Carmelo "Cholo" Simeone, (22 September 1934 – 11 October 2014) was an Argentine football defender who won three league championships with Boca Juniors and played for the Argentina national team. Nicknamed "Cholo", he was known for his energetic playing style.

Club career

Simeone started his playing career in 1955 with Vélez Sársfield. In 1961 he joined Boca Juniors where he was an important defensive player in the teams that won the

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in 1962, 1964 and 1965. Simeone left Boca In 1967 and spent some time playing for

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in the lower leagues of Argentine football.

International career

Simeone represented Argentina in their victorious Copa América campaign in

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, and at the 1966 FIFA World Cup;rsssf: Argentina 1966 World Cup squad
/ref> in total he made 22 appearances for the national side between 1959 and 1966.

Honours

Club

; Boca Juniors *

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: 1962, 1964, 1965 * Copa Libertadores runner-up:

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Argentina

* Copa América:

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: 1964

References

External links

Boca Juniors profile
1934 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Buenos Aires Province Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine men's footballers Men's association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield footballers Boca Juniors footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1966 FIFA World Cup players {{Argentina-footy-defender-stub