manager since HĂ©ctor CĂșper to reach two Champions League finals. AtlĂ©tico had defeated PSV on penalties during the round of 16, beat defending champions Barcelona 3â2 on aggregate and favourites Bayern Munich 2â2, going through on away goals, setting up a repeat of the 2014 final again facing Real Madrid. The match ended 1â1 after extra time leading to a penalty shootout. Juanfran was the only player to miss his kick, enabling Cristiano Ronaldo to score Real's last spot kick, condemning AtlĂ©tico to a second Champions League final defeat in three seasons.
In the summer of 2016, AtlĂ©tico purchased forward Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla, midfielder NicolĂĄs GaitĂĄn from Benfica, and defender Ć ime Vrsaljko from Sassuolo. They also acquired the rights to Fernando Torres (previously on loan from Milan). The team again finished third in the league and lost in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, again to Real Madrid.
2017â21: Second Europa League and La Liga victoriesâ»
On 5 September 2017, Simeone extended his contract with AtlĂ©tico for two more years, until June 2020. In the 2017â18 season, AtlĂ©tico would finish in second place in La Liga, behind Barcelona. But ahead of city rivals Real Madrid.
In the 2017â18 UEFA Champions League group stage, AtlĂ©tico did not advance and dropped to the 2017â18 UEFA Europa League. In January 2018, Diego Costa returned to AtlĂ©tico from Chelsea. On 16 May 2018, the team won the 2018 UEFA Europa League Final against Marseille. Simeone was sent to the stands in the first leg of the semi-finals against Arsenal and was suspended. He was forced to watch the second leg and final from the stands.
In the 2018â19 season, AtlĂ©tico bought Thomas Lemar from Monaco and Rodri from Villarreal, and in January 2019 acquired Ălvaro Morata on loan from Chelsea, while longtime team captain Gabi signed for Qatari club Al-Sadd before the start of the season. The team again finished second in the league behind Barcelona and ahead of city rivals Real Madrid. In the Champions League, they advanced to the first knockout round, where they were eliminated by Juventus, winning the first leg 2â0 at the Wanda Metropolitano but losing the return leg 3â0 in Turin.
Simeone guided his side into the last 16 of UEFA Champions League for the sixth time since he came to reign in 2011, while before his arrival AtlĂ©tico had only done so seven times in 60 years. On 11 March 2020, Atletico Madrid eliminated the reigning European champions Liverpool with a 3â2 triumph after extra-time at Anfield, winning 4â2 on aggregate, after Saul secured a 1â0 first-leg win in the reverse via a 5th-minute strike. On 27 June 2020, Simeone won his 195th game in the top-flight of Spanish football as Atleti beat AlavĂ©s 2â1 on Saturday. With the triumph, the Argentine has overtaken the club legend, Luis AragonĂ©s (194), as the manager with the most La Liga wins in the club's history. On 7 July 2020, Simeone overtook John Toshack as the third coach with the most games managed at a single club in the history of the top-flight of Spanish football during Atleti's match against Celta Vigo, his 323rd game in La Liga. Only Miguel Muñoz (Real Madrid, 424) and, the club legend, Luis AragonĂ©s (407) remain ahead of him.
For the 2020â21 season, AtlĂ©tico parted ways with longtime-serving forward Diego Costa and acquired Luis SuĂĄrez after his departure from Barcelona. The team brought back Yannick Carrasco from Dalian Professional and also acquired Geoffrey Kondogbia from Valencia, Lucas Torreira on loan from Arsenal and Moussa DembelĂ© on loan from Lyon, while Thomas Partey left for Arsenal and Ălvaro Morata was loaned to Juventus. On 17 October 2020, Simeone reached his 200th win in the league in a 2â0 away win against Celta Vigo. On 30 December 2020, he reached his 500th match in charge of Atletico Madrid in a 1â0 win over Getafe. On 10 March 2021, Simeone overtook Luis AragonĂ©s for the most wins ever as manager of the club in a 2â1 home win against Athletic Bilbao, his 309th win overall.
After a 4â0 away defeat to Bayern Munich and many injuries to key players in November 2020, Simeone modified the formation of his squad by introducing a three-man defence for the first time in his tenure coaching AtlĂ©tico. In this formation, Carrasco played as a wing-back, with left centre-back Mario Hermoso being instructed to also cover the left-back position when Carrasco moved forward, which made the formation tactically flexible between a three-man and four-man defence. After the formational change, AtlĂ©tico were solidified defensively and began a streak of victories, including a 1â0 home victory against Barcelona. This streak propelled the team to a ten-point lead over Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 2020â21 La Liga title race by February. However, a series of bad results from February to April meant that AtlĂ©tico were eliminated from the Champions League by Chelsea and Real Madrid closed the league gap to two points before the final matchday, meaning AtlĂ©tico needed a victory in the last La Liga round to win the championship. Thanks to a SuĂĄrez goal in the 67th minute, AtlĂ©tico Madrid managed eventually to win their second La Liga title under Simeone, after a 2â1 away win over Real Valladolid on the final match day.
On 8 July 2021, Atleti announced their extension to Simeone's contract until 2024, and in the same announcement it was also made known that the members of his coaching staff had also renewed their contracts.
On 9 November 2023, Simeone extended his contract with Atlético Madrid until 30 June 2027.
Style of managementâ»
Simeone's preferred formation is the 4â4â2, which he first practised when he was manager of Estudiantes in 2006. In this formation, the two wingers move inside and act like attacking midfielders, creating space for the full backs and fluidity in the attack, effectively being a 4â2â2â2 when the team is on the offensive. The two holding midfielders provide the defensive muscle needed to win midfield battles. Utilizing this formation, Simeone's Estudiantes won the 2006 Apertura by beating Boca Juniors 2â1 while being down to ten men from the first half. It is essentially this formation that Simeone also utilizes at AtlĂ©tico Madrid. Simeone has listed his coaching influences being Marcelo Bielsa, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Alfio Basile, Victorio Spinetto, Luigi Simoni, Carlos Bilardo and Radomir AntiÄ.
When he was manager at River Plate, a team graced with the attacking talents of Radamel Falcao, Alexis SĂĄnchez, Ariel Ortega, Mauro Rosales, Diego Buonanotte, Augusto FernĂĄndez and SebastiĂĄn Abreu, Simeone played an aggressive 3â3â1â3 formation reminiscent of those used by influential manager (and Simeone's mentor) Marcelo Bielsa. Using this formation, River won the 2008 Clausura, but in the next season, with SĂĄnchez having returned to Udinese and several players suffering from injuries, the 3â3â1â3 backfired and River finished bottom of the table, with Simeone being sacked in the process.
A common feature of Simeone's teams is defensive compactness and quick counter-attacks. Their defending consists of two stages: deep defending in their own defensive third in a narrow 4â4â2 consisting of two closely connected defensive lines of four players, and counter-pressing in their opponents' third to win the ball high up the pitch. When the ball is won, the team attack as a unit, deploying their fluid 4â2â2â2 formation, with the forwards often shifting to the flanks to create even more space. In defense, the key idea is to force opponents into wide areas, gain numerical dominance in the ball's zone and steal the ball or force the opponent into a backward pass. Counter-pressing consists of reducing an opposing team's space, disrupting their build-up and reducing the number of "safe" positions for opponents' movement on the pitch, thus eliminating goal threats. Claudio Ranieri's Premier League-winning 2015â16 Leicester City team has been compared to Simeone's Atletico Madrid for upsetting bigger teams by also playing a narrow 4â4â2 and being compact in defense and midfield.
In the short time he managed Italian side Catania in 2011, he switched between a 4â2â3â1 and a 4â3â1â2 in order to bring out the best from playmaker AdriĂĄn Ricchiuti while employing many of the counter-attacking features that would later become his trademark at AtlĂ©tico. Ricchiuti was tasked with linking the midfield and attack and creating chances for whichever of Maxi LĂłpez, Gonzalo Bergessio and Francesco Lodi were selected up front. Simeone said he did not want to "fossilise â» with a rigid tactic," saying managers cannot have a favourite formation "for the simple fact that we have to adapt not to what we like but to what we have to work with". His players stayed compact and narrow when defending, with the widemen â two of Ezequiel Schelotto, Giuseppe Mascara, Raphael Martinho and Alejandro GĂłmez â expected to drop back and tuck in when out of possession; meanwhile, playmaker Ricchiuti and the central striker â more often than not LĂłpez â moved back into midfield rather than pressing the centre-backs, with the aim being preventing simple passes into the middle of the pitch.
Simeone is also renowned for his attention to detail and quick adaptability to a game's changing situations. During his time as manager of AtlĂ©tico Madrid, he has placed emphasis on creating chances from set-pieces, while not allowing the opponent to create chances from set-pieces. Several important goals, including the one that gave AtlĂ©tico the 2014 La Liga title, have been scored from set-pieces. While his teams aren't known for controlling possession, they are lauded for controlling the pace and space in which a game is played. He is quick in making tactical changes to influence a game's outcome. In the 2015â16 UEFA Champions League semi-final against Bayern in Munich, with his team down 1â0 after 45 minutes, he moved SaĂșl ĂĂguez from the right wing to a holding midfielder position, changing the 4â4â2 to a 4â1â4â1 formation with Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann on the flanks. While on paper SaĂșl was seemingly out of his normal position in this role, in effect this change meant that midfielders Gabi and Koke, who were overwhelmed in the first half by Bayern's pressure, would now be shielded by SaĂșl's presence behind them, and the midfield would regain its much-needed composure. Eventually, the change had the desired outcome, with AtlĂ©tico equalizing through Griezmann and advancing to the Champions League final.
Simeone has also earned praise for instilling confidence and discipline in his players, which has helped his teams emerge victorious under adverse conditions. For example, in the last game of 2014's La Liga, at the Camp Nou against Barcelona, when AtlĂ©tico needed a draw to win the championship, both Diego Costa and Arda Turan were taken out of the game due to injury in the first half, and Barcelona opened the scoring. However, Simeone was able to rally his team at half-time and Godin's header in the second half gave them the much needed draw. Simeone said: "At half-time I told them to be relaxed. In the first half we did well. I knew if we scored, it would cost them. That's what happened. There was an amazing collective effort from everyone." During a leg in the 2017â18 UEFA Europa League semi-final against Arsenal at the Emirates, AtlĂ©tico were playing without key players Diego Costa, Juanfran, Filipe LuĂs and Vitolo, and in the 10th minute, Ć ime Vrsaljko was sent off with a red card, followed by Simeone being also sent off. Despite playing with ten men, without their manager at the bench, with most players in makeshift positions, and enjoying only 24% of ball possession, the team lost neither its shape nor its composure, eventually holding out to a 1â1 draw that was enough for them to progress to the final. "Simeone taught us to enjoy suffering," Arda Turan said in 2015, supporting this feeling that the Argentinean coach is a man who takes the best things out of bad situations. Diego Godin has also said about his manager: "The players would die for him â». He gives belief that we can compete against much bigger teams. We have great confidence in him, we are with him to the death and also he with us - and that shows on the pitch. I believe the whole team has confidence in the coach and we all know the path we have to take: he marks the way for us and we go with him until the death. That is how you achieve things."
In the 2020â21 season, amid COVID-19 and injury crisis among the team's forwards, Simeone experimented with back three formations, such as 5â3â2 and 3â5â2. This saw them adapt to a new, more possession-heavy style, averaging the majority of possession over the season for the first time since their victorious 2013â14 season.
Personal lifeâ»
Simeone's sons Giovanni, Gianluca, and Giuliano (from his first wife) are professional footballers, playing for Napoli, Tudelano and Alavés, respectively.
Simeone also has two daughters, Francesca and Valentina, with model Carla Pereyra. Simeone and Pereyra got married in secret in June 2019.
Career statisticsâ»
Clubâ»
- Source:
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VĂ©lez SĂĄrsfield | 1987â88 | Primera DivisiĂłn | 28 | 4 | 28 | 4 | ||||||
1988â89 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | ||||||||
1989â90 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 8 | ||||||||
Total | 76 | 14 | 76 | 14 | ||||||||
Pisa | 1990â91 | Serie A | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | â | â | 33 | 4 | ||
1991â92 | Serie B | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | â | â | 28 | 2 | |||
Total | 56 | 6 | 5 | 0 | â | â | 61 | 6 | ||||
Sevilla | 1992â93 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | â | â | 35 | 4 | ||
1993â94 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 4 | â | â | 38 | 12 | ||||
Total | 64 | 12 | 9 | 4 | â | â | 73 | 16 | ||||
AtlĂ©tico Madrid | 1994â95 | La Liga | 29 | 6 | 8 | 2 | â | â | 37 | 8 | ||
1995â96 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 0 | â | â | 45 | 12 | ||||
1996â97 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
Total | 98 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 126 | 27 | ||
Inter Milan | 1997â98 | Serie A | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | â | 41 | 7 | |
1998â99 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | â | 43 | 7 | |||
Total | 57 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 3 | â | 84 | 14 | |||
Lazio | 1999â2000 | Serie A | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 7 |
2000â01 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
2001â02 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | â | 13 | 1 | |||
2002â03 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | â | 35 | 7 | |||
Total | 90 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 18 | ||
AtlĂ©tico Madrid | 2003â04 | La Liga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | â | â | 32 | 2 | ||
2004â05 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | â | 15 | 1 | |||
Total | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | â | 47 | 3 | |||
Racing Club | 2004â05 | Primera DivisiĂłn | 18 | 2 | â | â | â | 18 | 2 | |||
2005â06 | 20 | 1 | â | â | â | 20 | 1 | |||||
Total | 38 | 3 | â | â | â | 38 | 3 | |||||
Career total | 515 | 84 | 60 | 8 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 641 | 101 |
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
Internationalâ»
Source:
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 goalsâ»
- Argentina score listed first, score column indicates score after each Simeone goal.
- ^ The matches against Slovakia League (22 June 1995, Mendoza), in which Simeone scored 1 goal, and against Poland B League (20 June 1996, TucumĂĄn), 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 statisticsâ»
- As of match played 25 May 2024
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 | 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 | |
Racing Club | 21 June 2011 | 23 December 2011 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 040.00 | |
Atlético Madrid | 23 December 2011 | Present | 682 | 403 | 151 | 128 | 059.09 | |
Total | 889 | 499 | 204 | 186 | 056.13 |
Honoursâ»
Playerâ»
Atlético Madrid
Inter Milan
Lazio
Argentina
- Copa América: 1991, 1993
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 1992
- CONMEBOLâUEFA Cup of Champions: 1993
- Summer Olympics Silver Medal: 1996
Individual
- Trofeo EFE: 1995â96
Managerâ»
Estudiantes
River Plate
Atlético Madrid
- La Liga: 2013â14, 2020â21
- Copa del Rey: 2012â13
- Supercopa de España: 2014
- UEFA Europa League: 2011â12, 2017â18
- UEFA Super Cup: 2012, 2018
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2013â14, 2015â16
Individual
- La Liga Manager of the Month: October 2013, November 2015, March 2017, October 2023
- Trofeo Comunidad Iberoamericana: 2014
- La Liga Coach of the Year: 2012â13, 2013â14, 2015â16, 2020â21
- Miguel Muñoz Trophy: 2013â14, 2015â16, 2020â21
- Facebook/MARCA Football Awards (Best Manager): 2016
- IFFHS World's Best Club Coach: 2016
- Globe Soccer Master Coach Special Award: 2017
- IFFHS Club Coach of the Decade: 2011â2020
- Konex Awards: 2020
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External linksâ»
- Diego Simeone â FIFA competition record (archived)
- Diego Simeone â UEFA competition record (archive)
- Diego Simeone player profile at BDFutbol
- Diego Simeone manager profile at BDFutbol
- Profile and Statistics at yahoo.com
- Diego Simeone at National-Football-Teams.com
- Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera at FĂștbol XXI (in Spanish)
- "Futbol Factory profile" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Simeone family
- Argentine people of Italian descent
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers
- Pisa SC players
- Sevilla FC players
- Atlético Madrid footballers
- Inter Milan players
- SS Lazio players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Argentine Primera DivisiĂłn players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- La Liga players
- UEFA Europa League winning players
- Argentina men's youth international footballers
- Argentina men's under-20 international footballers
- Argentina men's international footballers
- 1991 Copa América players
- 1992 King Fahd Cup players
- 1993 Copa América players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 Copa América players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 1999 Copa América players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- Copa América-winning players
- FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
- Olympic medalists in football
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- FIFA Men's Century Club
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Argentine football managers
- Racing Club de Avellaneda managers
- Estudiantes de La Plata managers
- Club Atlético River Plate managers
- San Lorenzo de Almagro managers
- Catania FC managers
- Atlético Madrid managers
- Argentine Primera DivisiĂłn managers
- Serie A managers
- La Liga managers
- UEFA Europa League winning managers
- Argentine expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Italy
- Expatriate football managers in Spain
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics