Janko Simović

Janko Simović
Simović with Dynamo Kyiv in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-07) 7 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Mojkovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
Zeta
Number 19
Youth career
2001–2003 OFK Igalo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Berane 31 (0)
2008 Metalac GM 9 (0)
2008–2012 Mogren 101 (5)
2012–2013 Dynamo Kyiv 0 (0)
2012Arsenal Kyiv (loan) 0 (0)
2013Dynamo-2 Kyiv 0 (0)
2014 Lovćen 12 (2)
2014–2015 Budućnost 45 (4)
2016 PTT Rayong 0 (0)
2017 Budućnost 18 (1)
2018 Mladost Podgorica 7 (0)
2019 Rudar Pljevlja 8 (0)
2019 Dinamo Vranje 15 (2)
2020 Grbalj 8 (0)
2020– Zeta 8 (0)
International career
2007 Montenegro U21 2 (0)
2008 Montenegro 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:47, 9 November 2020 (UTC)

Janko Simović (born 7 June 1986) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a center back for Zeta.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Mojkovac, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, Simović learned his trade in OFK Igalo. He made his debut in senior-level football with Berane, after which he joined Metalac GM for a brief spell. He subsequently joined Mogren in 2008.

Mogren

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In 2008, Simović joined Mogren. At the time of Simović's arrival, Mogren was an ambitious team with coach Branislav "Brano" Milačić and a number of players from the Montenegro national team involving the likes of Radoslav Batak, Ivan Janjušević, Petar Grbić, Marko Ćetković, and Draško Božović.[1]

Dynamo Kyiv

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In late February 2012, Simović traveled to Israel to trial with Ukrainian team Dynamo Kyiv.[2] During the trial, Simović played a friendly match for Dynamo against Maccabi Haifa, which Dynamo won 5–0.[3] On 1 March 2012 he signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Kyiv.[4] Dynamo Kyiv paid Mogren approximately 200,000 for Simović's transfer.[5] After signing with Dynamo, he was loaned first to Arsenal Kyiv, and then loaned to Dynamo's B team.[6] During his loans, Simović had a back injury, and after two years he terminated his contract with Dynamo.[6]

Lovćen

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After terminating his contract with Dynamo Kyiv, Simović joined Montenegrin team FK Lovćen in March 2014. In his first match with Lovćen, Simović scored a header against Budućnost only three minutes into the game.[7] He was a starting player in Lovćen's squad which won the 2014 Montenegrin Cup.[8]

Budućnost

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After only a half season at Lovćen, Simović joined Budućnost in the summer of 2014 on a one-year contract. In August 2015, Budućnost and Simović agreed to renew the contract by one more year.[9]

Mladost Podgorica

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Simović signed a contract with Mladost Podgorica in late January 2018.[10]

International career

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After representing Montenegro at under-21 level,[11][12] he made his debut for the senior team in a November 2008 friendly match against Macedonia. He came on as an injury time substitute for Elsad Zverotić and these remained his sole international minutes.[13]

Honours

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Mogren
Lovćen

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 16 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine Vijesti: Ko ostane posljednji, neka ugasi svjetlo: Mogren isključen iz Južne regije (in Serbian). 24 March 2017. Accessed 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ [2] Dejan Perić. Vijesti: Janko Simović na probi u Dinamu iz Kijeva (in Serbian). 26 February 2012. Accessed 1 August 2017.
  3. ^ Dejan Perić (2 March 2012). "Vijesti: Janko Simović tri godine u Dinamu iz Kijeva" (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. ^ Yanko Simovich igrok Dinamo at fcdynamo.kiev.ua
  5. ^ [3] Archived 2 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Danilo Mitrović. Vijesti: FK Mogren: Dobili su milione od transfera a duguju i 13 plata (in Serbian). 28 March 2014. Accessed 1 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Vijesti: Janko Simović raskinuo sa Dinamom iz Kijeva" (in Serbian). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  7. ^ Danijela Lasica (16 March 2014). "Vijesti: Lovćen trasirao evropski put" (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  8. ^ [4] CdM: Istorijska generacija Lovćena (in Serbian). 30 January 2017. Accessed 1 August 2017.
  9. ^ [5] portalanalitika.me: Janko Simović potpisaće novi ugovor sa FK Budućnost (in Serbian). 4 August 2015. Accessed 1 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Vijesti: Janko Simović potpisao za Mladost, stiglo i pojačanje iz Rada" (in Serbian). 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. ^ Janko SimovićUEFA competition record (archive)
  12. ^ Janko Simović at FSCG.co.me
  13. ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Janko Simović". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  15. ^ Janko Simović at Soccerway