Carmelo "Cholo" Simeone, (22 September 1934 – 11 October 2014) was an Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team. Nicknamed "Cholo", he was known for his energetic playing style.[1]
 Simeone at Boca Juniors | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 September 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudadela, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 2014 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1961 | Vélez Sársfield | 164 | (0) |
| 1962–1967 | Boca Juniors | 152 | (1) |
| 1968–? | Sportivo Belgrano | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1966 | Argentina | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2008 | |||
Club career
editSimeone started his playing career in 1955 with Vélez Sársfield. In 1961 he joined Boca Juniors where he was an important defensive player in the teams that won the Argentine Primera in 1962, 1964 and 1965. Simeone left Boca In 1967 and spent some time playing for Sportivo Belgrano in the lower leagues of Argentine football.
International career
editSimeone represented Argentina in their victorious Copa América campaign in 1959,[2] and at the 1966 FIFA World Cup;[3] in total he made 22 appearances for the national side between 1959 and 1966.
Honours
editClub
edit- Primera División Argentina: 1962, 1964, 1965
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1963
Argentina
edit- Copa América: 1959
- Taça das Nações: 1964
References
edit- ^ "Jens Fjellström ny tränare i Malmö FF (Jens Fjellström new coach in Malmö FF)". aftonbladet.se. 26 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2003. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ rsssf: Argentina Copa America 1959 squad
- ^ rsssf: Argentina 1966 World Cup squad
External links
edit
- Boca Juniors profile (in Spanish)
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