Dario Šimić
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Šimić in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 November 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1999 | Dinamo Zagreb | 140 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Inter Milan | 66 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2008 | AC Milan | 82 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Monaco | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 315 | (18) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Croatia U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Croatia U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Croatia U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2008 | Croatia | 100 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Dario Šimić (pronounced [dâːrio ʃǐːmitɕ]; born 12 November 1975) is a Croatian former footballer. Šimić was a versatile defender who played as full-back, sweeper or centre back; a physical and hard-tackling defender, he was known in particular for his strength and ability in the air. A product of Dinamo Zagreb Academy, he later played for Serie A sides Inter Milan and AC Milan and Ligue 1 side Monaco, before returning to Dinamo Zagreb in 2010, where he retired from the game during the same year.
Šimić played for Croatia national football team between 1996 and 2008. He retired from international football shortly after becoming the first Croatian player to win 100 international caps. He is currently the team's eighth most capped player. He was a member of Croatia's squad for each of the six major tournaments for which the team qualified during the 1990s and 2000s, which includes three FIFA World Cups (11 appearances in 1998, 2002 and 2006) and three UEFA European Championships (5 appearances in 1996, 2004 and 2008).