Mario Simón Matías (born 7 January 1981) is a Spanish football

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Manager career

Born in

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, Simón began his managerial career at Club San Vicente de Albacete in 1998, taking care of the youth setup. In 2006, he was promoted to the main squad, being promoted with the side in his first campaign. On 23 July 2009, after a short period at UD Villamalea, Simón was appointed Albacete Balompié B manager. On 24 March 2011 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, replacing fired

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. Simón remained in charge of ''Alba'' for the remaining 12 matches, suffering relegation and leaving the club in June 2011. He subsequently was named UD Almansa manager in the following month. Simón left the club in June 2012, returning to his duties in May 2013. On 12 June 2014, after missing out promotion in the play-offs with Almansa, he signed for

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. On 10 October 2019,

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announced Simón as a head coach.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simon, Mario 1981 births Living people Sports coaches from Madrid Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Primera Federación managers Segunda División B managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera División managers Albacete Balompié managers La Roda CF managers Real Murcia CF managers CF Intercity managers