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Former Argentina national team captain Diego Simeone ended his nineteen-year-long professional player career with a loss - on Friday evening his club "Racing" was defeated by "Estudiantes" at home. Now the footballer will take on the role of a coach.
Although D.Simeone promised to end his career after the end of the Argentinian "Clausura" championship, the resignation of Fernando Quirozo from the position of head coach of "Racing" prompted D.Simeone to end his career earlier than planned.
One of the most popular footballers in the country will become the coach of "Racing" next week and will try to lift the team from the bottom of the league table. His assistants will be former teammates in the Argentina national team Matias Almeyda and Nelson Vivas.
The 35-year-old D.Simeone, who has played the most matches - a total of 106 - in the Argentina national team, has made a name for himself with a great career in Europe and by participating in three World Cup tournaments.
Throughout his career, the midfielder has represented clubs such as "Sevilla", Madrid's "Atletico", Milan's "Inter" and Rome's "Lazio", and in the beginning of 2005 he returned to his homeland and represented "Racing". In 1998, D.Simeone won the UEFA Cup with "Inter", and in 1996 with "Atletico" and in 2000 with "Lazio" respectively, he won the Spanish and Italian championships and cups.
