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,

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and the

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Club career

He started his football career at his home club

NK Maribor Nogometni klub Maribor () is a Slovenian professional Association football, football club based in Maribor, Slovenia. It competes in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top tier of the Football in Slovenia#League system, Slovenian football league system ...

. 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 referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, 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 penalties ...

, 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

Maribor Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is the seat of the ...

. Later, he played for

Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia (, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a Cypriot football club based in Nicosia and competes in the . The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the Cyprus Football Association. The club colors are black and green. ...

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

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

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

and was a participant at the

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 life

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

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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Marko Simeunovič
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simeunovic, Marko 1967 births Living people Footballers from Maribor Slovenian people of Serbian descent Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players NK Maribor players Red Star Belgrade footballers FK Napredak Kruševac players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players Turanspor footballers Olympiakos Nicosia players AEL Limassol players NK IB 1975 Ljubljana players Yugoslav Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Cypriot First Division players Slovenian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus