Diego Simonet
| Diego Simonet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Simonet in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes | ||
| Born |
26 December 1989 Vicente López, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Montpellier Handball | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2007 | Sociedad Alemana de Villa Ballester | ||
2007–2009 | Sao Caetano HC | ||
2009–2011 | CB Torrevieja | ||
2011–2013 | US Ivry Handball | ||
2013– | Montpellier Handball | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Argentina | 144 | (458) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2024 | |||
Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes[a] (born 26 December 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina men's national handball team.[1]
He represented Argentina at the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden, 2012 London Summer Olympics,[2] 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain and 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. His action defending Argentina brought home six continental championships (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2014).
Two of his brothers, Sebastian and Pablo, defended Argentina at Olympic and World Championship competitions.[2]
Accomplishments
[edit]Clubs
[edit]- International competitions
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner (1): 2017–18
- EHF European League:
- National competitions
- LNH Division 1: (14)
- Runner-up (5) : 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Winner (2): 2014, 2016
- Runner-up (1) : 2019
- Coupe de France
- Winner (12): 2016, 2025
- Runner-up (3) : 2012, 2017, 2023
- Trophée des Champions
- Winner (2): 2018, 2025
- Runner-up (1) : 2019
National team
[edit]- see infobox
Awards and recognition
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- Argentinian Handballer of the Year (7)[3]: 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023.
- MVP of the EHF Champions League Final 4 in 2018
- best centre back of LNH Division 1(2) : 2014, 2015
- best centre back of South and Central American Championship (1): 2020
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Simonet and the second or maternal family name is Moldes.
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Diego Simonet Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ^ "Premios Olimpia – Handball". handballargentina.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026..
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diego Simonet.
- Diego Esteban Simonet at the International Handball Federation (archived)
- Diego Simonet at the European Handball Federation
- Diego Esteban Simonet at Olympics.com
- Diego Simonet at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Diego Simonet at Olympedia
- Diego Simonet at InterSportStats
- Diego Simonet at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Diego Simonet on Instagram
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