Marko Simeunovič

Marko Simeunovič (born 6 December 1967) is a former Slovenian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented his country at two major tournaments, Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Marko Simeunovič
Personal information
Full name Marko Simeunovič
Date of birth (1967-12-06) 6 December 1967
Place of birth Maribor, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Maribor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Maribor 40 (0)
1989–1991 Red Star Belgrade 0 (0)
1990–1991 → Napredak Kruševac (loan) 30 (0)
1991–1996 Olimpija Ljubljana 104 (0)
1996–1997 Maribor 35 (0)
1997–1999 Şekerspor 22 (0)
1999–2002 Maribor 68 (0)
2002–2005 Olympiakos Nicosia 42 (0)
2005–2006 AEL Limassol 8 (0)
2006–2007 Interblock 13 (0)
Total 362 (0)
International career
1992–2004 Slovenia 57 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

He started his football career at his home club NK Maribor. As a youngster he moved to Red Star Belgrade, where he didn't get opportunity. After being a substitute against Bayern Munich in semi-final second leg of the 1990–91 European Cup,[1] he moved to Olimpija Ljubljana. He won four consecutive Slovenian Championships and two Slovenian Cups in Ljubljana. In season 1996–97 he won double (Championship and Cup) with NK Maribor. After a short spell at Şekerspor he won three consecutive Slovenian Championships with Maribor. Later, he played for Olympiakos Nicosia, AEL Limassol and Interblock.

Simeunovič holds the record for the most expensive 38-year-old player of all time.[2]

International career

Simeunovič was capped 57 times for Slovenia and was a participant at the Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002. He made his international debut on 3 June 1992 in the first official international match of Slovenia, a 1–1 international friendly with Estonia in Tallinn.

Personal

He is the son of former NK Maribor player and coach, Vojislav Simeunović.

Honours
Olimpija Ljubljana
Maribor

See also

References
  1. "Crvena zvezda-Bayern 1990 History - Line-ups - UEFA Champions League - UEFA.com". UEFA. 24 April 1991. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. "Holders Germany suffer heavy defeat". football365. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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