Diego Simeone: Argentine association football player and manager

Diego Simeone
Personal information
Full name	Diego Pablo Simeone
Date of birth	28 April 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Atlético Madrid (manager)
Youth career
	Vélez Sársfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1990	Vélez Sársfield
1990–1992	Pisa
1992–1994	Sevilla
1994–1997	Atlético Madrid
1997–1999	Inter Milan
1999–2003	Lazio
2003–2005	Atlético Madrid
2005–2006	Racing Club
Total
National team
1989	Argentina U20
1996	Argentina U23
1988–2002	Argentina
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
King Fahd Cup
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Olympic Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He has played for the Argentina national team. He is now the manager of Atlético Madrid.

Career statistics

Source:

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	La Liga	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	4	2	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	1	—		41	7
	1998–99	Serie A	27	5	7	0	9	2	—		43	7
	Total		57	11	9	0	18	3	—		84	14
Lazio	1999–2000	Serie A	28	5	7	2	11	0	1	0	47	7
	2000–01		30	2	2	0	8	1	1	0	41	3
	2001–02		8	1	0	0	5	0	—		13	1
	2002–03		24	7	4	0	7	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	La Liga	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	Primera División	20	1	—		—		—		20	1
	Total		38	3	—		—		—		38	3
Career total			515	84	60	8	62	9	4	0	641	101

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	1991 Copa América
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	22 June 1995	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza, Argentina	Slovakia League	5–0	6–0	Friendly
7	11 July 1995	Estadio Parque Artigas, Paysandú, Uruguay	Chile	2–0	4–0	1995 Copa América
8	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	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	1 July 1999	Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay	Ecuador	1–0	3–1	1999 Copa América

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
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
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