Marco Simone

Marco Simone ( born January 7, 1969 in Castel Lanza ) is a retired Italian footballer and current coach. The striker was among other things four times Italian and even French masters, each with AC Milan and AS Monaco. In addition, he has twice been voted the best foreign players of France (1998 and 2000).

Playing career

Association

Como and Boccaleone

Simone debuted in 1987 in Serie A. In the 1987/88 season he was loaned to Virescit Boccaleone in the third highest Italian league, where he was top scorer with 15 goals. In the 1988/89 season he played again at Como Calcio, this time as starting player, and was discovered by AC Milan.

AC Milan

Between 1989 and 1997, played Marco Simone at AC Milan, where he among other things, twice won the UEFA Champions League (1990 and 1994). In Milan he was also four times Italian champion and won three UEFA Super Cup and also three times the Italian Supercup. In 1997 he moved to Paris Saint- Germain in the French league.

In France

In France, Simone played between 1997 and 2004 at Paris SG, AS Monaco and OGC Nice. In the 2001 /02 season he was loaned from Monaco to Milan.

National

Marco Simone graduated between 1992 and 1996 under Arrigo Sacchi and Cesare Maldini four games for Italy. In his four appearances for the Italian national team, he played only once from the beginning, he was the other three times off the bench during the game. In addition, he was also active in the U -21 Italy, where he played under Maldini among others in the U-21 European Championship in 1990.

After the active time

In 2005 he was Simone partner of his old training club AC Legnano, for which he also completed a single League game at this time. As a member of the board, he tried the team back in the Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the third highest football league in Italy to lead, which eventually succeeded in the 2007/ 08 season. In addition, he has been listed at this time also by FIFA as a licensed players' agent, after he had completed all courses. In 2009 he was finally hired by his former employer, the AC Monaco, as a marketing consultant. Was eventually offered to him in September 2011, the office as head coach of the Monegasque Through this position after Guy Lacombe after two years in office, left the club and he Laurent Banide, son of Gérard Banide, succeeded as interim coach. By relegated to the second division club just the Italians could act until the end of the season in the top half of the table and closed while the season with the team in eighth place in the standings from. Although the Monegasque was consistently found together with the other relegated Arles- Avignon in the first round table in the basement, Simone managed with his team in the second half to break. However, he was released end of the season of multi-billion dollar Russian President Dmitry Jewgenjewitsch Rybolowlew.

Achievements

  • Series -C1 - scorer 1988/89
  • European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1989/90 with AC Milan
  • Champions League winners 1993/94 with AC Milan
  • UEFA Super Cup winner in 1989, 1990 and 1994 with AC Milan
  • Italian Champion 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96 with AC Milan
  • Italian Super Cup winner in 1992, 1993, 1994 with AC Milan
  • French Cup Winners 1997/98 Paris SG
  • Coupe de la Ligue - winner in 1998 with Paris SG and 2003 with AS Monaco
  • French Supercup winner in 1998 with Paris SG and 2000 with AS Monaco
  • French Champion 1999/2000 with AS Monaco
A.S.D. Legnano Calcio 1913 A.C. Milan AS Monaco FC Calcio Como 1989–90 European Cup 1993–94 UEFA Champions League 1991–92 Serie A 1992–93 Serie A 1993–94 Serie A 1995–96 Serie A 1997–98 Coupe de France 1999–2000 French Division 1
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