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

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, currently in charge of

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing h ...

Manager career

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...

, 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 Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...

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 Unión Deportiva Almansa is a Spanish football team based in Almansa, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1992 it plays in Tercera División – Group 18, holding home games at ''Polideportivo Municipal Paco Simón' ...

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

La Roda CF La Roda Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in La Roda, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1999 it plays in Segunda División B – Group 4, holding home games at ''Estadio Municipal de Deportes'', which ...

. On October 10, 2019 Atlético Albacete announced Simón as a head coach.

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