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Diego Simeone

1970 - Today

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Diego Pablo Simeone González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo ˈpaβlo simeˈone]; Italian: [ˈdjɛːɡo simeˈoːne, ˈdjeː-]; born 28 April 1970), nicknamed "El Cholo" ([el ˈtʃolo]), is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He has been the manager of La Liga club Atlético Madrid since December 2011 making him the second longest serving manager in Europe currently. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego Simeone is the 23rd most popular coach (up from 32nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Argentinean Coach.

Diego Simeone is most famous for being the manager of Atlético Madrid. He is also a former Argentine footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Diego Simeone ranks 23 out of 471. Before him are Vicente del Bosque, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Rinus Michels, Marcello Lippi, Luis Aragonés, and Jürgen Klopp. After him are Sven-Göran Eriksson, Sepp Maier, Frank Rijkaard, Arrigo Sacchi, Joachim Löw, and Carlos Alberto Parreira.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Diego Simeone ranks 3. Before him are Melania Trump, and Luis Enrique. After him are Aleksandar Vučić, Queen Rania of Jordan, Han Kang, Christopher Nolan, Javier Milei, Cafu, Matt Damon, DMX, and Andre Agassi.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Diego Simeone ranks 17 out of 1,154. Before him are Isabel Martínez de Perón (1931), José de San Martín (1778), Lionel Messi (1987), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Martha Argerich (1941), and Daniel Barenboim (1942). After him are Omar Sívori (1935), Mario Kempes (1954), Carlos Menem (1930), Néstor Kirchner (1950), Olivia Hussey (1951), and Leopoldo Galtieri (1926).

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Among COACHES In Argentina

Among coaches born in Argentina, Diego Simeone ranks 1. After him are Marcelo Bielsa (1955), Héctor Cúper (1955), Jorge Sampaoli (1960), Jorge Valdano (1955), Sergio Batista (1962), Roberto Sensini (1966), Vicente de la Mata (1918), José Durand Laguna (1885), Gustavo Alfaro (1962), Leonardo Astrada (1970), and Jorge Amado Nunes (1961).

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