Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes (born 26 December 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Montpellier and the Argentina men's national handball team.
He represented Argentina at the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Sweden, 2012 London Summer Olympics, 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.
Accomplishments Clubs International competitions EHF Champions League: Winner (1): 2017–18 EHF European League: Runner-up (2): 2014, 2025
National competitions LNH Division 1: (14) Runner-up (5) : 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023 Coupe de la Ligue Winner (2): 2014, 2016 Runner-up (1) : 2019 Coupe de France Winner (12): 2016, 2025 Runner-up (3) : 2012, 2017, 2023 Trophée des Champions Winner (2): 2018, 2025 Runner-up (1) : 2019
National team see infobox
Awards and recognition
(7).: 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2023. MVP of the EHF Champions League Final 4 in 2018 best centre back of LNH Division 1(2) : 2014, 2015 best centre back of South and Central American Championship (1): 2020
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References
External links
Diego Simonet at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)