5 lesser known facts about Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone

Diego Simeone Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone ranks among the most inspiration managers of his generation.

2) If not for football, Simeone would have studied Physical Education

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Simeone oversees an Atletico Madrid training session.

Things do not always work out for people and one must always have a backup in all walks of life, including and especially their careers. What would Simeone have done if he would not have played football? He would have studied Physical Education.

Talking about an alternate career choice, the Argentinian once claimed, “In secondary school they once asked us what we wanted to be. Someone said a lawyer, one said an accountant and another said a doctor.

When I said ‘footballer’, everybody burst out laughing. If football hadn’t worked out I planned to study Physical Education.” It always has to be physical for Simeone. Doesn’t it?

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