Boško Simonović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бoшкo Cимoнoвић; 12 February 1898 – 5 August 1965) was a football coach, player, referee, and administrator. His most notable feat was coaching the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team at the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Šid, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 5 August 1965 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| SK Srpski mač | |||
| BSK Beograd | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1929 | Vojvodina | ||
| 1930–1932 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| 1933–1934 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| 1935 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| 1939 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| 1939–1940 | Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Though an architect by vocation, Simonović never worked in the profession he was trained for, instead devoting his whole life to sports – particularly football.
He played football as a goalkeeper in SK Srpski mač and later in BSK. Following a playing career he became a football referee and was the first Serb to referee an international match, in 1923 in Bucharest. He retired from refereeing following a broken leg in a sledding accident.[1]
References
edit- ^ Golman, sudija, funkcioner...; Blic, 13 April 2010