Željko Simović (; born 2 February 1967) is a Serbian former

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manager and player.

Playing career

Simović joined

Napredak Kruševac Napredak, which translates from Serbo-Croatian as ''Progress'', may refer to: *HKD Napredak, cultural society of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina *FK Napredak Kruševac, Serbian football club *FK Napredak Aleksinac, Serbian football club *FK Napred ...

from BSK Batajnica in 1986, making three appearances in the

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. He subsequently switched to

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in 1987, spending the next three years with the club. After completing his

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in 1989–90, Simović was let go by Zemun and went on to join Čukarički. He would earn a transfer to Proleter Zrenjanin in 1991, making 24 appearances and scoring seven goals in the final season of the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

. In 1993, Simović moved abroad to play for French club Brest, netting three goals in the Championnat National 1 during the 1993–94 season. He was later acquired by

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side Daewoo Royals in 1994. In December 1994, Simović moved to Greece and signed with

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club (), or with its full name Panipirotikós Athlitikós Síllogos Giánnina (, ''Panepirotic Athletic Club Giannina'') is a Greek professional Association football, football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capita ...

. He switched to

Kavala Kavala (, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the A2 motorway, a one-and ...

in January 1996 and helped the club win promotion to the top flight that year, contributing with seven goals. After spending one more season with Kavala, Simović joined fellow

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club Ethnikos Piraeus in 1997.

Managerial career

In December 2002, Simović was appointed as caretaker manager of Čukarički following the resignation of

Miroslav Vukašinović Miroslav Vukašinović (; born 29 August 1948) is a Serbian former football manager and player. Playing career Born in Užička Požega, Vukašinović started out at his hometown club Sloga. He subsequently played for Sloboda Titovo Užice, be ...

, becoming the permanent manager in January 2003. He was dismissed from his position in May 2003. Between November 2007 and November 2008, Simović served as manager of Greek club AE Giannena.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simovic, Zeljko 1967 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Men's association football midfielders Yugoslav men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players FK Zemun players FK Čukarički players FK Proleter Zrenjanin players Stade Brestois 29 players Busan IPark players PAS Giannina F.C. players Kavala F.C. players Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. players Panetolikos F.C. players Yugoslav Second League players Yugoslav First League players First League of Serbia and Montenegro players Championnat National players K League 1 players Super League Greece 2 players Super League Greece players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece Serbia and Montenegro football managers Serbian football managers FK Čukarički managers Serbian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Greece Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Greece