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]

Diego Simonet
Simonet in 2014
Personal information
Full name Diego Esteban Simonet Moldes
Born (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 36)
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)

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.[2]

Accomplishments

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Clubs

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International competitions
National competitions

National team

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Awards and recognition

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Notes

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  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Simonet and the second or maternal family name is Moldes.

References

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  1. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Diego Simonet Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. "Premios Olimpia – Handball". handballargentina.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2026..
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