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One thing that is indisputable is Simeone’s managerial record at Atletico.
He has taken charge of Atletico Madrid on 786 occasions, recording 465 wins, 170 draws and 151 defeats across more than 14 and a half seasons at the helm. It makes him one of the longest-serving managers in world football.
Atletico offered Simeone his first big managerial job in European football when he was appointed in December 2011, his previous role on the continent having been to save Italian side Catania from Serie A relegation, following success in Argentina with River Plate and Estudiantes.
In that time, the club has been transformed. When Simeone first arrived, Atletico had just been eliminated from the Copa del Rey by third-tier Albacete and were 10th in La Liga, 21 points adrift of the leaders.
Yet under the Argentine coach, Atletico went on to win the Europa League in Simeone’s first season, before adding the Uefa Super Cup and the Copa del Rey in 2012–13.
From 2013-14 onwards, after winning their first title under Simeone, Atletico have qualified for the Champions League every season, twice falling to agonising final defeats at the hands of rivals Real in the space of three years between 2014 and 2016.
Competing on Europe’s biggest stage was no longer an achievement, it was considered the standard.
As Atletico supporter Guillermo Myela describes, Simeone changed the mentality of fans.
“We went from being ‘El Pupas – the jinxed ones’, to a club that can compete against Barcelona and Real Madrid without fear,” Myela says.
“The connection that he has with the club and the fans is something that you rarely see in modern football. He lives for Atletico Madrid.”
He is the most decorated manager of all time at the club and supporter Javier del Amo describes him as “one of the biggest icons in our history”.
“One of his biggest achievements is getting the fans identified again with the team,” del Amo says.
Lifelong supporter Dani Ruiz agrees: “He is the epitome of Atletico and what modern football has become.”
Tottenham Hotspur announced on Sunday that their interim head coach has left by mutual consent after 44 days in charge.
Nine head coaches have either been sacked or have left a Premier League club by mutual consent this season. Can you guess all nine?
Spurs may choose to look further afield – but their current options, within the search parameters as they were a month ago, appear limited.
In addition to a track record of having an immediate impact, Spurs sought someone with top level managerial experience who plays attacking football.
When Spurs initially began their search to replace Frank, himself dismissed after less then eight months in charge, former Marseille boss Roberto de Zerbi, former Borussia Dortmund manager Edin Terzic and ex-Red Bull Leipzig boss Marco Rose were among the other potential short-term options.
Ex-Brighton boss De Zerbi left his role as manager of Marseille by mutual consent after just under two years in charge, three days before Spurs confirmed their appointment of Tudor.
Terzic has been out of work since asking Dortmund “to terminate his contract with immediate effect” in June 2024, after leading the club to the Champions League final.
Rose was sacked by RB Leipzig in March 2025, having won 72 of his 127 matches in charge and lifted the German Cup in 2023.
Within the Premier League, Oliver Glasner, Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva are among the names who will be available this summer – but would any be prepared to leave their respective clubs earlier to help Spurs’ cause?
FA Cup-winning manager Glasner has confirmed he will leave Crystal Palace this summer, but his immediate future was understood to be in doubt in February amid a poor run of results.
Bournemouth are reportedly set to, external open contract talks with Iraola in an effort to ward off interest from Crystal Palace, Tottenham and Manchester United.
Meanwhile, Fulham chief Tony Khan has said he is confident, external Silva will stay at the club “for a long time”.