1. At international level, Simone played four games for the Italy national team.
22 Facts About Marco Simone
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Marco Simone had brief spells in Switzerland, Tunisia, Thailand and Morocco.
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Marco Simone debuted in Serie A for Como on 11 January 1987.
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Marco Simone's stay at Milan would be long and successful, as he won the 1990 European Cup under manager Sacchi, as well as four Serie A titles in five years from 1992 to 1996 and the 1994 UEFA Champions League under the management of Fabio Capello.
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In 1997, Marco Simone moved abroad to play for French club Paris Saint-Germain, with whom he won both domestic cups in his first season.
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Marco Simone scored in both the Coupe de la Ligue final and the Coupe de France final against Bordeaux and Lens respectively.
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Marco Simone made a short come-back as he played a single game for Serie C2 club Legnano in 2005.
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Marco Simone would go on to play four games in total for the national team between 1992 and 1996, but did not score any goals for Italy.
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Marco Simone was a diminutive forward, gifted with pace, good movement, an eye for goal, and excellent technique.
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Marco Simone was capable of playing in several attacking positions, and was best used as a second striker, due to his small stature and slender physical build, although he was capable of playing in a central role as a main striker, or even as a winger.
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On 12 September 2011, Marco Simone got his first managerial job at former club Monaco, succeeding Laurent Banide at a club 17th in Ligue 2.
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Marco Simone was fired at the end of the season with the club having finished 8th and not met their aim of instant promotion, despite the investment of billionaire new owner Dmitry Rybolovlev.
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Marco Simone became Technical Director at Lausanne-Sport of the Swiss Challenge League in November 2013, and 11 months later he replaced Francesco Gabriele as manager.
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Marco Simone was sacked on 24 March 2015 with the team in seventh having earned one point from six games in the calendar year.
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On 25 June 2015, Marco Simone returned to France's second tier with Tours FC.
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Marco Simone finished the season in 9th, and quit despite having a year left on his contract, due to disputes with the board.
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Still in the same league, Marco Simone was hired at 18th-placed Laval on 8 November 2016.
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Marco Simone became manager of the Thai Premier League's Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC on 25 March 2019.
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Marco Simone instead joined SCC Mohammedia in Morocco's Botola 2.
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On 10 March 2021, Marco Simone became the manager of Ligue 2 club Chateauroux.
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Marco Simone was appointed following the takeover by Saudi prince Abdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his United World Group.
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Marco Simone was fired by Chateauroux on 11 October 2021, following a home loss to Concarneau, with the club in the middle of the table.