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Josip Šimunić is a male association football player and coach who played as a centre-back. Born in Canberra on 18 February 1978, he holds citizenship in both Australia and Croatia. He represented both countries in international competition, participating in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2004 and UEFA Euro 2008. His professional career spanned from 1995 to 2014.
Šimunić was educated at the Australian Institute of Sport and speaks English. He has been a member of several sports teams, including GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV, and Melbourne Knights Football Club. Standing 195 centimeters tall and weighing 87 kilograms, he competed in association football leagues.
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- 1997
- Carlton S.C.
- Date of birth
- ( 1978-02-18 ) 18 February 1978 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Canberra , Australia
- Height
- 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
- Position
- Centre-back
- 0000 1993
- Croatia Deakin
- 1993 1995
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Years
- Team
- 1995 1997
- Melbourne Knights
- 1997 1999
- Hamburger SV
- 1998 1999
- Hamburger SV II
- 2000 2009
- Hertha BSC
- 2009 2011
- 1899 Hoffenheim
- 2011 2014
- Dinamo Zagreb
- 2001 2013
- Croatia
- 2015 2017
- Croatia (assistant)
- 2019 2023
- Croatia U19
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Josip
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- Canberra
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Educated at
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2012
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Croatia men's national football team
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Q82595
- Country for sport
- Croatia
- Mass
- 87
- Image
- Матч «Динамо» Киев - «Динамо» Загреб 2-0. 3 октября 2012 года — 276854.jpg
- Height
- 195
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- date of birth
- 1978-02-18
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- name in native language
- Josip Šimunić
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Encyclopedic overview
Josip "Joe" Šimunić ( Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip ʃǐmunitɕ]; born 18 February 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Born in Australia to Bosnian Croat parents, Šimunić started his career at Melbourne Knights, then moved to Germany where he spent 14 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim before finishing his career in Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Josip Šimunić” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.