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Josip Šimunić

1978 - Today

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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josip Šimunić has received more than 369,994 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Josip Šimunić is the 4,788th most popular soccer player (down from 4,423rd in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Australia (down from 296th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Soccer Player.

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  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Josip Šimunić ranks 4,788 out of 21,273. Before him are Nelson López, Tim Howard, Enrique Chazarreta, Francisco Gamborena, Mario Haas, and Vicente Cantatore. After him are Agustín, Filippo Galli, Jean Capelle, Johnny Ekström, Adolfo Nef, and Ingemar Erlandsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Josip Šimunić ranks 184. Before him are Ringo Sheena, Emilia Rydberg, In-Grid, Thor Hushovd, Gastón Gaudio, and Joo Sang-wook. After him are Jérôme Rothen, Lyoto Machida, Guy Berryman, Marcelo Zalayeta, Kim Sa-rang, and Jonathan Zebina.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Josip Šimunić ranks 314 out of 1,143. Before him are Nick Winter (1894), Claudia Black (1972), Melissa George (1976), Bobby Pearce (1905), Colt Walker (null), and Leslie Boardman (1889). After him are Ruby Payne-Scott (1912), Pat Rafter (1972), Faith Leech (1941), Danny Clark (1951), Walter Frederick Gale (1865), and Charles Kingsford Smith (1897).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Australia

Among soccer players born in Australia, Josip Šimunić ranks 6. Before him are Harry Kewell (1978), Mark Schwarzer (1972), Tim Cahill (1979), Mark Viduka (1975), and Stephen Laybutt (1977). After him are Zeljko Kalac (1972), Matthew Bingley (1971), Aurelio Vidmar (1967), Ned Zelic (1971), Avraam Papadopoulos (1984), and Tony Popovic (1973).

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