Boško Simonović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бoшкo Cимoнoвић; 12 February 1898 – 5 August 1965) was a

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coach, player, referee, and administrator. His most notable feat was coaching the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team at the first World Cup in

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in Uruguay. 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.Golman, sudija, funkcioner...
''Blic'', 13 April 2010

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