Zdravko Šimić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zdravko Šimić | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sengkang Punggol | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 |
Rijeka | 49 | (4) |
| 1999–2004 |
Pomorac | 131 | (24) |
| 2005 | Sabah FA | 15 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Draga | 28 | (9) |
| 2008 | Sengkang Punggol | ||
| 2010 | Opatija | ||
| 2011 | Draga | ||
| 2011-2013 | Opatija | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1992 | Croatia U-15 | 8 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Croatia U-17 | 12 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Croatia U-19 | 8 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2008 | |||
Zdravko Šimić (born 8 September 1977) is a former
Singapore S-League
. He can play in both the defensive and offensive midfielder positions, and is the captain of his current club.
Club career
Šimić started his senior footballing career in his native Croatia, playing for his local club
H.N.K. Rijeka.[1]
He then moved to
Prva HNL
(Croatian First Football League) in 2002.
In 2005, he was sold to then-
Malaysian Super League club Sabah FA, where he could not help his club to avoid relegation, and in 2006, he returned home to Croatia to play for N.K. Draga
.
Within two years, Šimić was on his way back to
Sengkang Punggol
as a midfielder and its captain.
On 21 May 2008, Šimić scored his first goal for
Sengkang's
first win in the season since it began.
International career
Šimić had a short stint playing for the Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 teams of the Croatia national team. There, he played alongside current Croatia national team stars Igor Tudor (Hajduk Split) and Dario Šimić (AS Monaco).
References
- ^ "Zdravko Šimić". 1HNL.net. Retrieved 29 December 2008.