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Josip Šimunić

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Josip "Joe" Šimunić (Croatian pronunciation: [jǒsip ʃǐmunitɕ]; born 18 February 1978) is a retired footballer and current president of NK Rudeš. Born in Australia to Bosnian Croat parents, Šimunić started his career at Melbourne Knights then moved to Germany where he spent 14 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim before finishing his career in Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb. He played for Croatia from 2001 to 2013, appeared in five major tournaments for Croatia – 2002 and 2006 World Cups, as well as the 2004, 2008 and 2012 European Championships – and is the sixth most capped player in the history of the Croatia national team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josip Šimunić is the 5,035th most popular soccer player (down from 4,787th in 2019), the 351st most popular biography from Australia (down from 314th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Australian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josip Šimunić ranks 5,035 out of 21,273. Before him are Dayot Upamecano, Héctor Enrique, Nariyasu Yasuhara, Daichi Shibata, Nikola Jurčević, and Stanislav Griga. After him are Jared Borgetti, Juan Lezcano, Cristian Romero, Vladimir Fedotov, Fernando Campos, and Marc Guéhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Josip Šimunić ranks 211. Before him are Danijel Ljuboja, Ivan Leko, Péter Szijjártó, Richard B. Spencer, Erica Durance, and Naotaka Takeda. After him are Pablo Schreiber, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Takumi Hayama, Alireza Faghani, Tyler Reks, and Paola Núñez.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Josip Šimunić ranks 351 out of 1,143. Before him are Lesley Turner Bowrey (1942), Russell Mockridge (1928), Wendy Turnbull (1952), Banjo Paterson (1864), Vivian McGrath (1916), and Mark Viduka (1975). After him are Faith Leech (1941), Leslie Boardman (1889), Hubert Wilkins (1888), Andrew Lesnie (1956), Peta Wilson (1970), and Joan Hartigan (1912).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Australia

Among soccer players born in Australia, Josip Šimunić ranks 13. Before him are Mathew Ryan (1992), Harry Kewell (1978), Ante Covic (1975), Matthew Bingley (1971), Tony Popovic (1973), and Mark Viduka (1975). After him are Jason Culina (1980), Stephen Laybutt (1977), Alvin Ceccoli (1974), Aurelio Vidmar (1967), Danny Vukovic (1985), and Avraam Papadopoulos (1984).

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