Diego Simeone
- Country : Argentina
- Profession :Argentine football manager
- DOB: 1970-04-28
Diego Simeone is an Argentine football manager and former player, best known for his intense coaching style and successful tenure as the head coach of Atlético Madrid. Born on April 28, 1970, in Buenos Aires, he played as a midfielder, enjoying a distinguished club career at teams such as Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, and Inter Milan, as well as earning numerous caps for the Argentina national team. Simeone’s coaching career began in 2006, and he became Atlético Madrid’s manager in 2011. Under his leadership, Atlético has achieved tremendous success, winning La Liga titles, Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Europa League. His tactical approach is characterized by a strong defensive system and aggressive counter-attacking play. Simeone is regarded as one of the top modern football managers, known for transforming Atlético into a major force in Spanish and European football.
Football is not just in Europe, there is football all over the world so I am always open to the idea of managing anywhere in the world.
Author: Diego SimeoneWhether you win or lose against English teams, you always feel it’s been a proper contest.
Author: Diego SimeoneFootball is a game of emotions. The team that controls them the best is the one that will win.
Author: Diego SimeoneCatania was a real learning curve. I grew amid difficulties. In terms of courage and ideas, a lot about my Atleti comes from Italy.
Author: Diego SimeoneI don’t drive a truck, I drive a team of footballers who work for a major club like Atleti.
Author: Diego SimeoneYou must have faith in your teammates and in the team’s collective strength.
Author: Diego SimeoneThere is nothing more rewarding than seeing the team fight together for a common goal.
Author: Diego SimeoneThe greatest achievement is not in never falling, but in rising every time you fall.
Author: Diego SimeoneWith any possibly erroneous decision, you can always look back and think you could’ve done something differently – but always with the benefit of hindsight.
Author: Diego SimeoneI would never close the door on any job because I like to work, I like football.
Author: Diego SimeoneBusquets reads everything. Players like Busquets or Xabi Alonso in midfield have the capacity to read the whole game.
Author: Diego SimeoneI was 27 or 28 years old when I really decided I would become a manager. I would go home from training at Lazio, grab a folder and pretend I was taking a training session. You know the way kids imagine things, when they are playing? I would do the same as an adult, playing at being a manager.
Author: Diego SimeoneThere is no substitute for hard work, only through effort can we achieve our goals.
Author: Diego SimeoneHe who brings a style to a club that can’t carry it out, he is not a good manager, because he is attacking the club that hires him.
Author: Diego SimeoneIf I had to chose between Messi and Ronaldo, then most likely I would choose Messi.
Author: Diego SimeoneThe teams that defend well are as important as those that attack well. If you don’t concede goals it is much easier to win but it is all about having balance.
Author: Diego SimeoneSuccess is not about the trophies you win, but the journey you take to get there.
Author: Diego SimeoneWhat I’m trying to say is that within the styles, first, there’s something clear: the style is given by the players on the roster.
Author: Diego SimeoneYou have to attack to get corners, no? Winning by scoring strategic goals doesn’t bother me – it’s part of the game.
Author: Diego SimeoneFootball is like hunting. One second can change it all, but it’s not just any second, it’s a flash. The prey is there and suddenly then it’s not. In an instant it’s over – you won’t have the chance again. You need to know which one precise second to train for, and to understand that moment.
Author: Diego SimeoneDiego (Maradona) has filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona.
Author: Diego SimeoneIt’s not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog.
Author: Diego SimeoneThere is no such thing as revenge in football, or in life for that matter, just new opportunities.
Author: Diego SimeoneMessi alone is more dangerous than Real Madrid’s attacking trio Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale.
Author: Diego SimeoneMy role is to take the player to his limits, to provoke him, to annoy him against me, because in this nervousness is the will to improve.
Author: Diego Simeone