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Diego Simonet
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Personal information
Full name Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)
Vicente López, Argentina
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)
Medal record
Pan American Games
Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold 2019 Lima Team
Gold 2023 Santiago Team
Silver 2015 Toronto Team
South and Central American Championship
Gold 2020 Brazil
Silver 2022 Brazil
Silver 2024 Argentina
South American Games
Gold 2022 Asunción Team
Silver 2018 Cochabamba Team

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.

Awards and recognition

  • Clubs
    • Coupe de la Ligue: 2016
  • 2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship: Best right wing

See also

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