Atletico Madrid Coach Celebrates 100 Appearances In Champions League

Diego Simeone became the most successful coach in the history of Atletico Madrid (Instagram/@athleticodemadrid).

JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has recorded the highest number of matches in club history.

The Argentine has accompanied 654 Atletico Madrid matches. Of the total number of matches, Simeone set a new record.

In the match between Atletico Madrid and Feyenoord, Wednesday, November 29, 2023, early morning WIB, he has even played his 100th match in the Champions League.

Simeone has not stopped making achievements in the history of Rojiblancos, nicknamed Atletico.

That is, now he joins the list of coaches who lead 100 or more Champions League games with the same team.

Launching the club's official website, Simeone is now on par with two other coaches.

There is the name Sir Alex Ferguson who has coached Manchester United for 27 seasons. He has reached 190 games in the Champions League with the Red Devils.

Following in second place was Arsene Wenger. He has led the Gunners in 177 Champions League games.

Simeone started his journey in the Champions League with Atletico Madrid on September 18, 2013 with a 3-1 win over Zenit.

His record for leading Atletico Madrid in the Champions League was 48 wins, 25 draws, and 26 defeats. Rojiblancos managed to score 149 goals and concede 103 times.

Simeone even brought Atletico Madrid to touch the Champions League final twice, both of which ended as runner-up titles.

Since first bringing Rojiblancos to the Champions League, Simeone has always been able to lead the team to qualify for the group stage.

This achievement can only be achieved by Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and PSG in the last eleven seasons. Apart from being the coach with the highest number of matches at Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone became the most successful architect in the club's history with eight titles.

In detail, Atletico Madrid won two La Liga (2013/2014 and 2020/2021), one Copa del Rey (2012/2013), two Europa League titles (2011/2012 and 2017/2018), two UEFA Super Cup trophies (2012 and 2018), and one Spanish Supercopy (2014).