Carmelo Simeone
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
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 |
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]
Club career
Simeone started his playing career in 1955 with
Sportivo Belgrano
in the lower leagues of Argentine football.
International career
Simeone represented Argentina in their victorious
in total he made 22 appearances for the national side between 1959 and 1966.Honours
Club
- Primera División Argentina: 1962, 1964, 1965
- Copa Libertadores runner-up: 1963
Argentina
- Copa América: 1959
- Taça das Nações: 1964
References
- ^ "Jens Fjellström ny tränare i Malmö FF (Jens Fjellström new coach in Malmö FF)". aftonbladet.se. 2016-07-26. Archived from the original on 2003-08-16. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ rsssf: Argentina Copa America 1959 squad
- ^ rsssf: Argentina 1966 World Cup squad
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carmelo Simeone.
- Boca Juniors profile (in Spanish)