Diego Simeone
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Diego Pablo Simeone González (born 28 April 1970), also known as El Cholo, is an Argentine football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder; he has been the manager of Atlético Madrid since December 2011.
Simeone is often considered to be a legendary figure in the history of Atlético Madrid, due to his achievements as a player and manager with them.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 King Fahd Cup in 1992, and a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympic games. As a manager, Simeone has coached Argentine sides Racing Club, Estudiantes de La Plata, 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, and has had his biggest managerial success with Atlético Madrid, winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, and also being runner-up of the UEFA Champions League twice.
Personal life
Simeone's sons Giovanni, Gianluca, and Giuliano are professional footballers, currently playing for Napoli, Xerez Deportivo and Zaragoza, respectively. Simeone also has two daughters, Francesca and Valentina, with model Carla Pereyra. Simeone and Pereyra got married in secret in June 2019.
Club career
Simeone was 14 years old when his youth coach Victorio Spinetto dubbed him "Cholo" because his energetic play reminded him of former Boca Juniors player and Argentine national Carmelo Simeone (no relation) who bore the name.
Simeone started his career with Vélez Sarsfield and moved to Pisa, Italy's Serie A club. Simeone was relegated to Sevilla in the Spanish La Liga during his first season after struggling to gain promotion the following year. Simeone spent two seasons in Seville, before being signed by Atlético Madrid. During the 1995-96 season, he was a member of Atlético's double-division championship and Copa del Rey.
Simeone returned to Serie A with Inter Milan in 1997 and spent two seasons, winning the 1997–98 UEFA Cup in a team led by Ronaldo up front. Simeone joined fellow Argentines Néstor Sensini, Matas Almeyda, and Juan Sebastián Verón at Sven-Göran Eriksson's Lazio in 1999. Before Simeone's arrival in the season, the team had been close to the Scudetto, and he was instrumental in the championship's return from a season, where Juventus had led the standings by two points going into the last day. Simeone's first Serie A title was guaranteed despite a Juve's poor weather at Perugia and Lazio's solid home win over Reggina at the Stadio Olimpico. He would then complete the double in Spain and then add the Italian double as Lazio defeated Inter to win the 1999–2000 Coppa Italia.
Simeone's victory against former Internetivity on the last day of his 2001–02 campaign effectively ended his old employers' championship hopes. He continued to play three more seasons in Rome, which culminated in more drama as Simeone's triumph against former club Inter.
Simeone returned to Atlético Madrid in 2003 after resigning with Lazio, spending his next two seasons there. In total, he appeared in 165 games for Atlético, scoring 31 goals. In December 2004, it was announced that he would leave Europe and return to Argentina to finish his playing career with Racing Club.
International career
Simeone was a member of Argentina's under-23 team at the 1992 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Paraguay, which saw Argentina fail to qualify for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Simeone's senior team in Argentina has earned 106 caps, the first since 1988.
Simeone won the Copa América with Argentina in 1991 and 1993. He appeared in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He was a member of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, as one of the three over-23 players allowed per squad. Simeone, a midfielder, scored 11 goals for his country, including one in the 1992 King Fahd Cup final.
England's David Beckham was suspended for kicking Simeone in retaliation for a foul during the 1998 World Cup (see also Argentina–England football rivalry). Simeone later reported that he simulated the crash in order to get Beckham to recover. Sports Illustrated was critical of Argentina's theatrics in that situation, citing Simeone's "heavy hand assault" on Beckham and then "fell like a ton of bricks" when Beckham retaliated. Simeone was hurt by Arthur Numan's tackle in the following match against the Netherlands. Argentina was eliminated in the group stage, which included a 1–0 loss to England in which Beckham converted a penalty in the 2002 World Cup, his last.
Simeone said he was "embarrassed" to win Diego Maradona as Argentina's most capped player, but Simeone has since been defeated by Roberto Ayala, Javier Zanetti, and Lionel Messi.
Managerial career
Simeone retired from playing for Racing Club after playing his last game on February 17, 2006, before being named manager of the same team. The team put on an impressive finish in the 2006 Clausura after a rough start. Simeone left Racing in May 2006 and was replaced by Reinaldo Merlo as the club's president was elected.
Simeone became the head coach of Estudiantes de La Plata on May 18 and the team later claimed their second league title in 23 years after defeating Boca Juniors 2–1 in a final match played on December 13, 2006. Simeone was named as the best manager in the Argentine league in a October 2006 poll by the sports daily Olé. Former Argentine international Roberto Perfumo praised him as a "born boss" for the first time. Simeone left Estudiantes after the 2007 Apertura, in which Estudiantes was not a contender after a slow start but a good finish in nine games without losing, but not a single one. Simeone was unveiled as the new River Plate coach on December 15, 2007, deposing Daniel Passarella. The term was supposed to last a year, beginning on January 3rd 2008. Simeone and River Plate defeated Olimpo 2–1 in the Monumental after losing to San Lorenzo in the second round. Simeone resigned as coach of River Plate in the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, after losing to Mexican side Chivas in the quarter-finals of the 2008 Copa Sudamericana, putting them in last place in Primera División Argentina with only six matches remaining. Simeone joined San Lorenzo on April 15 to replace Miguel ngel Russo after the club's loss in the first round of the 2009 Copa Libertadores. Simeone resigned from San Lorenzo on April 3rd, 2010 due to poor results and growing criticism.
Simeone left Sicily on January 19 to join Catania's Serie A team, Marco Giampaolo, who left the club just hours earlier. Simeone resigned on June 1st, 2011 after assisting Catania in avoiding relegation. Simeone was appointed the new coach of Racing Club for his second time on June 21, 2011, replacing Miguel ngel Russo, who had resigned the week before.
Simeone was unveiled on December 23, 2011, replacing Gregorio Manzano, who had been dismissed the day before falling in third-tier Albacete in the Copa del Rey. Atlético's first game as Atlético boss was a 0–0 away draw against Manuel Pellegrini's Malaga. The team lost the UEFA Europa League by beating Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the final in Bucharest in his first season.
His Atlético team lifted the UEFA Super Cup after beating Chelsea 4–1 in Monaco on August 31, 2012. The team got off to a promising start to the season in the domestic league, finishing second in second place behind Barcelona and above city rivals Real Madrid. Simeone led the team to a third-place finish in the league, which was the highest finish in 17 years for Atlético. After Atlético defeated rivals Real Madrid 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on May 17, he claimed the Copa del Rey.
Despite selling celebrity player Radamel Falcao to Monaco for a reported €60 million fee, Atlético began the 2013–14 season with a similar lineup to their previous season. They also bought David Villa from Barcelona on a free transfer. Although the team started the season with a loss to Barça in the 2013 Supercopa de Espaa, the team won eight-straight games in La Liga, the best league start in club history. Simeone became the first Atlético boss since Claudio Ranieri in 1999 to win in the league for the first time since 2001. Atlético finished in first place in La Liga in the first half of the season, leveling on points with Barcelona at 47. Atlético needed at least a draw in the Camp Nou against Barcelona on May 17 to be crowned champions for the first time since 1996, but Barcelona will lose the trophy to Barcelona. Atlético's tenth league title and first since 1996, when Simeone himself was a Atlético player, was a Diego Godn header from a corner kick in the 48th minute.
Simeone became Argentina's second boss after Helenio Herrera to win Atlético and the second under new Santiago as both a player and a coach. Atlético was the most profitable in team history under Simeone in La Liga, beating its 1996 record of 87 points.
Atlético finished in 2013-2014 with a 5–1 aggregate victory over Milan in the round of 16. Simeone was the first time the team had reached the Champions League quarter-finals since 1996–97, when they were playing for the team. Atlético defeated Barcelona 2–1 on aggregate, denying them space and isolating forwards Lionel Messi and Neymar. Atlético defeated Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League final for the second time in club history, the first being in 1974. Atlético was the only undefeated team in the Champions League before the final, winning nine victories and three draws, and losing only 6 goals in 12 matches.
Atlético defeated Real Madrid in the final on May 24th in Lisbon, defeating them for the first time in history. Atlético conceded a late equalizer in the 93rd minute of the match, despite leading from Diego Godn's header. After Luis Carniglia and Helenio Herrera's efforts, Atlético's morale was hampered, and the team lost 4–1 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. Real Madrid's Raphal Varane kicked the ball against Simeone after the final goal, causing Simeone to run onto the pitch in rage. Varane was booked for the incident, and he was taken to the stands. "I also made a mistake with my reaction," Simeone said. He's a young guy with a promising future. Simeone also confessed to a mistake in selecting striker Diego Costa to begin the match after eight minutes as he had been injured and was forced to leave after eight minutes.
Chelsea acquired Diego Costa, Filipe Luis, and Thibaut Courtois from Atlético, as well as David Villa, who later joined the MLS in the summer of 2014. Atlético acquired goalkeeper Jan Oblak from Bayern Munich, goalkeeper Jan Oblak from Benfica and forwards Antoine Griezmann from San Lorenzo, and former youth midfielder Sal, who was on loan at Rayo Vallecano, in response. Atlético began the season by defeating Real Madrid in August for the Spanish Super Cup and repeating the previous year's triumph in the Bernabéu for the league in September. Fernando Torres, a student at Milan, was loaned by the team in January. However, Atlético finished third in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals by Real Madrid 1–0, on aggregate.
Filipe Lus returned from Chelsea ahead of the 2015-16 season, as well as Montenegrin defender Stefan Savi and Belgian midfielder Yannick Carrasco. Mario Manduki left Juventus for Juventus. Atlético's 2015–16 season as the team with Europe's "big five" leagues, with just 18 goals allowed against them in 38 La Liga games. Atlético was also the team with the most clean sheets in their games. The team had been fighting the league title until they last match against Barcelona and Real Madrid, settling for third with 88 points.
Simeone led Atlético to their second Champions League final in three seasons, becoming the first Argentine manager since Héctor Cóper to reach two Champions League finals. During the round of 16, Atlético defeated PSV on penalties, beating them 3–2 on aggregate and defending champions Bayern Munich 2–2, putting up a repeat of the 2014 final against Real Madrid. After an extra time resulting in a penalty shootout, the match came to a conclusion 1–1. Juanfran was the only one to miss his kick, allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to kick Real's last spot kick, condemning Atlético to their second Champions League final defeat in three seasons.
Atlético bought forward Kevin Gameiro from Sevilla, midfielder Nicolás Gaitán from Benfica, and defender Xime Vrsaljko from Sassuolo in the summer of 2016. Fernando Torres was also granted the rights to Fernando Torres (previously on loan from Milan). The team finished third in the league and lost in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, once more to Real Madrid.
Simeone's contract with Atlético ran for two years until June 2020, on September 5, 2017. Atlético will finish in second place in La Liga in the 2017-18 season, behind Barcelona but ahead of city rivals Real Madrid.
Atlético did not progress and dropped to the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage, 2017–18. Diego Costa, a Chelsea defender, returned to Atlético in January 2018. The team defeated Marseille in the 2018 Europa League Final on May 16, 2018. Simeone was sent to the stands on the first leg of the semi-finals against Arsenal and was suspended. From the stands, he was compelled to watch the second leg and final.
Atlético acquired Thomas Lemar from AS Monaco and Rodri from Villarreal in the 2018-19 season, and recalled lvaro Morata from Chelsea on loan in January 2019, while longtime team captain Gabi signed for Qatari club Al-Sadd before the season began. The team finished second in the league behind Barcelona and Real Madrid, Barcelona's city rivals. They advanced to the first knockout round of the Champions League, where they were eliminated by Juventus, winning the first leg 2–0 but losing the return leg 3–0 in Turin.
Simeone led his side to the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League for the sixth time since he took power in 2011, but Atlético had only done so 7 times in 60 years prior to his arrival. After Saul secured a 1–0 victory in the reverse after the reigning European champions Liverpool defeated them 3–2 on aggregate after extra-time at Anfield, winning 4–2 on aggregate. Simeone won his 195th game in Spanish football on Sunday as Atleti defeated Deportivo Alavés 2–1. The Argentine has defeated Luis Aragonés (194) as the team's most La Liga victories in the club's history, despite his triumph. Simeone defeated John Toshack as the third coach with the most games managed at a single club in the history of Spanish football top-flight matches during Atleti's match against Celta Vigo, his 323rd game in La Liga, on July 7th. Only Miguel Muoz (Real Madrid, 424) and Luis Aragonés (407) remain ahead of him.
Atlético's long-serving forward Diego Costa and Luis Suárez joined Barcelona after his departure from Barcelona for the 2020-21 season. Yannick Carrasco of Dalian Professional was loaned from Valencia, Lucas Torreira, and Geoffrey Kondogbia from Valencia, Valencia, was loaned from Lyon, while Thomas Partey left for Arsenal and Moussa Morata was loaned to Juventus. Simeone won his 200th game in the league on Saturday against Celta Vigo in a 2–0 away win. He played his 500th game in charge of Atletico Madrid on December 30, 2020, beating Getafe 1–0. Simeone won by 2–1 home victory over Athletic Bilbao on March 10th, his 309th victory overall, overtaking Luis Aragonés for the most games ever as the club's manager.
Simeone modified his squad's lineup after a 4–0 away loss to Bayern Munich and several injuries to key players in November 2020, including the introduction of a three-man defense for the first time in his tenure as coach Atlético. Carrasco started as a wing-back, with left centre Mario Hermoso being told to cover the left-back position when Carrasco stepped forward, making the relationship tactically flexible between a three-man and four-man defense more flexible. Atlético were solidified defensively and started a string of victories, including a 1–0 home victory over Barcelona after the formational change, and they began a string of losses, beginning with a 1–0 draw. In the 2020–21 La Liga championship race, the team held a 10-point advantage over Real Madrid and Barcelona by February. However, Atlético was barred from the Champions League by Chelsea and Real Madrid closed the gap by two points from the league's two points prior to the final matchday, which means Atlético must win the championship by beating the Spanish league for the second time. Atlético Madrid defeated Real Valladolid 2–1 away on the final match day, thanks to a Suárez goal in the 67th minute.
Atleti announced on July 2021 that their Simeone's contract had been extended until 2024, while simultaneously noting that the members of his coaching staff had also renewed their terms.