Argentine handball player
| Diego Simonet |
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![]() Simonet in 2014 |
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| Full name |
Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes |
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| Born |
(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)
Vicente López, Argentina |
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| Height |
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Playing position |
Centre back |
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| Current club |
Montpellier Handball |
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| Number |
4 |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2010– |
Argentina |
90 |
(458) |
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Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes[a] (born 26 December 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina men's national handball team.[1]
He represented 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
Notes
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Simonet and the second or maternal family name is Moldes.
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