{"id":595730,"date":"2021-07-08T13:39:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=595730"},"modified":"2021-07-08T13:39:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T17:39:39","slug":"diego-simeone-contract-extension-atletico-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/08\/diego-simeone-contract-extension-atletico-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Simeone Signs Atletico Madrid Contract Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/24\/rodrigo-de-paul-atletico-madrid\/\" target=\"_self\">Atletico Madrid<\/a> manager Diego Simeone has signed a three-year contract extension with the club, keeping him at the Wanda Metropolitano until 2024. Four members of his backroom team have also extended until 2024; assistant manager Hernan Bonvicini, coaches Oscar Ortega and Nelson Vivas and goalkeeper coach Pablo Vercellone.<\/p>\n<h2>Diego Simeone Extends Atletico Madrid Contract<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">\ud83d\udcdd <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Simeone2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Simeone2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Diego Pablo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simeone?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Simeone<\/a> y su cuerpo t\u00e9cnico renuevan como rojiblancos hasta 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd29 \u00a1La mejor forma de arrancar la temporada! \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vqo50B4rQs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/Vqo50B4rQs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UU17EHIA1E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UU17EHIA1E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d\ud83c\udfc6 CAMPEONES \ud83c\udfc6\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd0d (@Atleti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Atleti\/status\/1413181907110662144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Project Continues<\/h3>\n<p>Simeone took over at Atletico in 2011 and has become the club&#8217;s most successful coach in its history, reaching the most number of wins totalled by an Atletico manager (316).<\/p>\n<p>In his first year as manager, the club won the Europa League with victory over fellow Spanish side Athletic Bilbao in Bucharest, thus setting Atletico on their way to a haul of eight titles in ten years.<\/p>\n<p>His first full campaign in charge of the club also ended in silverware as they secured the European Super Cup against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/02\/emma-hayes-chelsea-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> and the Copa del Rey against city rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/20\/real-madrid-luka-jovic\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2013\/14 season saw Atletico claim their tenth La Liga title and also reach the final of the Champions League, and a year later they beat Real again to win the Spanish Super Cup before lifting the Europa League once more in 2017\/18 and the Super Cup again in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The season just gone has seen Atletico secure their 11th league title. A win over Real saw Atletico clinch the title in what was also the 316th win for Simeone, giving him the most wins as manager of the club.<\/p>\n<p>This coming season will see Simeone surpass a decade at the helm of the club, and their wonderful spell under his guidance is sure to continue for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"dHY5on7cTYVcZrucqaEJIg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1233329358\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dHY5on7cTYVcZrucqaEJIg',sig:'d_tQP_pdtXSINlefIB3EADEgYz2z8rdO1eszPPknoDQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1233329358',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has signed a three-year contract extension with the club, keeping him at the Wanda Metropolitano until 2024. Four members of his backroom team have also extended until 2024; assistant manager Hernan Bonvicini, coaches Oscar Ortega and Nelson Vivas and goalkeeper coach Pablo Vercellone. 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