Juan Ernesto Simón (born 2 March 1960) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender.
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| Full name | Juan Ernesto Simón | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Sweeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1983 | Newell's Old Boys | 211 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Monaco | 73 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Strasbourg | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1994 | Boca Juniors | 168 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 479 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Argentina U-20 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1990 | Argentina | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editEarly years
editBorn in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Simón started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1977, at age 9. In 1979, he was part of the Argentina national under-20 football team that won the FIFA U-20 World Cup. He received his first call up to the full Argentina team in 1980.
France
editSimón moved to France in 1983 to play for Monaco, in 1986 he joined Strasbourg where he played until 1988.
Return to Argentina
editIn 1988 Simón returned to Argentina joining Boca Juniors, he won several titles with the club including their first official league title for eleven years in 1992. He was a key part of their defence during the late 80's and early 90s. In 1990, he was part of the Argentina squad that reached the World Cup final. He retired in 1994.
Honours
editMonaco
- Ligue 1 runner-up: 1983-84
- Coupe de France: 1984–85
- Trophée des Champions: 1985
Boca Juniors
- Primera División: 1992 Apertura
- Supercopa Libertadores: 1989
- Recopa Sudamericana: 1990
- Copa Master: 1992
- Copa de Oro: 1993
- Copa Iberoamericana runner-up: 1994
Argentina
- FIFA World Youth Championship: 1979
- FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1990
Individual
edit- South American Team of the Year: 1989, 1990