Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes[a] (born 26 December 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina men's national handball team.[1]
| Diego Simonet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Simonet in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes | ||
| Born |
26 December 1989 Vicente López, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Montpellier Handball | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Argentina | 90 | (458) |
He represented Argentina at the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden, 2012 London Summer Olympics,[2] 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain and 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. His action defending Argentina brought home six continental championships (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2014).
Two of his brothers, Sebastian and Pablo, defended Argentina at Olympic and World Championship competitions.[3]
Awards and recognition
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- Coupe de la Ligue: 2016
- 2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship: Best right wing
Notes
edit- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Simonet and the second or maternal family name is Moldes.
References
edit- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Diego Simonet". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Diego Simonet Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diego Simonet.
- Diego Esteban Simonet at the International Handball Federation
- Diego Simonet at the European Handball Federation
- Diego Esteban Simonet at Olympics.com
- Diego Esteban Simonet at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Diego Simonet at Olympedia
- Diego Simonet at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
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