5 lesser known facts about Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone

4) Atletico Madrid’s lucky charm

Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid won the 2013-14 La Liga title on the last day of the season.

Simeone has proved to be a lucky charm of sorts for Atletico Madrid, both as a player and as a manager. When Simeone joined Atletico Madrid in 1994, their last league title triumph had come in the 1976-77. The Rojiblancos won the La Liga title in 1995-96 – Simeone’s second season as an Atletico player. They also won the Copa del Rey in the same season to mark a historic double.

Simeone left Atletico in 1997 after making 98 appearances, but returned for a second stint from 2003-05, which did not yield any silverware.

And as if Atleti’s domestic triumphs were circled around the Argentine, their next league title came in 2013-14 with him as manager.