Dajan Šimac (born 4 January 1982) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He also holds German citizenship.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Bingen am Rhein, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tekstilac-Ravnice | (?) | |
| 2018–2020 | Marsonia | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Croatia U-20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGermany
editBorn in Bingen am Rhein, West Germany, Šimac 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 played there for five-and-a-half seasons making 138 league appearances and scoring six goals. He will play with Wehen in the Regionalliga Süd until 2007 when they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and he played with them two seasons in the second German level (56 appearances and six goals). In summer 2007 he moved to another 2. Bundesliga side, FSV Frankfurt and stay with them one season.[2]
Debrecen
editIn summer 2010 Šimac moved to Hungary by signing with Debreceni VSC. On 1 May 2012, he 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
editIn summer 2013 Šimac left Debrecen after three 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
editDuring 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]
Later career in Croatia
editAfter his spell in Serbia, he stayed in the region and debuted for the first time in his home-country Croatia when he joined Radnik Sesvete in summer 2015 playing in second level. Later he played with Stupnik and Samobor. In season 2017–18 he played with NK Tekstilac-Ravnice.[1]
International career
editŠimac played one match for the Croatian U-20 team in 2003.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 7 May 2013
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Debreceni VSC | 2010–11 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 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 | ||
Honours
editWehen Wiesbaden
- Regionalliga Süd: 2006–07
Debreceni VSC
- Hungarian Championship: 2011–12[9]
- Hungarian Cup: 2012, 2013[9]
- Hungarian Supercup: 2011[9]
- Hungarian Supercup runner-up: 2013[9]
Jagodina
- Serbian Cup runner-up: 2014[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Dajan Simac - NK Tekstilac-Ravnice‚ football-lifestyle.co.uk
- ^ a b Dajan Šimac statistics at Fussballdaten.de
- ^ Dajan Šimac at kleeblatt-chronik.de (in German)
- ^ "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 February 2014 (in Serbian)
- ^ a b c d e f Dajan Šimac at Soccerway
- ^ Dajan Šimac profile at Croatian Football Federation official website
External links
edit- Dajan Šimac at Soccerway.com
- Dajan Šimac at WorldFootball.net
- Dajan Šimac at kicker (in German)
- Dajan Šimac at FBref.com
- Dajan Šimac at the Turkish Football Federation
