This is how they talked about Simeone in his tribute

Atlético de Madrid paid a well-deserved tribute to Diego Pablo Simeone after he became the most capped coach in the club’s history. An event with the format of a television program and where some important people in Cholo’s career passed by. Below we share some of the phrases they left behind.

Enrique Cerezo, president of the club

“He is someone who feels and lives for Atlético de Madrid”.

He also confessed which match Cholo remembers the most: “The day we won the Copa del Rey at the Bernabéu. It was an unforgettable night. People don’t want to play there because it’s not our field, and I know if we go to Concha Espina we will win. For me this is the most important moment of all.”

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the captain is cool

“Why can’t it be Fergusson of Atlético de Madrid?”

The player explained the importance of Cholo in his career. “It came at a very important moment. He didn’t have a minute he wanted. He trusted me. He told me it would be important. I believed his words. Then you have to prove it, and until now”.

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Carla Pereyra, wife of Simeone

“Atlético is a place where they want and where they strive to be”

Cholo’s wife confessed that “it took him a long time to do this program and they ended up convincing him from the club”, where he added from the daily of the Argentine coach that “at home he is a very nice person . It’s a balance. When they lose, the cost is greater. We run the next day. But it’s true that he’s very easy to get along with. Relativize in some way what’s going to happen. This is where you want to be and where you’re striving to be .”

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Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, CEO of the club

“After the Champions League final in Milan, I want to be away from Spain

Miguel Ángel Gil Marín remembers some important moments in Cholo’s relationship. First when he signed him in 1994 he had to go to the World Cup in the United States. “I’m in Boston. There was a huge traffic jam and I had to find the Argentina team with macaronic English. I had to go through a lot of checks to get him to sign that contract.” of being Atlético’s coach. “I went to the San Lorenzo field. And we talked and I told him “I don’t know when but we have to work together”. And finally they experienced important moments like “after the final in Milan , I want Spain to disappear. I told him he had to keep raising the club. Or the talk of the League of 14 which is more recent”.

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Roberto Solózabal, former partner of Cholo

“Since our boss isn’t that strong, we can stop it well”

He spoke of that season of the Double: “The dressing room was very good. On the part of the players we are very clear. El Cholo is pure and hard intensity. Since our boss was not that strong, we were able to hold it back a bit”.

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Gabi, a former student of the coach

“In that connection coach captain we are unique”

During the action, several recordings of people who were not present appeared. One of the most emotional was Gabi’s: “Thank you for what you have helped me. You made me a better person and a better player. In that connection, coach-captain, we were unique.”