Juan Simón

Football player infobox
playername = Juan Simón


fullname = Juan Ernesto Simón
height = height|m=1.80
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|3|2
cityofbirth = Rosario
countryofbirth = Argentina
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1977-1983
1983-1986
1986-1988
1988-1994
clubs = Newell's Old Boys
Monaco
Strasbourg
Boca Juniors
caps(goals) = 211 (1)
73 (0)
17 (0)
168 (0)
nationalyears = 1979
1980, 1989-1990
nationalteam = Argentina U-20
Argentina
nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (1)
13 (0)

pcupdate = September 2007

Juan Simón (born March 2 1960 in Rosario) is a former football (soccer) defender from Argentina.

Early years

Simón started his career with Newell's Old Boys in 1977. 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

Simón moved to France in 1983 to play for Monaco, in 1986 he joined Strasbourg where he played until 1988..

Return to Argentina

In 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.

Simón retired in 1994 and now works as a players agent in Argentina.

Titles

External links

* [http://www.racingstub.com/page.php?page=joueur&id=229 Racing Strasbourg player profile]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=20025 Career details] at National Football Teams