Dario Šimić

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Dario Šimić ({{#invoke:IPA|main}};<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> born 12 November 1975) is a Croatian former footballer. Šimić was a versatile defender who played as full-back, sweeper or centre back; a physical and hard-tackling defender, he was known in particular for his strength and ability in the air.<ref name="AC Milan Pen Pics">Template:Cite news</ref> A product of Dinamo Zagreb Academy, he later played for Serie A sides Inter Milan and AC Milan and Ligue 1 side Monaco, before returning to Dinamo Zagreb in 2010, where he retired from the game during the same year.

Šimić played for Croatia national football team between 1996 and 2008. He retired from international football shortly after becoming the first Croatian player to win 100 international caps. He is currently the team's eighth most capped player. He was a member of Croatia's squad for each of the six major tournaments for which the team qualified during the 1990s and 2000s, which includes three FIFA World Cups (11 appearances in 1998, 2002 and 2006) and three UEFA European Championships (5 appearances in 1996, 2004 and 2008).

Club career

Under coach Marcello Lippi, Šimić made his Serie A debut for Inter Milan in a 2–0 victory against Venezia at San Siro on 10 January 1999. By the end of his first season in Italy, Šimić earned a total of 17 appearances and scored 2 goals for Internazionale. In the following couple of seasons, Šimić's services were regularly used until the 2001–02 season, when he had only 12 league and 8 European appearances. Template:Citation needed span and in June 2002 Internazionale and their cross-city rivals AC Milan agreed a player swap with Ümit Davala going in the opposite direction,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> which Šimić was valued €16.5 million, despite it was purely accounting purpose.<ref>FC Internazionale Milano SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2002 Template:In lang, CCIAA</ref> In his Template:Frac years with Internazionale, he earned a total of 66 league appearances and scored three goals. The club failed to win any silverware in this period, and their highest finish was fourth place in the 1999–2000 season, even though this was the time when some of football's biggest stars played there with Šimić, such as Roberto Baggio, Ronaldo, Ivan Zamorano, Diego Simeone and Christian Vieri.

In August 2008, Šimić moved to Monaco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 27 April 2010, Šimić returned to Dinamo Zagreb on a free transfer, after having spent eleven years playing abroad.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, Šimić went on to announce his retirement from active football only three months later on 10 August 2010.<ref name="mirovina">Template:Cite news</ref> During the short spell Šimić appeared in 3 competitive matches for the Blues, including the 2010 Croatian Supercup,<ref name="superkup">Template:Cite news</ref> and two European away matches against Koper and Sheriff Tiraspol,<ref name="UEFA 2010-11">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> without ever appearing in the 2010–11 Prva HNL.<ref name="nogmag">Template:Cite magazine</ref> In his announcement, Šimić said that he enrolled at the coaching academy and confirmed that his future plans involved staying in football, possibly as a manager.<ref name="mirovina" />

International career

On 16 September 2008, Šimić announced his retirement from international football after being a Croatian international footballer for Template:Frac years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Šimić is a devout Catholic and organizes pilgrimages.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He is the owner of Aquaviva company.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He married Jelena Medić in 2000 with whom he has sons Roko, Viktor, Nikolas and David, the latter of whom has Down syndrome.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He is the older brother of Josip Šimić and a distant relative of Herzegovinian hajduk Andrijica Šimić.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup1 League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croatia League Croatian Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992–93 Croatia Zagreb Prva HNL 6 0 1 0 - - 7 0
1993–94 19 2 6 0 - - 25 2
1994–95 22 1 8 0 - 1 0 31 1
1995–96 26 2 8 1 - - 34 3
1996–97 25 6 6 2 - 4 1 35 9
1997–98 29 2 2 0 - 9 1 40 3
1998–99 13 1 - - 8 0 21 1
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1998–99 Internazionale Milano Serie A 15 2 6 0 - 6 0 27 2
1999–2000 19 1 3 0 - - 22 1
2000–01 18 0 2 0 - 4 1 24 1
2001–02 12 0 1 0 - 8 0 21 0
2002–03 Milan 29 1 3 0 - 13 0 45 1
2003–04 10 0 6 0 - 2 0 18 0
2004–05 2 0 1 0 - - 3 0
2005–06 15 0 4 0 - 2 0 21 0
2006–07 22 0 6 0 - 6 0 34 0
2007–08 4 0 2 0 - 1 0 7 0
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2008–09 Monaco Ligue 1 27 0 2 0 1 0 - 30 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Croatia League Croatian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 Dinamo Zagreb Prva HNL 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 3 0
Country Croatia 140 14 32 3 - 24 2 164 16
Italy 146 4 34 0 - 42 1 222 5
France 27 0 2 0 1 0 - 30 0
Total 313 18 69 3 1 0 66 3 449 24
1 Played in Croatian Cup and Croatian Super Cup with Dinamo Zagreb.
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International

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Croatia national team
Year Apps Goals
1996 5 0
1997 8 0
1998 13 1
1999 7 0
2000 5 0
2001 8 0
2002 6 0
2003 10 1
2004 8 0
2005 5 0
2006 11 1
2007 9 0
2008 5 0
Total 100 3

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
01. 10 October 1998 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta Template:Fb 1–1 1–4 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
02. 10 September 2003 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Template:Fb 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
03. 1 March 2006 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Template:Fb 3–2 3–2 Friendly

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb

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International

Croatia

Individual

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Orders

See also

References

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