Dajan Šimac
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 4, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bingen am Rhein, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NK Tekstilac-Ravnice | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1996 | Blau-Weiß Münster-Sarmsheim | ||
| 1996–2000 | BFV Hassia Bingen | ||
| 2000–2001 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 39 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2009 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 138 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | FSV Frankfurt | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Debrecen | 65 | (5) |
| 2013 | Denizlispor | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Jagodina | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | Radnik Sesvete | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | Stupnik | ? | (?) |
| 2017 | Samobor | ? | (?) |
| 2017– | NK Tekstilac-Ravnice | ? | (?) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Croatia U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dajan Šimac (born 4 January 1982) is a Croatian football defender playing for NK Tekstilac-Ravnice.[1] He also holds German citizenship.[2]
Club career
Germany
Born in Bingen am Rhein, Germany, he played in the youth teams of Blau-Weiß Münster-Sarmsheim (1989–1996) and BFV Hassia Bingen (1996–2000).[3] He made his debut as senior playing with 1. FC Kaiserslautern II in the 2001–02 season. After two seasons with them in the Regionalliga Süd. In summer 2003 he moved to SpVgg Greuther Fürth however he played only one match in the 2003–04 2. Bundesliga. During the winter break of that season he moved to SV Wehen Wiesbaden. He will play there for 5 and a half seasons making 138 league appearances and scoring 6 goals. He will play with Wehen in the Regionalliga Süd until 2007 when they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and he will play with them 2 seasons in the second German level (56 appearances and 6 goals). In summer 2007 he moved to another 2. Bundesliga side, FSV Frankfurt and stay with them one season.[2]
Debrecen
In summer 2010 he will move to Hungary by signing with Debreceni VSC. On 1 May 2012 Šimac won the Hungarian Cup with Debrecen by beating MTK Budapest on penalty shoot-out in the 2011-12 season. This was the fifth Hungarian Cup trophy for Debrecen.[4]
On 12 May 2012 Šimac won the Hungarian League title with Debrecen after beating Pécs in the 28th round of the Hungarian League by 4-0 at the Oláh Gábor út Stadium which resulted the sixth Hungarian League title for the Hajdús.[5][6]
Denizlispor
In summer 2013 he left Debrecen after 3 years, and moved to Turkey by signing with Denizlispor. He made 10 appearances with them in the first half of the 2013–14 TFF First League.[7]
Jagodina
During the winter break of the 2013–14 season, Šimac left Denizlispor and moved to Serbia signing a 6-months contract with SuperLiga side FK Jagodina.[8][9]
Club Statistics
Updated to games played as of 7 May 2013.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Debrecen | 2010–11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 91 | 6 | |
| Career total | 65 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 91 | 6 | |
International career
He played one match for the Croatian U-20 team in 2003.[10]
Honours
- Wehen Wiesbaden
- Regionalliga Süd: 2006–07
- Debreceni VSC
References
- ^ Dajan Simac - NK Tekstilac-Ravnice‚ football-lifestyle.co.uk
- ^ a b Dajan Šimac statistics at Fussballdaten.de
- ^ Dajan Šimac at kleeblatt-chronik.de Template:De icon
- ^ "Debrecen lift cup after shoot-out success". UEFA.com. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Debrecen 4-0 Pécs". UEFA.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Debrecen crowned champions of Hungary". UEFA.com. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Dajan Šimac at mackolik.com
- ^ Jagodinu pojačali Tišma i Šimac at FK Jagodina official website, 20-2-2014 Template:Sr icon
- ^ Dajan Šimac at Soccerway
- ^ Dajan Šimac profile at Croatian Football Federation official website
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Bingen am Rhein
- German people of Croatian descent
- German footballers
- Croatian footballers
- Association football defenders
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
- FSV Frankfurt players
- Debreceni VSC players
- Denizlispor footballers
- FK Jagodina players
- NK Sesvete players
- NK Samobor players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- German expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Hungary
- German expatriates in Hungary
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate