Héctor Simón Escudero (born 13 March 1984) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of Girona FC's youth categories.

Héctor Simón
Personal information
Full name Héctor Simón Escudero
Date of birth (1984-03-13) 13 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Llançà, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Girona (youth manager)
Youth career
1994–1998 Peralada
1998–1999 Barcelona
1999–2001 Figueres
2002–2003 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Figueres 28 (11)
2002–2008 Espanyol B 84 (14)
2003–2004 Espanyol 8 (0)
2005–2006Racing Ferrol (loan) 13 (1)
2008–2010 Girona 4 (0)
2009Cultural Leonesa (loan) 14 (0)
2010 Benidorm 7 (0)
2010–2011 Castellón 34 (4)
2011–2013 Sabadell 40 (1)
2013–2014 Oviedo 48 (2)
2014–2021 Olot 201 (29)
Total 477 (61)
International career
2003 Spain U20 1 (0)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Peralada
2022–2023 Hospitalet
2023– Girona (youth)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Llançà, Girona, Catalonia, after starting out at local UE Figueres, Simón finished his formation also in his native region, at RCD Espanyol. In the 2003–04 season he made his first-team debuts, playing eight times – mainly as a late substitute – as the club could barely avoid relegation, finishing 16th; his first La Liga match came on 30 August 2003, when he played the last minute of a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad.[1]

Simón then had an unassuming loan spell at Racing de Ferrol, appearing sparingly in an eventual relegation from the second division and being finally released by Espanyol in the 2008 summer without any further main squad appearances. He subsequently signed with neighbouring Girona FC in the second level, featuring rarely for the club over the course of two seasons.

In January 2009, Simón served a five-month loan in division three, with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa. In the same month of the following year he was released by Girona, signing for Benidorm CF; he played the entire 2010–11 with yet another side in the category, CD Castellón.

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