Mario Simón
Spanish football manager (born 1981)
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Mario Simón Matías (born 7 January 1981) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Unionistas de Salamanca CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Simón Matías | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unionistas (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1998–2006 | San Vicente (youth) | ||
| 2006–2008 | San Vicente | ||
| 2008–2009 | Villamalea | ||
| 2009–2011 | Albacete B | ||
| 2011 | Albacete | ||
| 2011–2012 | Almansa | ||
| 2013–2014 | Almansa | ||
| 2014–2016 | La Roda | ||
| 2017–2018 | Lorca Deportiva | ||
| 2018–2019 | Socuéllamos | ||
| 2019–2021 | Albacete B | ||
| 2021–2023 | Murcia | ||
| 2024–2025 | Intercity | ||
| 2025– | Unionistas | ||
Manager career
Born in Madrid, 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.[1] On 24 March 2011 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, replacing fired David Vidal.[2]
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.[3]
Simón left the club in June 2012,[4] returning to his duties in May 2013.[5] On 12 June 2014, after missing out promotion in the play-offs with Almansa, he signed for La Roda CF.[6]
On 10 October 2019, Atlético Albacete announced Simón as a head coach.[7]
Managerial statistics
- As of 15 March 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| San Vicente |  |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2008 | 60 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 150 | 100 | +50 | 50.00 | [8] |
| Villamalea | |
30 June 2008 | 23 July 2009 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 48.48 | [9] |
| Albacete B | |
23 July 2009 | 24 March 2011 | 68 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 115 | 66 | +49 | 54.41 | [10] |
| Albacete | |
24 March 2011 | 18 June 2011 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 16.67 | [11] |
| Almansa | |
1 July 2011 | 11 June 2012 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 45.00 | [12] |
| Almansa | |
23 May 2013 | 12 June 2014 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 47.62 | [13] |
| La Roda | |
12 June 2014 | 23 June 2016 | 76 | 22 | 20 | 34 | 73 | 95 | −22 | 28.95 | [14] |
| Lorca Deportiva | |
7 November 2017 | 5 June 2018 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 28.00 | [15] |
| Socuéllamos | |
29 June 2018 | 11 July 2019 | 52 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 99 | 31 | +68 | 63.46 | [16] |
| Albacete B | |
10 October 2019 | 7 June 2021 | 55 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 47.27 | [17] |
| Murcia | |
7 June 2021 | 1 June 2023 | 76 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 95 | 63 | +32 | 40.79 | [18] |
| Intercity | |
20 November 2024 | 27 January 2025 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 11.11 | [19] |
| Unionistas | |
17 September 2025 | Present | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 40.00 | [20] |
| Total | 573 | 253 | 145 | 175 | 853 | 629 | +224 | 44.15 | — | |||