Dušan Šimić
Dušan Šimić (born July 22, 1980 in Kragujevac) is a Serbian footballer. He also holds Slovenian nationality.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | July 22, 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Kragujevac, Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Šumadija | – | (–) |
1999–2001 | OFK Beograd | – | (–) |
2001–2004 | Karpaty | 14 | (1) |
2003 | → Busan I'Cons (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Békéscsaba | 10 | (1) |
2006 | Ceahlăul | 19 | (0) |
2007 | Braşov | 12 | (1) |
2007– | Vlasina | 24 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Šimić started playing at Šumadija 1903 in Serbia and Montenegro,[1] followed by a period of playing for OFK Beograd before joining Ukraine's Premier League team Karpaty Lviv, in the winter of 2001/2002. He made his debut for Karpaty on 21 April 2002 in a match won 1-0 against Vorskla Poltava.[2] He scored his first goal for Karpaty on 12 July 2002 in the 2nd round match against Metalurh Zaporizhya won 1-0.[3] For the 2003 season he was loaned out by Karpaty to South Korea's K-League team Busan I'cons, where he made 35 appearances.[4] He returned from the loan on February 2004, but he transferred to Hungarian First Division team Békéscsaba Előre. In the first half of the 2006/2007 season Šimić played for Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ in the Romanian First Division, and after the winter break, in the second half of the season for FC Braşov in Second Division.[5] In 2007, he was registered at the Serbian Second Division team Vlasina, that was to end the season 16th and be relegated to Serbian League East.
References
- Football Manager 2006 database
- Ukrainian Premier League - Season 2001/2002 19 ТУР – 21 апреля. «Карпаты» - «Ворскла» - 0:1 (in Russian)
- Ukrainian Premier League - Season 2002/2003 2 ТУР - 12 и 13 июля. «Карпаты» - «Металлург» З - 1:0 (in Russian)
- Simic returns to Karpaty (16/02/2004) (in Ukrainian)
- Dušan Šimić Profile at RomanianSoccer.ro
External links
- Dušan Šimić at the Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- Dušan Šimić – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)