Diego Simonet

Diego Esteban Simonet (born 26 December 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina national handball team.[1]

Diego Simonet
Member of IHF Athletes' Commission
Assumed office
11 August 2016
PresidentHassan Moustafa
Vice PresidentMiguel Roca Mas
Joël Delplanque
Preceded byPosition established
Handball career
Personal information
Full name Diego Esteban Simonet
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989
Vicente López, Argentina
Nationality Argentine
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Montpellier Handball
Number 4
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–
Argentina 90 (458)

He defended Argentina at the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden, 2012 London Summer Olympics,[2] 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain and 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. His action defending Argentina, brought home six continental championships (2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012 and 2014).

Two of his brothers, Sebastian and Pablo, defended Argentina at Olympic and World Championship competitions.[3]

Awards and recognition

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References

  1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. "Diego Simonet". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. "Diego Simonet Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
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