Juan Simón

Juan Simón

Personal information
Full name	Juan Ernesto Simón
Date of birth	(1960-03-02) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2007

Juan Ernesto Simón (born 2 March 1960) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Early years

Born 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

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. He retired in 1994.

Honours

Monaco

• 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 U20

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1979
• FIFA World Cup runner-up: 1990

Individual

• South American Team of the Year: 1989, 1990

External links

• Racing Strasbourg player profile
• Juan Simón at National-Football-Teams.com
• “Para ser un gran jugador tenés que tener suerte y estar en el lugar indicado”, Semanario Colón Doce, 2008