Carmelo Simeone

Carmelo Simeone

Simeone at Boca Juniors
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-09-22)September 22, 1934
Place of birth Ciudadela, Argentina
Date of death October 11, 2014(2014-10-11) (aged 80)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1961 Vélez Sársfield 164 (0)
1962–1967 Boca Juniors 152 (1)
1968–? Sportivo Belgrano ? (?)
National team
1959–1966 Argentina 22 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2008.

† Appearances (goals)

Carmelo Simeone "Cholo", (September 22, 1934 – October 11, 2014) was an Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team.

Club career

Simeone started his playing career in 1955 with Vélez Sársfield. In 1961 he joined Boca Juniors where he was an important defensive player in the teams that won the Argentine Primera in 1962, 1964 and 1965. Simeone left Boca In 1967 and spent some time playing for Sportivo Belgrano in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

International career

Simeone represented Argentina at the Copa América in 1959,[1] and at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Titles

Season Team Title
1962Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina
1964Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina
1965Argentina Boca Juniors Primera División Argentina

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