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Dajan Šimac (born 4 January 1982) is a Croatian former professional
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who played as a defender.Dajan Simac - NK Tekstilac-Ravnice
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He also holds German citizenship.


Club career


Germany

Born in
Bingen am Rhein Bingen am Rhein () is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The settlement's original name was Bingium, a Celtic languages, Celtic word that may have meant "hole in the rock", a description of the shoal behind the ...
,
West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...
, Šimac played in the youth teams of Blau-Weiß Münster-Sarmsheim (1989–1996) and
BFV Hassia Bingen The BFV Hassia Bingen is a German association football club from the city of Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate. It last played at the highest level of German football in 1952–53 and reached the third round of the German Cup twice. History ...
(1996–2000). He made his debut as senior playing with
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 1. FC Kaiserslautern II is the reserve team of German association football club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team competes in the Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, the fifth tier of German football. Prior 2 ...
in the 2001–02 season. After two seasons with them in the Regionalliga Süd. In summer 2003 he moved to
SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...
however he played only one match in the 2003–04 2. Bundesliga. During the winter break of that season he moved to
SV Wehen Wiesbaden SV Wehen Wiesbaden is a German association football club based in Wiesbaden, Hesse. The club was previously known as ''SV Wehen'' but added ''Wiesbaden'' to its name during the summer of 2007. They left their previous ground, the Taunusstein, t ...
. He played there for five-and-a-half seasons making 138 league appearances and scoring six goals. He will play with Wehen in the Regionalliga Süd until 2007 when they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and he played with them two seasons in the second German level (56 appearances and six goals). In summer 2007 he moved to another 2. Bundesliga side,
FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt and known as simply Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt ...
and stay with them one season.Dajan Šimac statistics
at Fussballdaten.de


Debrecen

In summer 2010 Šimac moved to Hungary by signing with
Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a Hungarian professional football club based in Debrecen that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the first tier of Hungarian football. They are best known internationally for reaching the group stages of the U ...
. On 1 May 2012, he won the
Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
with Debrecen by beating MTK Budapest on
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in the 2011–12 season. This was the fifth
Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...
trophy for Debrecen. On 12 May 2012, Šimac won the
Hungarian League Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians/Magyars, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the ...
title with Debrecen after beating
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in the 28th round of the Hungarian League by 4–0 at the Oláh Gábor út Stadium which resulted the sixth Hungarian League title for the Hajdús.


Denizlispor

In summer 2013 Šimac left Debrecen after three years, and moved to Turkey by signing with
Denizlispor Denizlispor is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. The Denizli Atatürk Stadium, which has a seati ...
. He made 10 appearances with them in the first half of the 2013–14 TFF First League.


Jagodina

During the winter break of the 2013–14 season, Šimac left Denizlispor and moved to Serbia signing a 6-months contract with
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side
FK Jagodina Fudbalski klub Jagodina () is a Serbian professional Association football, football club based in the city of Jagodina, which plays in the Serbian League East, the third tier in Serbia's football league. The club was founded in 1919 under the na ...
.Dajan Šimac
at Soccerway


Later career in Croatia

After his spell in Serbia, he stayed in the region and debuted for the first time in his home-country Croatia when he joined Radnik Sesvete in summer 2015 playing in second level. Later he played with
Stupnik Stupnik is a municipality in Croatia in the Zagreb County. In the 2011 census, there were 3,251 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Donji Stupnik, population 1,375 * Gornji Stupnik, population 2,003 * Stupnički Obrež, population 3 ...
and
Samobor Samobor () is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. It is part of the Zagreb metropolitan area. Administratively it is a part of Zagreb County. Geography Samobor is located west of Zagreb, between the eastern slopes of the Samobor hills (), the eas ...
. In season 2017–18 he played with NK Tekstilac-Ravnice.


International career

Šimac played one match for the Croatian U-20 team in 2003.Dajan Šimac profile
at
Croatian Football Federation The Croatian Football Federation (, HNS) is the national governing body of football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible f ...
official website


Career statistics


Honours

Wehen Wiesbaden * Regionalliga Süd: 2006–07 Debreceni VSC * Hungarian Championship: 2011–12 *
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*
Hungarian Supercup Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians/Magyars, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the ...
: 2011 *
Hungarian Supercup Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians/Magyars, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the ...
runner-up: 2013 Jagodina *
Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...
runner-up:
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simac, Dajan 1982 births Living people People from Bingen am Rhein German people of Croatian descent German men's footballers Croatian men's footballers Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate Men's association football defenders Croatia men's youth international footballers 2. Bundesliga players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players TFF 1. Lig players Serbian SuperLiga players First Football League (Croatia) players BFV Hassia Bingen players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players SV Wehen Wiesbaden players FSV Frankfurt players Debreceni VSC players Denizlispor footballers FK Jagodina players NK Sesvete players NK Samobor players NK Marsonia players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey German expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia 21st-century German sportsmen