“I 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.”

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About Diego Simeone

Argentine football manager and former player

Diego Pablo Simeone González, known as Cholo, is an Argentine football manager and former player, born in 1970. He has been the head coach of Atlético Madrid since 2011. Simeone is best known for his long spell in charge of Atlético Madrid, which has made him one of the most enduring figures in European club management. He is also noted for his earlier career as a player before moving into coaching, and for the consistency and longevity of his tenure in Spain’s top division.

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