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| Full name | Juan Ernesto Simón | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1960-03-02)2 March 1960 (age 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosario, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Juan Ernesto Simón (born 2 March 1960) is an Argentine formerfootballer who played as adefender.
Born inRosario,Santa Fe Province, Simón started his career withNewell's Old Boys in 1977, at age 9. In 1979, he was part of theArgentina national under-20 football team that won theFIFA U-20 World Cup. He received his first call up to the fullArgentina team in 1980.
Simón moved to France in 1983 to play forMonaco, in 1986 he joinedStrasbourg where he played until 1988.
In 1988 Simón returned to Argentina joiningBoca 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 theArgentina squad that reached the World Cup final. He retired in 1994.
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