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{{Short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Juan Simón
| image = 
| image_size = 200
| caption = Simón before playing the 1990 World Cup final
| fullname = Juan Ernesto Simón
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|3|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rosario]], Argentina
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Sweeper (association football)|Sweeper]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1977–1983
| years2 = 1983–1986
| years3 = 1986–1988
| years4 = 1988–1994
| clubs1 = [[Newell's Old Boys]]
| clubs2 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
| clubs3 = [[RC Strasbourg|Strasbourg]]
| clubs4 = [[Boca Juniors]]
| caps1 = 211
| caps2 = 73
| caps3 = 17
| caps4 = 168
| goals1 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| totalcaps = 479
| totalgoals = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1979
| nationalyears2 = 1980–1990
| nationalteam1 = [[Argentina U-20]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = September 2007
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|ARG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 Italy]]|}}
}}
'''Juan Ernesto Simón''' (born 2 March 1960) is an Argentine former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].

==Career==
===Early years===

Born in [[Rosario]], [[Santa Fe Province]], 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 national football team|Argentina team]] in 1980.

===France===

Simón moved to France in 1983 to play for [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], in 1986 he joined [[RC Strasbourg|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 national football team|Argentina squad]] that reached the World Cup final. He retired in 1994.

==Honours==
'''Monaco'''
*[[Ligue 1]] runner-up: [[1983–84 French Division 1|1983-84]]
*[[Coupe de France]]: [[1984–85 Coupe de France|1984–85]]
*[[Trophée des Champions]]: 1985

'''Boca Juniors'''
*[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]: [[1992–93 Argentine Primera División#Torneo Apertura|1992 Apertura]]
*[[Supercopa Libertadores]]: [[1989 Supercopa Sudamericana|1989]]
*[[Recopa Sudamericana]]: [[1990 Recopa Sudamericana|1990]]
*[[Copa Master de Supercopa|Copa Master]]: [[Copa Master de Supercopa#1992 Supercopa Masters|1992]]
*[[Copa de Oro]]: [[1993 Copa de Oro|1993]]
*[[Copa Iberoamericana]] runner-up: [[Copa Iberoamericana|1994]]

'''Argentina'''
*[[FIFA World Youth Championship]]: [[1979 FIFA World Youth Championship|1979]]
*[[FIFA World Cup]] runner-up: [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]

===Individual===
*South American Team of the Year: 1989, 1990

==External links==
* [http://www.racingstub.com/page.php?page=joueur&id=229 Racing Strasbourg player profile]
* {{NFT player|pid=19311}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100405230651/http://www.colonbuenosaires.com.ar/semanariocolondoce/cgi-bin/hoy/archivo/2006/00002722.html “Para ser un gran jugador tenés que tener suerte y estar en el lugar indicado”, Semanario Colón Doce, 2008]

{{1989 South American Team of the Year}}
{{1990 South American Team of the Year}}
{{Argentina Squad 1990 World Cup}}
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[[Category:Boca Juniors footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
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[[Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Argentina men's youth international footballers]]
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[[Category:Argentine Primera División players]]
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