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In his club career that started in ], Simeone played for ], ], ], ], ], and ]. He ended his playing career for ], playing his last match on 17 February 2006, and then becoming manager for the same team. After a rough start, the team made an impressive finish in the 2006 Clausura, but the pressure was too much for Simeone to handle, and on May 2006 he left Racing and was replaced with ]. On ], he was signed by ]. |
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In his club career that started in ], Simeone played for ], ], ], ], ], and ]. He ended his playing career for ], playing his last match on 17 February 2006, and then becoming manager for the same team. After a rough start, the team made an impressive finish in the 2006 Clausura, but the pressure was too much for Simeone to handle, and on May 2006 he left Racing and was replaced with ]. On ], he was signed by ]. |
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For the ], Simeone, nicknamed ''El Cholo'' after another player with the same surname, amassed 106 caps, the first coming in ]. He played in the ], ] and ] ]s. As a defensive player, Simeone has scored 11 goals for his country. He was considered a great leader on the pitch. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the ] in ]. |
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For the ], Simeone, nicknamed ''El Cholo'' after another player with the same surname, amassed 106 caps, the first coming in ]. He played in the ], ] and ] ]s. In spite of being a defensive player, Simeone has scored 11 goals for his country. He was considered a great leader on the pitch. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the ] in ]. |
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During the 1998 World Cup that he was part of an incident with ]; Simeone deliberately fouled Beckham, causing the English star to be sent off after he retaliated. During the next match against ], Simeone was injured by a tackle during his team's elimination. In 2002, during another match-up against England, Simeone tried again to foul Beckham but it was unsuccessful and Argentina lost the game, which eliminated them from the playoff round. |
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During the 1998 Cup that he was part of an incident with ]; the English star kicked Simeone and was sent off; Simeone responded verbally to Beckham's foul, to which the Englishman reacted (see also ]). |
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An intimidating figure on the pitch, Simeone is humble off it, admitting to being "embarrassed" to surpass ] as Argentina's most capped player. |
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An intimidating figure on the pitch, Simeone is humble off it, admitting to being "embarrassed" to surpass ] as Argentina's most capped player. |
An intimidating figure on the pitch, Simeone is humble off it, admitting to being "embarrassed" to surpass Diego Maradona as Argentina's most capped player.
