Diego Simeone
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Diego Pablo Simeone (born April 28, 1970 in Buenos Aires
) is an Argentine
football manager
and former player. He is the current coach of the Racing
. A defensive midfielder, he was the most capped player ever for Argentina
(he has been since surpassed).
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 had that nickname.
In his club career that started in 1987, Simeone played for Vélez Sársfield
, Pisa
, Sevilla
, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, and Lazio
.
. After spells at Atletico Madrid where he was part of the club's 1996 La Liga and Copa Del Rey double triumph and Sevilla, Simeone returned to Serie A
with Inter in 1997 and played two full seasons, winning the UEFA Cup
in 1998 in a side spearheaded by Ronaldo
up front. They beat his future club Lazio 3–0 in the final.
In 1999 Lazio, bankrolled by food empire Cirio and its owner Sergio Cragnotti and under the guidance of Sven Goran Eriksson, bought Simeone to join a strong Argentine flavour at the Biancocelesti which included veteran Nestor Sensini, Matias Almeyda
, Hernan Crespo
and the mercurial passing skills of Juan Sebastian Veron
.
The side had gone close to the Scudetto just before Simeone's arrival and he helped deliver the championship after a gruelling season where Juventus led the standings by two points going into the last day, but a Juve loss at rainy Perugia coupled with Lazio's comfortable 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 2000 Coppa Italia.
He went on to play three more seasons at the Biancocelesti which included more last day drama as a Simeone goal against former club Inter on the last day of the 2001–02 campaign effectively ruined his old employers' title dream.
Simeone returned to Atletico Madrid in 2003 and played two more seasons before leaving Europe to return to Argentina
with Racing
.
, Simeone amassed 106 caps, the first coming in 1988.
Simeone won the 1991
and 1993
editions of the Copa América
with Argentina. He played in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
. As a midfielder, Simeone scored 11 goals for his country, including one in the final of the 1992 Confederations Cup.
During the 1998 World Cup, England's David Beckham
was sent off for kicking Simeone in retaliation for a foul. (see also Argentina and England football rivalry
). Simeone later admitted to simulating the injury from the kick, in order to get Beckham sent off. In the following match, against the Netherlands
, Simeone was injured by a tackle during his team's defeat. In the 2002 World Cup, his last, Argentina was eliminated in the group stage.
Simeone once described his style as "holding a knife between his teeth". Simeone admitted to being "embarrassed" at having surpassed Diego Maradona
as Argentina's most capped player (he has since been surpassed by Roberto Ayala
and Javier Zanetti
).
, 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 ownership of the club changed hands, Simeone left Racing in May 2006 and was replaced with Reinaldo Merlo.
On May 18, he became head coach of Estudiantes de La Plata
and soon led them to their first League title in 23 years after defeating Boca Juniors
2–1 in a final match played December 13, 2006.
In an October 2006 poll in the sports daily Ole, 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 bad start, but had a strong finish of nine lossless games.
On December 15, 2007 Simeone was unveiled as the new River Plate
coach, succeeding Daniel Passarella
. The contract was reported to be a year long, starting on January 3, 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 2–1 in the Monumental.
On November 7, 2008 Simeone announced his resignation as coach of River Plate
after their elimination at the Quarter-final stage of Copa Sudamericana 2008
by the Mexican team Chivas and a poor run of form of 11 domestic games without a win which left them bottom of the Primera División Argentina
with only six games remaining.
On 15 April 2009 Simeone joined San Lorenzo
to replace Miguel Angel Russo
, following the club's exit in the first round of Copa Libertadores 2009
. On 3 April 2010 the coach quit San Lorenzo due poor results and mounting criticism.
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, he 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 Ángel Russo
who had resigned the prior week.
!Season
!Club
!Title
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|Apertura 2006
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Estudiantes
|| Primera Division Argentina
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|Clausura 2008
|| River Plate
|| Primera Division Argentina
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|1987–88
||rowspan="3"|Vélez Sársfield
||rowspan="3"|Primera División
||28||4||||||||||||||||
|-
|1988–89
||16||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|1989–90
||32||8||||||||||||||||
|-
|1990–91
||rowspan="2"|Pisa
||Serie A
||31||4||||||||||||||||
|-
|1991–92||Serie B
||24||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|1992–93
||rowspan="2"|Sevilla
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
||33||4||||||||||||||||
|-
|1993–94
||31||8||||||||||||||||
|-
|1994–95
||rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid||rowspan="3"|La Liga
||29||6||||||||||||||||
|-
|1995–96
||37||12||||||||||||||||
|-
|1996–97
||32||3||||||||||||||||
|-
|1997–98
||rowspan="2"|Internazionale Milano
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
||30||6||2||0||-||-||9||1||||
|-
|1998–99
||27||5||8||0||-||-||9||2||||
|-
|1999–00
||rowspan="4"|Lazio
||rowspan="4"|Serie A
||28||5||||||||||||||||
|-
|2000–01
||30||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|2001–02
||8||1||||||||||||||||
|-
|2002–03
||24||7||||||||||||||||
|-
|2003–04||rowspan="2"|Atlético Madrid||rowspan="2"|La Liga
||28||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|2004–05||8||0||||||||||||||||
|-
|2004–05
||rowspan="2"|Racing
||rowspan="2"|Primera División
||17||2||||||||||||||||
|-
|2005–06
||20||1||||||||||||||||
113||17||||||||||||||||
202||32||||||||||||||||
198||35||||||||||||||||
513||84||||||||||||||||
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|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
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Diego Pablo Simeone (born April 28, 1970 in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
) is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
football manager
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
and former player. He is the current coach of the Racing
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
. A defensive midfielder, he was the most capped player ever for Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
(he has been since surpassed).
When Simeone was 14, his youth coach Victorio Spinetto nicknamed him Cholo
Cholo
Cholo is an ethnic slur created by Hispanic criollos in the 16th century, and it has been applied to individuals of mixed or pure American Indian ancestry, or other racially mixed origin. The precise usage of "cholo" has varied widely in different times and places...
as his energetic play reminded him of former Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
player and Argentine international Carmelo Simeone
Carmelo Simeone
Carmelo Simeone "Cholo", is a former Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team.-Club career:...
(no relation) who had that nickname.
In his club career that started in 1987, Simeone played for Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
, Pisa
Pisa Calcio
Associazione Calcio Pisa 1909 is an Italian association football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as A.C. Pisa , after the cancellation of the old one because of economical troubles...
, Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, and Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
.
Club career
Simeone spent most of his career in Italy with Pisa his first European club in 1990 in which he was brought in by manager Mircea LucescuMircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu is a Romanian former football player and current coach, and one of the most successful Romanian football managers. He is also the father of Rapid Bucharest coach, Răzvan Lucescu...
. After spells at Atletico Madrid where he was part of the club's 1996 La Liga and Copa Del Rey double triumph and Sevilla, Simeone returned to Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
with Inter in 1997 and played two full seasons, winning the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
in 1998 in a side spearheaded by Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo is widely considered to be the greatest 'pure' striker in the history of the modern game, and by some accounts, in the history of football. Ronaldo was one of the...
up front. They beat his future club Lazio 3–0 in the final.
In 1999 Lazio, bankrolled by food empire Cirio and its owner Sergio Cragnotti and under the guidance of Sven Goran Eriksson, bought Simeone to join a strong Argentine flavour at the Biancocelesti which included veteran Nestor Sensini, Matias Almeyda
Matías Almeyda
Matías Jesús Almeyda is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the current manager of Club Atlético River Plate....
, Hernan Crespo
Hernán Crespo
Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...
and the mercurial passing skills of Juan Sebastian Veron
Juan Sebastián Verón
Juan Sebastián Verón is an Argentinian professional football player who is the current captain and midfielder for Estudiantes de La Plata in the Argentine Primera División....
.
The side had gone close to the Scudetto just before Simeone's arrival and he helped deliver the championship after a gruelling season where Juventus led the standings by two points going into the last day, but a Juve loss at rainy Perugia coupled with Lazio's comfortable home win over Reggina at the Stadio Olimpico
Stadio Olimpico
The Stadio Olimpico is the main and largest sports facility of Rome, Italy. It is located within the Foro Italico sports complex on the north of the city. An asset of the Italian National Olympic Committee, the structure is intended primarily for football...
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 2000 Coppa Italia.
He went on to play three more seasons at the Biancocelesti which included more last day drama as a Simeone goal against former club Inter on the last day of the 2001–02 campaign effectively ruined his old employers' title dream.
Simeone returned to Atletico Madrid in 2003 and played two more seasons before leaving Europe to return to Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
with Racing
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
.
International career
For the Argentine teamArgentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
, Simeone amassed 106 caps, the first coming in 1988.
Simeone won the 1991
Copa América 1991
The 1991 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Chile, from July 8 to July 21, 1991. It was organized by CONMEBOL and all ten member nations participated.This was the last time that the tournament consisted of only CONMEBOL member nations...
and 1993
Copa América 1993
The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico and...
editions of the Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...
with Argentina. He played in the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. As a midfielder, Simeone scored 11 goals for his country, including one in the final of the 1992 Confederations Cup.
During the 1998 World Cup, England's David Beckham
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
was sent off for kicking Simeone in retaliation for a foul. (see also Argentina and England football rivalry
Argentina and England football rivalry
The Argentina–England football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans...
). Simeone later admitted to simulating the injury from the kick, in order to get Beckham sent off. In the following match, against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
, Simeone was injured by a tackle during his team's defeat. In the 2002 World Cup, his last, Argentina was eliminated in the group stage.
Simeone once described his style as "holding a knife between his teeth". Simeone admitted to being "embarrassed" at having surpassed Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine football player and widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting...
as Argentina's most capped player (he has since been surpassed by Roberto Ayala
Roberto Ayala
Roberto Fabián Ayala , nicknamed el Ratón , is a former Argentine football centre back.Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Ayala captained the Argentine national team for more matches than anyone else...
and Javier Zanetti
Javier Zanetti
Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback...
).
Managerial career
Simeone ended his playing career for RacingRacing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
, 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 ownership of the club changed hands, Simeone left Racing in May 2006 and was replaced with Reinaldo Merlo.
On May 18, he became head coach of Estudiantes de La Plata
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
and soon led them to their first League title in 23 years after defeating Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine sports club based in La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primera División....
2–1 in a final match played December 13, 2006.
In an October 2006 poll in the sports daily Ole, 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
Roberto Perfumo
Roberto Alfredo Perfumo is a former Argentine footballer.-Club career:El Mariscal won the Intercontinental Cup with Racing Club in 1967, as well as two Argentine leagues, and three with River Plate.-International career:...
.
Simeone left Estudiantes after the end of the 2007 Apertura, where Estudiantes was not a contender after a bad start, but had a strong finish of nine lossless games.
On December 15, 2007 Simeone was unveiled as the new River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
coach, succeeding Daniel Passarella
Daniel Passarella
Daniel Alberto Passarella is a former Argentine football centre back and former manager of the Argentine and Uruguayan national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup...
. The contract was reported to be a year long, starting on January 3, 2008.
After an early elimination in the Copa Libertadores losing to San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
in the second round, Simeone and River Plate went on to win the 2008 Clausura championship after beating Olimpo 2–1 in the Monumental.
On November 7, 2008 Simeone announced his resignation as coach of River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
after their elimination at the Quarter-final stage of Copa Sudamericana 2008
Copa Sudamericana 2008
The 2008 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes was the seventh edition of the Copa Sudamericana football tournament. The draw for the tournament took place on June 10, 2008 in Buenos Aires and the competition was played between July 30 and December 3. Arsenal de Sarandí were the defending champions, having...
by the Mexican team Chivas and a poor run of form of 11 domestic games without a win which left them bottom of the Primera División Argentina
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
with only six games remaining.
On 15 April 2009 Simeone joined San Lorenzo
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro
Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Boedo neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, mostly known because of its football team....
to replace Miguel Angel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:...
, following the club's exit in the first round of Copa Libertadores 2009
Copa Libertadores 2009
The 2009 Copa Libertadores de América was the 50th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier annual international club tournament....
. On 3 April 2010 the coach quit San Lorenzo due poor results and mounting criticism.
On 19 January 2011, Simeone flew to Sicily to join Serie A side, Catania
Calcio Catania
Calcio Catania is an Italian football club founded in 1908 and based in Catania, Sicily. The club has spent much of its history in Serie B, gaining promotion to Italy's top league Serie A five times...
, replacing Marco Giampaolo
Marco Giampaolo
Marco Giampaolo is an Italian association football manager.-Playing career:Born in Bellinzona, Switzerland, but originary from Giulianova, Giampaolo is a former midfielder who played for several Serie C teams, including Giulianova Calcio, Gubbio, Licata and Siracusa, before to make his Serie B...
who left the club just hours earlier. On 1 June 2011, he 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 Ángel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo is an Argentine football coach and former player, who now coaches Estudiantes.-Career:...
who had resigned the prior week.
Managerial titles
{| class="wikitable"!Season
!Club
!Title
|-
|Apertura 2006
2006-2007 in Argentine football
2006–07 season of Argentine football was the 116th season of competitive football in Argentina.-"Championship" playoff:Boca Juniors and Estudiantes de La Plata ended up tied in points at the end of the 19 weeks of regular season...
||
EstudiantesEstudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata , simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, where it has spent most of its history....
|| Primera Division Argentina
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
|-
|Clausura 2008
2007-08 in Argentine football
2007–08 season of Argentine football was the 117th season of competitive football in Argentina.-Primera División:*Apertura champion: Lanús .**Top scorer: Germán Denis .*Clausura champion: River Plate ....
||
River PlateClub Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
|| Primera Division Argentina
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
|-
|}
Career statistics
|-|1987–88
Primera División Argentina 1987-88
-Overview:1987-1988 in Argentine football saw Newell's Old Boys win the Argentine championship, their first title since 1974.-League standings:*Newells Old Boys qualified for Copa Libertadores 1988 as champions of Argentina....
||rowspan="3"|Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield
Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield is a sports club based in the Liniers neighborhood of western Buenos Aires, Argentina. Vélez is best known for its football team, that plays in the Argentine Primera División, the top level of the Argentine league system...
||rowspan="3"|Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
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|1988–89
Primera División Argentina 1988-89
-Overview:1988-1989 in Argentine football saw Independiente win the Argentine championship.-League standings:*Independiente qualify for Copa Libertadores 1990 as Argentine Champions.-Top scorers:-Relegation:-Liguilla Pre-Libertadores:...
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|1989–90
Primera División Argentina 1989-90
-League standings:-Liguilla Pre-Libertadores:Semi-finalsFinal-Relegation:...
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|1990–91
Serie A 1990-91
-Final classification:-Results:-Top scorers:19 goals* Gianluca Vialli 16 goals* Lothar Matthäus 15 goals* Carlos Aguilera * Tomáš Skuhravý 14 goals* Roberto Baggio...
||rowspan="2"|Pisa
Pisa Calcio
Associazione Calcio Pisa 1909 is an Italian association football club, based in Pisa, Tuscany. The club was founded in 1909 as Pisa Sporting Club and refounded in 1994 as A.C. Pisa , after the cancellation of the old one because of economical troubles...
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Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|1991–92||Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
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|1992–93
La Liga 1992-93
La Liga 1992-93 season, the 62nd since its establishment, started on September 5, 1992, and finished on June 20, 1993. It was composed of the following clubs:-Clubs and locations:* Albacete* Athletic Bilbao* Atlético Madrid* FC Barcelona* Cádiz CF...
||rowspan="2"|Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
||rowspan="2"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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|1993–94
La Liga 1993-94
La Liga 1993-94 season, the 63rd since its establishment, started on September 4, 1993 and finished on May 15, 1994. It was composed of the following clubs:-League table:Excluded From The 1994-95 UEFA Champions League...
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|1994–95
La Liga 1994-95
La Liga 1994–95 season, the 64th since its establishment, started on September 3, 1994 and finished on June 18, 1995. It was composed of the following clubs:-League table:||style="background-color:#F9F9F9;"|...
||rowspan="3"|Atlético Madrid||rowspan="3"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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|1995–96
La Liga 1995-96
La Liga 1995-96 season, the 65th since its establishment, started on September 9, 1995 and finished on May 26, 1996. It was composed of the following clubs:...
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|1996–97
La Liga 1996-97
* It was the last season with 22 teams in La Liga. To reduce the number of teams in the league, the last four teams, CF Extremadura, Sevilla FC, Hércules CF and CD Logroñés, were relegated and the fifth-to-last team, Rayo Vallecano, played a relegation playoff and was also relegated.-League...
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|1997–98
Serie A 1997-98
Juventus won the title in controversial circumstances. In their match on Sunday, 26 April 1998, against eventual runners-up, Inter, Ronaldo was denied what appeared a clear penalty for Inter after being blocked by Mark Iuliano of Juventus. Had the penalty been awarded and then dispatched, the...
||rowspan="2"|Internazionale Milano
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
||rowspan="2"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|1998–99
Serie A 1998-99
AC Milan won their 16th Scudetto, led by coach Alberto Zaccheroni. Lazio finished second, losing the title on the last day. Inter with an often Injured or rested Ronaldo had a disastrous season, finishing in 8th position, whereas Juventus impressive start was cut short by a bad injury to Alessandro...
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|1999–00
Serie A 1999-00
Lazio won the title on the final day of the season in controversial cirumstances. Juventus, the only other team left in contention on the day lost their match against Perugia in terrible conditions at a rain-sodden Stadio Renato Curi, many considering the pitch unplayable. Pierluigi Collina the...
||rowspan="4"|Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
||rowspan="4"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
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|2000–01
Serie A 2000-01
In the 2000-01 season, Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 13th consecutive time from season 1988-89....
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|2001–02
Serie A 2001-02
In the 2001-02 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 14th consecutive time from season 1988-89....
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|2002–03
Serie A 2002-03
In the 2002-03 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 15th consecutive time from season 1988-89....
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|2003–04||rowspan="2"|Atlético Madrid||rowspan="2"|La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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|2004–05||8||0||||||||||||||||
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|2004–05
Primera División Argentina 2004-05
-Torneo Apertura:-Top Scorers:-Torneo Clausura:-Top Scorers:-Relegation:-"Promoción" playoff:Argentinos Juniors wins 4-2 and remains in the Argentine First Division...
||rowspan="2"|Racing
Racing Club de Avellaneda
Racing Club is an Argentine professional football club from Avellaneda, a suburb of Greater Buenos Aires. Founded in 1903, Racing has been historically considered one of the "big five" clubs of Argentine football...
||rowspan="2"|Primera División
Primera División Argentina
The Primera División is a professional football league in Argentina. It is the country's premier football division and is at the top of the Argentine football league system. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Primera B Nacional. The season runs...
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|2005–06
Primera División Argentina 2005-06
-Torneo Apertura:-Top Scorers:-Torneo Clausura:-Top Scorers:-Relegation:-"Promoción" playoff:...
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|1988||2||1
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|1989||3||0
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|1990||1||0
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|1991||9||2
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|1992||3||1
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|1993||13||1
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|1994||10||0
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|1995||8||2
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|1996||6||2
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|1997||9||1
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|1998||12||0
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|1999||11||1
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|2000||11||0
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|2001||6||0
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|2002||2||0
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External links
- Profile and Statistics at yahoo.com
- Career details at National Football Teams Managerial statistics in the Argentine Primera Futbol Factory profile (Archived)