Atlético de Madrid reaffirmed its commitment to Diego Simeone, coach of the red and white team, with the renewal of his contract for three more seasons, from 2024 to 2027, which increases the bond between the coach and the club of his life, in which he has already accumulated 12 years, with eight titles and 642 games, more than anyone in the history of the entity.
The club announced it this Thursday afternoon through its official channels: "Diego Pablo Simeone will continue to be coach of our club until June 30, 2027. The Argentine coach signed his new contract at the Cívitas Metropolitano offices, thus signing the continuity of the project that began with his arrival on the rojiblanco bench in December 2011"
In the planned roadmap, even though the course began with only one more year on the contract, the renewal announced this afternoon culminates the negotiations between the entity and the coach, who lowers his salary in the new four-year contract, the current one that he had already signed (renewed in 2022 after being LaLiga champion in 2020-21) plus the next three, at the head of Atlético.
It has not emerged, nor does the club mention, whether its continuity at the end of each campaign is linked to qualification for the Champions League, as was the case in the previous one, although the coach has not missed a single time, not even on the league podium. nor with the pass to the group stage of the top continental tournament from 2012-13 until now.
Throughout his long and successful career at the head of the team, Atlético de Madrid has lived its best years, winning eight titles, including two Leagues (2013-14, 2020-21), two Europa Leagues (2011-12, 2017 -18) and a Copa del Rey (2012-13).
Their final frontier, still insurmountable, is the Champions League. He has reached the final twice, in 2014 and 2016. He lost both times with Real Madrid. In a cruel way. The first, in extra time 4-1, after Sergio Ramos' goal, 1-1, in the 93rd minute; the second, on penalties at the San Siro stadium, when Juanfran Torres' shot hit the post. During the 90 minutes, which ended 1-1, Griezmann missed a maximum penalty.
In addition to having played in two Champions League finals in 2014 and 2016, Simeone's Atlético has always qualified for the group stage of Europe's top competition since his first full season at the club. Something within the reach of only a few, as the mattress entity highlights in the statement.
Diego Pablo Simeone is an institution at Atlético de Madrid. With 642 official matches behind him, he is the coach who has directed the red and white team the most times, surpassing a historic player like Luis Aragonés (612). A long road in which his great results also stand out, being the most successful coach the club has had with 380 victories and only 18% losses.
This season Atlético is fourth in LaLiga, behind Girona, Real Madrid and Barcelona and in the Champions League they are leaders of their group. This week they gave Celtic a scandalous win (6-0) and Álvaro Morata is the top scorer in the competition, tied with 5 goals with Rasmus Hojlund of Manchester United.
