Juan Simón

Juan Ernesto Simón (born 2 March 1960, in Rosario) is an Argentine former football (soccer) defender.

Juan Simón
Simón before playing the 1990 World Cup final
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)
National team
1979 Argentina U-20 11 (1)
1980–1990 Argentina 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2007

Career

Early years

Born in Rosario (Santa Fe province, Argentina), 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
Season Team Trophy
1979Argentina U-20World Youth Cup
1989Boca JuniorsRecopa Sudamericana
1989Boca JuniorsSupercopa Sudamericana
1992 AperturaBoca JuniorsPrimera División Argentina
1992Boca JuniorsSupercopa Masters
1993Boca JuniorsCopa Oro
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