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Diego Pablo Simeone has signed a contract extension at Atletico Madrid until June 30, 2024. Since the Argentine joined in 2011, the club has enjoyed one of the most successful phases of their club’s history – winning eight trophies in the process. During this period, Simeone has become the coach who has won the most titles (eight) and games (316) in Atletico Madrid’s history.
The members of his coaching staff have also signed contract extensions until 2024. Óscar Ortega, Pablo Vercellone, Nelson Vivas and Hernán Bonvinvini have also played a big role in our recent success.
The Argentine, who was a key player for Atletico Madrid and won the domestic double in 1996, became the club’s coach in December 2011. In his first season as manager, he won the UEFA Europa League in Bucharest against Athletic Club Bilbao. That was the first of the eight titles won so far in his 10 years in-charge. Simeone’s first full season as the coach, the 2012/13 season, ended with two trophies won: the UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea FC and the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu.
In the 2013/14 season, the Argentine led the club to its 10th LaLiga title and to the UEFA Champions League final. A season later, the Argentine won his fifth trophy at Atleti: the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid. In the 2015/16 season, Atletico Madrid fought for the league title until the penultimate match of the season, and they reached the UEFA Champions League final. In 2018, Atletico Madrid won another continental trophy. This time it was once more the UEFA Europa League, beating Olympique Marseille 3-0 in the final in Lyon. A few months later, the team won the UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid (4-2).
This year, Simeone guided Atletico Madrid to its 11th LaLiga title in the club’s history. In the process he also became the winningest coach in Atlético de Madrid’s history (316). He has so far overseen 527 games – losing only 16% of them.
The Argentine is about to kick off his 11th season as Atletico Madrid manager – making him the person who has coached a team for the most consecutive seasons in LaLiga. Apart from the eight trophies they have won in this period, they have also qualified for nine consecutive seasons for the UEFA Champions League, something unprecedented for the club.
With this contract extension, Atletico Madrid continue an exciting project with Diego Pablo Simeone.
