Marko Simeunovič (born 6 December 1967) is a former Slovenian

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who played as a goalkeeper. He represented his country at two major tournaments, Euro 2000 and the

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Club career

He started his football career at his home club

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. As a youngster he moved to

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

, where he didn't get opportunity. After being a substitute against

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in semi-final second leg of the

1990–91 European Cup The 1990–91 European Cup was the 36th season of the European Cup, a tournament for men's football clubs in nations affiliated to the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won for the first time by Red Star Belgrade on penaltie ...

, he moved to Olimpija Ljubljana. He won four consecutive Slovenian Championships and two Slovenian Cups in Ljubljana. In season 1996–97 he won double (Championship and Cup) with

. After a short spell at

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he won three consecutive Slovenian Championships with

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. Later, he played for

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia ( el, Ολυμπιακός Λευκωσίας, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus and competes in the Cypriot First Division. The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cy ...

, AEL Limassol and Interblock. Simeunovič holds the record for the most expensive 38-year-old player of all time.

International career

Simeunovič was capped 57 times for

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and was a participant at the Euro 2000 and World Cup 2002. He made his international debut on 3 June 1992 in the first official international match of

, a 1–1 international friendly with

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Personal

He is the son of former NK Maribor player and coach,

Vojislav Simeunović Vojislav Simeunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Симеуновић; born 8 August 1942) is a Serbian football coach and former player. His son Marko is a former Slovenian national team goalkeeper In many team sports which invol ...

Honours

;Olimpija Ljubljana *

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: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 * Slovenian Cup: 1992–93, 1995–96 ;Maribor *

: 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02 * Slovenian Cup: 1996–97

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