Diego Simeone

Also known as El Cholo, Diego Pablo Simeone, Simeone, Cholo Simeone, Diego P. Simeone, Diego Pablo Simeone González, Cholo

Diego Pablo Simeone González, nicknamed "Cholo", is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He has been the manager of La Liga club Atlético Madrid since December 2011, making him the second longest serving manager in Europe currently.

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Diego Pablo Simeone González is an Argentine association football player and coach. Born in Buenos Aires on April 28, 1970, he competed as a midfielder for the Argentina national team, participating in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 1996 Summer Olympics. His club career included stints with SS Lazio, Racing Club, Inter Milan, and Sevilla FC. He also played padel.

As a coach, Simeone has managed Atlético Madrid, Racing Club, Catania FC, and San Lorenzo de Almagro. He has been diagnosed with COVID-19. He is the father of Giovanni Simeone, Gianluca Simeone, and Giuliano Simeone.

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Diego Pablo Simeone González (born 28 April 1970), nicknamed "El Cholo", is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He has been the manager of La Liga club Atlético Madrid since December 2011.

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PL Stories: Diogo Jota — Self (archive footage)2026
Antoine Griezmann. Enamorado del Atleti — Self2026
The Scaloni Method — Self2026
Arda Turan: Confrontation — Self2024
LALIGA: All Access — Self - Coach of Atletico Madrid2024
Beckham — Self2023
The Phenomenon — Self2022
Bilardo, the Soccer Doctor2022
Simeone. Living Match by Match — Self2022
Another Way of Living: Atlético de Madrid — Self2022

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Instance of: human
Given name: Pablo
Gender: male
Citizenship: Argentina
Place of birth: Buenos Aires
Child: Giuliano Simeone
Occupation: association football player
Participant in: 1998 FIFA World Cup
Sport: padel
Member of team: Argentina men's national association football team
Position played: midfielder
Country for sport: Argentina
Mass: 70
Image: Diego Simeone.jpg
Height: 177

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date of birth: 1970-04-28
Commons category: Diego Simeone
coach of sports team: SSC Napoli
birth name: Diego Pablo Simeone González
name in native language: Diego Simeone
second family name in Spanish name: González
number of matches played/races/starts: 1
total goals in career: 0
medical condition: COVID-19
social media followers: 1507241

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

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