13 years of Cholo at the helm of Atlético de Madrid
On December 23, 2011, Atlético de Madrid announced the hiring of Diego Pablo Simeone as coach of the rojiblanco first team. At that time, the club was in a complicated situation after being eliminated in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey by Albacete, then in Segunda B.
Simeone left Racing to take the reins of Atlético in his third stint at the club. No one at Atlético thought that 13 years later Simeone would still be on the bench and would become the coach with the most games in the history of the entity. Titles, stability, a new era and returning to greatness are some of the achievements of the Argentine coach, who celebrates his 13 years as coach of Atlético with the team saying goodbye to 2024 as LaLiga leader.
