Aleksandar Simčević (; born 15 February 1987) is a

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n professional

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who plays as a defender for Železničar Pančevo.

Club career

After coming through the youth system of

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, Simčević made his senior debut in the 2004–05 season. He later spent some time on loan to

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and Dinamo Vranje, scoring his first ever professional goal for the latter club. In June 2009, Simčević signed to play for Olimpik Sarajevo in the

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, but quickly returned to Serbia to join

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. In the summer of 2010, Simčević moved abroad for the second time and signed with Russian club

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. He helped them win promotion to the

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in 2012. In early 2013, Simčević moved to Kazakhstan and joined

Shakhter Karagandy Football Club Shakhter ( kk, "Шахтер" футбол клубы, Shakhter fýtbol klýby), commonly referred to as FC Shakhter Karagandy ( kk, Қарағанды/Qarağandı ;Russian: Караганда/Karaganda), is a professional footbal ...

. He later played for Ordabasy,

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, and

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International career

Simčević was capped for the Serbia and Montenegro national under-19 team.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simcevic, Aleksandar 1987 births Living people Footballers from Kruševac Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football defenders OFK Beograd players FK Mačva Šabac players FK Dinamo Vranje players FK Hajduk Kula players FK Olimpik players FK Jagodina players FC Mordovia Saransk players FC Shakhter Karagandy players FC Ordabasy players FC Aktobe players FC Taraz players FK Železničar Pančevo players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Serbian First League players Serbian SuperLiga players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Russian First League players Russian Premier League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Serbian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan