Marko Šimić (footballer, born 1985)
Croatian association football player
Marko Šimić (born 8 September 1985) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
After having played in the youth teams of NK Dinamo Zagreb, Šimić later played as senior with NK Croatia Sesvete in the Croatian First League. He was playing with Croatian side NK ZET when, in summer 2010, he moved to Serbia and signed with FK Jagodina. During 2011 he received Serbian citizenship thus not counting as foreigner while in Serbia anymore. His fine performances during the 2011–12 season earned him the title of best goalkeeper of the season.
International career
Šimić represented Croatia internationally at youth level.
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