When we talk about the most renowned managers in the world, the name of Diego Simeone will probably be one of the first that comes to mind. The Argentinian coach has won a lot of recognition for his work at Atlético Madridbecause he earns even more than Kylian Mbappe according to a report.
Simeon completely changed the fortunes of the Colchoneros since taking office in December 2011, when the club was struggling in the the league ranking. Not only did he get Atletico back on their feet, he even took them to new heights, bringing them in one of the most respected teams in Europe.
Under Simeone, Atleti finished with the real Madrid–Barcelona supremacy and even contested for UEFA Champions League glory. However, his managerial career in Europe had already started elsewherein an Italian club that recently ceased to exist.
Serie A: The first club where Diego Simeone trained in Europe no longer exists
Prior to his success at Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone first worked as a head coach in Europe in January 2011 when he was appointed by Cataniawho were in the A-series by then. Unfortunately, the club then went through a few difficult years that culminated in his exclusion from the pyramid of Italian professional football.
Catania declared bankruptcy in December 2021 and, after failing to resolve their situation, have been withdrawn from Serie C – Italy’s third division – with immediate effect. “With great pain I must confirm that the club has been declared bankrupt and cannot continue in Serie C. This is a situation which, as President of the League, I wish I had never had to deal with. to face”, President of the Serie C League Francesco Ghirelli said, by Soccer Italy.
Catania were disaffiliated from the Italian Football Federation and their players can now sign for any other team as they are considered free agents. The club was in 11th place in the 2021-22 Serie C standings but were ruled out with four games to go and all their results will be eliminated, as if they had never participated in the tournament.
Catania’s time in Serie A before bankruptcy
Catania have played in the Italian top flight since 2006 to 2014, when they were relegated to the Second Division. They were later demoted to Serie C in 2015 for match-fixing and was unable to move up from. The team met in a terrible financial crisis that no one could solve and this eventually led to the disaffiliation of the Italian federation.
They were the first European club to hire Simeone as head coach, as the Argentine coach had only worked in his home country until then. It didn’t last long, however, as he only worked until the end of the season before returning to Argentina to train running club. In 18 matches with Simeone as manager, Catania claimed 24 points (W7 D3 L8). It’s been a long time, like El Cholo is comfortably in one of the best clubs in the world while Catania have to start from scratch if they want to re-enter the Italian football pyramid.
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