Mario Simón Matías (born 7 January 1981) is a Spanish football manager.
Manager career Born in Madrid, Simón began his managerial career at Club San Vicente de Albacete in 1998, taking care of the youth setup. In 2006, he was promoted to the main squad, being promoted with the side in his first campaign.
On 23 July 2009, after a short period at UD Villamalea, Simón was appointed Albacete Balompié B manager.El Albacete confirmó ayer a Mario Simón Matías como técnico del filial (Albacete confirmed yesterday Mario Simón Matías as the reserves' manager); La Tribuna de Albacete, 23 July 2009 On 24 March 2011 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, replacing fired David Vidal.Candel echa a David Vidal tras seis partidos (Candel sacks David Vidal after six matches); Diario AS, 24 March 2011
Simón remained in charge of Alba for the remaining 12 matches, suffering relegation and leaving the club in June 2011. He subsequently was named UD Almansa manager in the following month.Mario Simón podría entrenar a la UD Almansa (Mario Simón could manage UD Almansa); 5 Más el Descuento, 1 July 2011
Simón left the club in June 2012,Mario Simón deja la U.D Almansa (Mario Simón leaves U.D Almansa); Balón Parado, 11 June 2012 returning to his duties in May 2013.Mario Simón, nuevo entrenador del Almansa (Mario Simón, new manager of Almansa); 5 Más el Descuento, 23 May 2013 On 12 June 2014, after missing out promotion in the play-offs with Almansa, he signed for La Roda CF.La Roda CF contrata a Mario Simón para la próxima temporada (La Roda CF signs Mario Simón for the following season); La Tribuna de Albacete, 12 June 2014
On 10 October 2019, Atlético Albacete announced Simón as a head coach. On 7 June 2021, he was confirmed at the helm of Real Murcia CF in Segunda División RFEF.
Simón led Murcia to a promotion to Primera Federación in his first season, but left on 2 June 2023, after finishing his second one position shy of the play-offs. On 20 November 2024, after more than a year without a club, he took over fellow third division side CF Intercity, but was sacked the following 27 January.
On 17 September 2025, Simón was announced as manager of Unionistas de Salamanca CF also in division three, replacing departing Oriol Riera. On 25 May of the following year, after again narrowly missing out a play-off spot, he left.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecord San Vicente 1 July 200630 June 2008Villamalea30 June 200823 July 2009 Albacete B23 July 200924 March 2011Albacete24 March 201118 June 2011Almansa1 July 201111 June 2012Almansa23 May 2013 12 June 2014La Roda12 June 201423 June 2016Lorca Deportiva7 November 20175 June 2018Socuéllamos29 June 201811 July 2019Albacete B10 October 20197 June 2021Murcia7 June 20211 June 2023Intercity20 November 202427 January 2025Unionistas17 September 2025PresentTotal —
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