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Vladimir Šimunić (19 May 1919 – 24 December 1993) was a Croatian footballer and manager.

Vladimir Šimunić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1919-05-19)19 May 1919
Place of birth	Pula, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	24 December 1993(1993-12-24) (aged 74)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936–1943	HŠK Građanski Zagreb
National team
1942	Croatia	1	(0)
Teams managed
1961–1968	Maribor
1969–1970	Grazer AK
1973	Borac Banja Luka
1972–1973	Toronto Croatia
1974	Toronto Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Šimunić played with HŠK Građanski Zagreb in the Yugoslav First League as a goalkeeper from 1936 until 1943. He also made an appearance for the Croatia national football team on 14 June 1942 against Hungary.[1] Following his retirement from professional football he was appointed the head coach for NK Maribor in 1961, where he captured the Yugoslav Second League title in the 1966–67 season.[2] In 1969, he went abroad to manage Grazer AK, and returned to Yugoslavia in 1973 to coach FK Borac Banja Luka. In 1972, he went to Canada to manage the National Soccer League side Toronto Croatia.[3] In June 1974, he returned to manage Toronto Croatia and won the NSL Championship.[4][5]

References

External links

• Vladimir Šimunić at WorldFootball.net

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