Diego Simeone

Diego Simeone is the rare figure I respect more for stubbornness than for genius. Since December 2011 he has run Atlético Madrid like a creed: defend, suffer, believe, repeat. In an era that worships possession aesthetics, Cholo built a counterargument out of sweat and made it outlast almost every managerial reign in Europe. The midfielder he once was — snarling, cynical, relentless — never really retired; he just put on a suit. I will not pretend his football is always pleasant to watch, but as a study in willpower and identity, nobody in the modern game teaches more than Simeone does.

Name (English)

Diego Simeone

Name (Japanese)

ディエゴ・シメオネ

Reading

でぃえご・しめおね

Born

April 28, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Origin

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Height

177 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• 2019 Outstanding Citizen of Buenos Aires

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/simeone/
• Xhttps://x.com/Simeone
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8D

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.