Zoran Simović

Zoran Simović
Personal information
Date of birth	2 November 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Mojkovac, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Obilićevo Kruševac
	Napredak Kruševac
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1980	Napredak Kruševac
1980–1984	Hajduk Split
1984–1990	Galatasaray
Total
International career
1983–1984	Yugoslavia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoran Simović (Cyrillic: Зоран Симовић; born 2 November 1954) is a former Yugoslav and Montenegrin footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[1]

Simović was named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1983. He also won the Turkish Footballer of the Year award for three consecutive years (1985, 1986, and 1987).

Club career

Born in Mojkovac, PR Montenegro, Simović moved with his family to Kruševac, PR Serbia in 1965.^[2] He played for Napredak Kruševac during the 1970s, helping them gain promotion to the Yugoslav First League on two occasions (1975–76 and 1977–78). In 1980, Simović was transferred to Hajduk Split. He helped the club win the Yugoslav Cup in the 1983–84 season.^[3]

In 1984, Simović moved abroad to Turkey and signed with Galatasaray. He spent six seasons at the club and won four trophies, including back-to-back national championships (1986–87 and 1987–88). In total, Simović made 192 league appearances and scored once for Galatasaray, converting a penalty kick in a 6–0 home win over Kahramanmaraşspor in April 1989.

International career

Simović made his debut for Yugoslavia in an October 1983 Euro qualifier against Norway and would go on to earn a total of 10 caps. He was the team's first-choice goalkeeper at UEFA Euro 1984,^[4] making his final international appearance against hosts France.^[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Apps	Goals
Napredak Kruševac	1973–74	21	0
	1974–75	17	2
	1975–76	9	0
	1976–77	18	0
	1977–78	15	1
	1978–79	33	0
	1979–80	33	0
	Total	146	3

Honours

Napredak Kruševac

Yugoslav Second League: 1975–76, 1977–78

Hajduk Split

Yugoslav Cup: 1983–84

Galatasaray

Individual

Yugoslav Footballer of the Year: 1983
Turkish Footballer of the Year: 1985, 1986, 1987

References

^ "Simović Zoran" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Zoran Simović: I danas sanjam da branim" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Legendarni vratar Hajduka nakon 32 godine ponovno na Poljudu" (in Croatian). slobodnadalmacija.hr. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
^ "Zoran Simovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
^ "Zoran Simović, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "FK Napredak Kruševac, 2020" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

External links

Zoran Simović at WorldFootball.net
Zoran Simović at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Simović Zoran" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[2] "Zoran Simović: I danas sanjam da branim" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[3] "Legendarni vratar Hajduka nakon 32 godine ponovno na Poljudu" (in Croatian). slobodnadalmacija.hr. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

[4] "Zoran Simovic". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

[5] "Zoran Simović, international footballer". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[6] "FK Napredak Kruševac, 2020" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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