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Josip Šimunić

  • Date of birth: (48 years)
  • Place of birth: Canberra, Australia
  • Height: 1.95 m
  • Baconbauer number 2
All positions:Positions
  • Midfielder
  • Defender
  • Defensive Midfielder
  • Left Back
Caps
103
100 starts · 3 as sub
Goals
3
0.03 per game
Assists
2
0.02 per game
All-time · Croatia
#9
in caps · #41 in goals
Cards
21
18 yellow · 2 second yellow · 1 red
Debut
10 Nov 2001
vs South Korea, aged 23

National Teams · Croatia

Caps and goals per year
YearCapsStartsAs subGoalsNon-FIFA MatchesNon-FIFA GoalsCaps and goals per year
201366000
201276100
201199000
201077001
200955001
20081111000
200798100
200699000
200588010
20041313010
200399010
200287100
200122000
Total1031003320
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All international matches

  1. World Cup 2014 · Play-off · Stadion MaksimirHvs.IcelandOwn contribution: StartedYellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Iceland 2–0Win
  2. World Cup 2014 · Play-off · LaugardalsvöllurAvs.IcelandOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Iceland vs. Croatia 0–0Draw
  3. World Cup 2014 · Group A · Stadion Rajko MitićAvs.SerbiaOwn contribution: StartedRed cardMatch report: Serbia vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  4. World Cup 2014 · Group A · Stadion MaksimirHvs.ScotlandOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Croatia vs. Scotland 0–1Defeat
  5. World Cup 2014 · Group A · Stadion MaksimirHvs.SerbiaOwn contribution: StartedMatch report: Croatia vs. Serbia 2–0Win
  6. Friendly · Craven CottageAvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Korea vs. Croatia 0–4Win
  7. World Cup 2014 · Group A · Stadion Gradski vrtHvs.WalesMatch report: Croatia vs. Wales 2–0Win
  8. World Cup 2014 · Group A · Nacionalna Arena Toše ProeskiAvs.MacedoniaMatch report: Macedonia vs. Croatia 1–2Win
  9. World Cup 2014 · Group A · Stade Roi BaudouinAvs.BelgiumMatch report: Belgium vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  10. World Cup 2014 · Group A · Stadion MaksimirHvs.MacedoniaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Macedonia 1–0Win
  11. Friendly · Ullevaal StadionAvs.NorwayMatch report: Norway vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  12. Friendly · Stadion Aldo DrosinaHvs.EstoniaMatch report: Croatia vs. Estonia 3–1Win
  13. Friendly · Stadion MaksimirHvs.SwedenOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Sweden 1–3Defeat
  14. European Championship 2012 · Play-off · Stadion MaksimirHvs.TurkeyMatch report: Croatia vs. Turkey 0–0Draw
  15. European Championship 2012 · Play-off · Türk Telekom ArenaAvs.TurkeyMatch report: Turkey vs. Croatia 0–3Win
  16. European Championship 2012 · Group F · Stadion KantridaHvs.LatviaMatch report: Croatia vs. Latvia 2–0Win
  17. European Championship 2012 · Group F · Georgios Karaiskakis StadiumAvs.GreeceMatch report: Greece vs. Croatia 2–0Defeat
  18. European Championship 2012 · Group F · Stadion MaksimirHvs.IsraelMatch report: Croatia vs. Israel 3–1Win
  19. Friendly · Aviva StadiumAvs.IrelandMatch report: Ireland vs. Croatia 0–0Draw
  20. European Championship 2012 · Group F · Stadion PoljudHvs.GeorgiaMatch report: Croatia vs. Georgia 2–1Win
  21. Friendly · Stade de FranceAvs.FranceMatch report: France vs. Croatia 0–0Draw
  22. Friendly · Stadion Aldo DrosinaHvs.Czech RepublicMatch report: Croatia vs. Czech Republic 4–2Win
  23. Friendly · Stadion MaksimirHvs.NorwayMatch report: Croatia vs. Norway 2–1Win
  24. European Championship 2012 · Group F · Ramat Gan StadiumAvs.IsraelMatch report: Israel vs. Croatia 1–2Win
  25. European Championship 2012 · Group F · Stadion MaksimirHvs.GreeceMatch report: Croatia vs. Greece 0–0Draw
  26. European Championship 2012 · Group F · Skonto StadiumAvs.LatviaMatch report: Latvia vs. Croatia 0–3Win
  27. Friendly · Štadión PasienkyAvs.SlovakiaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Slovakia vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  28. Friendly · Stadion Gradski vrtHvs.WalesMatch report: Croatia vs. Wales 2–0Win
  29. Friendly · Wörthersee StadionAvs.AustriaMatch report: Austria vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  30. Friendly · Stade Roi BaudouinAvs.BelgiumMatch report: Belgium vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  31. Friendly · Stadion CibaliaHvs.LiechtensteinMatch report: Croatia vs. Liechtenstein 5–0Win
  32. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Wembley StadiumAvs.EnglandOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: England vs. Croatia 5–1Defeat
  33. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.BelarusMatch report: Croatia vs. Belarus 1–0Win
  34. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Stadyen DynamaAvs.BelarusMatch report: Belarus vs. Croatia 1–3Win
  35. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.UkraineMatch report: Croatia vs. Ukraine 2–2Draw
  36. Friendly · Stadionul SteauaAvs.RomaniaMatch report: Romania vs. Croatia 1–2Win
  37. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.AndorraOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Andorra 4–0Win
  38. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Oblasny SportKomplex MetalistAvs.UkraineMatch report: Ukraine vs. Croatia 0–0Draw
  39. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.EnglandOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. England 1–4Defeat
  40. World Cup 2010 · Group 6 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.KazakhstanMatch report: Croatia vs. Kazakhstan 3–0Win
  41. European Championship 2008 · Quarter-final · Ernst-Happel-StadionHvs.TurkeyMatch report: Croatia vs. Turkey 1–11–3 pensDefeat
  42. European Championship 2008 · Group B · Wörthersee StadionHvs.GermanyOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Germany 2–1Win
  43. European Championship 2008 · Group B · Ernst-Happel-StadionAvs.AustriaMatch report: Austria vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  44. Friendly · Szusza Ferenc StadiumAvs.HungaryMatch report: Hungary vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  45. Friendly · Stadion KantridaHvs.MoldovaMatch report: Croatia vs. Moldova 1–0Win
  46. Friendly · Hampden ParkAvs.ScotlandOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Scotland vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  47. Friendly · Stadion PoljudHvs.NetherlandsMatch report: Croatia vs. Netherlands 0–3Defeat
  48. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Wembley StadiumAvs.EnglandMatch report: England vs. Croatia 2–3Win
  49. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Nacionalna Arena Toše ProeskiAvs.MacedoniaMatch report: Macedonia vs. Croatia 2–0Defeat
  50. Friendly · Stadion KantridaHvs.SlovakiaMatch report: Croatia vs. Slovakia 3–0Win
  51. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Stadion MaksimirHvs.IsraelMatch report: Croatia vs. Israel 1–0Win
  52. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Stadion MaksimirHvs.EstoniaMatch report: Croatia vs. Estonia 2–0Win
  53. Friendly · Asim Ferhatović Hase StadiumAvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaMatch report: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Croatia 3–5Win
  54. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Stadion MaksimirHvs.RussiaMatch report: Croatia vs. Russia 0–0Draw
  55. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Lilleküla StadiumAvs.EstoniaOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Estonia vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  56. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Stadion MaksimirHvs.MacedoniaMatch report: Croatia vs. Macedonia 2–1Win
  57. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Ramat Gan StadiumAvs.IsraelMatch report: Israel vs. Croatia 3–4Win
  58. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Stadion MaksimirHvs.EnglandMatch report: Croatia vs. England 2–0Win
  59. European Championship 2008 · Group E · Stadion MaksimirHvs.AndorraMatch report: Croatia vs. Andorra 7–0Win
  60. Friendly · Stadio Armando PicchiAvs.ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. Croatia 0–2Win
  61. World Cup 2006 · Group F · MHPArenaHvs.AustraliaOwn contribution: Second yellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Australia 2–2Draw
  62. World Cup 2006 · Group F · Max-Morlock-StadionAvs.JapanMatch report: Japan vs. Croatia 0–0Draw
  63. World Cup 2006 · Group F · OlympiastadionAvs.BrazilMatch report: Brazil vs. Croatia 1–0Defeat
  64. Friendly · Stade de GenèveHvs.SpainMatch report: Croatia vs. Spain 1–2Defeat
  65. Friendly · Volkswagen ArenaAvs.PolandMatch report: Poland vs. Croatia 1–0Defeat
  66. Friendly · Estádio Cidade de CoimbraAvs.PortugalMatch report: Portugal vs. Croatia 2–0Defeat
  67. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.SwedenMatch report: Croatia vs. Sweden 1–0Win
  68. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · Ta' Qali National StadiumAvs.MaltaMatch report: Malta vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  69. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · LaugardalsvöllurAvs.IcelandOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Iceland vs. Croatia 1–3Win
  70. Friendly · Stadion PoljudHvs.BrazilMatch report: Croatia vs. Brazil 1–1Draw
  71. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · Vassil Levski National StadiumAvs.BulgariaMatch report: Bulgaria vs. Croatia 1–3Win
  72. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.IcelandOwn contribution: 1 goalYellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Iceland 4–0Win
  73. Friendly · Itztadion TeddyAvs.IsraelMatch report: Israel vs. Croatia 3–3Draw
  74. Friendly · Aviva StadiumAvs.IrelandMatch report: Ireland vs. Croatia 1–0Defeat
  75. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.BulgariaMatch report: Croatia vs. Bulgaria 2–2Draw
  76. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · UlleviAvs.SwedenOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Sweden vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  77. World Cup 2006 · Group 8 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.HungaryMatch report: Croatia vs. Hungary 3–0Win
  78. Friendly · Stadion VarteksHvs.IsraelOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Croatia vs. Israel 1–0Win
  79. European Championship 2004 · Group 2 · Estádio da LuzHvs.EnglandMatch report: Croatia vs. England 2–4Defeat
  80. European Championship 2004 · Group 2 · Dr. Magalhães PessoaHvs.FranceMatch report: Croatia vs. France 2–2Draw
  81. European Championship 2004 · Group 2 · Dr. Magalhães PessoaAvs.SwitzerlandMatch report: Switzerland vs. Croatia 0–0Draw
  82. Friendly · ParkenAvs.DenmarkMatch report: Denmark vs. Croatia 1–2Win
  83. Friendly · Stadion KantridaHvs.SlovakiaMatch report: Croatia vs. Slovakia 1–0Win
  84. Friendly · Nacionalna Arena Toše ProeskiAvs.MacedoniaMatch report: Macedonia vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  85. Friendly · Stadion MaksimirHvs.TurkeyMatch report: Croatia vs. Turkey 2–2Draw
  86. Friendly · Stadion PoljudHvs.GermanyOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Croatia vs. Germany 1–2Defeat
  87. European Championship 2004 · Play-off · Centralni Stadion BežigradAvs.SloveniaMatch report: Slovenia vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  88. European Championship 2004 · Group 8 · Stade Roi BaudouinAvs.BelgiumOwn contribution: Second yellow cardMatch report: Belgium vs. Croatia 2–1Defeat
  89. European Championship 2004 · Group 8 · Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la VellaAvs.AndorraOwn contribution: 1 goalMatch report: Andorra vs. Croatia 0–3Win
  90. Friendly · Portman RoadAvs.EnglandMatch report: England vs. Croatia 3–1Defeat
  91. European Championship 2004 · Group 8 · Lilleküla StadiumAvs.EstoniaMatch report: Estonia vs. Croatia 0–1Win
  92. Friendly · Råsunda StadiumAvs.SwedenMatch report: Sweden vs. Croatia 1–2Win
  93. European Championship 2004 · Group 8 · Stadion VarteksHvs.AndorraMatch report: Croatia vs. Andorra 2–0Win
  94. European Championship 2004 · Group 8 · Stadion MaksimirHvs.BelgiumMatch report: Croatia vs. Belgium 4–0Win
  95. Friendly · Stadion PoljudHvs.PolandMatch report: Croatia vs. Poland 0–0Draw
  96. Friendly · Stadion VarteksHvs.WalesMatch report: Croatia vs. Wales 1–1Draw
  97. World Cup 2002 · Group G · International Stadium YokohamaAvs.EcuadorOwn contribution: Yellow cardMatch report: Ecuador vs. Croatia 1–0Defeat
  98. World Cup 2002 · Group G · Kashima Soccer StadiumAvs.ItalyMatch report: Italy vs. Croatia 1–2Win
  99. World Cup 2002 · Group G · Denka Big Swan StadiumHvs.MexicoMatch report: Croatia vs. Mexico 0–1Defeat
  100. Friendly · Stadion PMFCAvs.HungaryMatch report: Hungary vs. Croatia 0–2Win
  101. Friendly · Stadion MaksimirHvs.Bosnia & HerzegovinaMatch report: Croatia vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina 2–0Win
  102. Friendly · Stadion MaksimirHvs.SloveniaMatch report: Croatia vs. Slovenia 0–0Draw
  103. Friendly · Stadion KantridaHvs.BulgariaMatch report: Croatia vs. Bulgaria 0–0Draw
  104. Friendly · Gwangju World Cup StadiumAvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Korea vs. Croatia 1–1Draw
  105. Friendly · Seoul World Cup StadiumAvs.South KoreaMatch report: South Korea vs. Croatia 2–0Defeat
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Results over time

10 Nov 2001 · Defeat13 Nov 2001 · Draw13 Feb 2002 · Draw27 Mar 2002 · Draw17 Apr 2002 · Win8 May 2002 · Win3 Jun 2002 · Defeat8 Jun 2002 · Win13 Jun 2002 · Defeat21 Aug 2002 · Draw12 Feb 2003 · Draw29 Mar 2003 · Win2 Apr 2003 · Win30 Apr 2003 · Win11 Jun 2003 · Win20 Aug 2003 · Defeat6 Sept 2003 · Win10 Sept 2003 · Defeat19 Nov 2003 · Win18 Feb 2004 · Defeat31 Mar 2004 · Draw28 Apr 2004 · Win29 May 2004 · Win5 Jun 2004 · Win13 Jun 2004 · Draw17 Jun 2004 · Draw21 Jun 2004 · Defeat18 Aug 2004 · Win4 Sept 2004 · Win8 Sept 2004 · Win9 Oct 2004 · Draw16 Nov 2004 · Defeat9 Feb 2005 · Draw26 Mar 2005 · Win4 Jun 2005 · Win17 Aug 2005 · Draw3 Sept 2005 · Win7 Sept 2005 · Draw8 Oct 2005 · Win12 Nov 2005 · Defeat3 Jun 2006 · Defeat7 Jun 2006 · Defeat13 Jun 2006 · Defeat18 Jun 2006 · Draw22 Jun 2006 · Draw16 Aug 2006 · Win7 Oct 2006 · Win11 Oct 2006 · Win15 Nov 2006 · Win24 Mar 2007 · Win2 Jun 2007 · Win6 Jun 2007 · Draw22 Aug 2007 · Win8 Sept 2007 · Win13 Oct 2007 · Win16 Oct 2007 · Win17 Nov 2007 · Defeat21 Nov 2007 · Win6 Feb 2008 · Defeat26 Mar 2008 · Draw24 May 2008 · Win31 May 2008 · Draw8 Jun 2008 · Win12 Jun 2008 · Win20 Jun 2008 · Defeat6 Sept 2008 · Win10 Sept 2008 · Defeat11 Oct 2008 · Draw15 Oct 2008 · Win11 Feb 2009 · Win6 Jun 2009 · Draw12 Aug 2009 · Win5 Sept 2009 · Win9 Sept 2009 · Defeat14 Nov 2009 · Win3 Mar 2010 · Win19 May 2010 · Win23 May 2010 · Win11 Aug 2010 · Draw3 Sept 2010 · Win7 Sept 2010 · Draw9 Oct 2010 · Win12 Oct 2010 · Win9 Feb 2011 · Win29 Mar 2011 · Draw3 Jun 2011 · Win10 Aug 2011 · Draw6 Sept 2011 · Win7 Oct 2011 · Defeat11 Oct 2011 · Win11 Nov 2011 · Win15 Nov 2011 · Draw29 Feb 2012 · Defeat25 May 2012 · Win2 Jun 2012 · Draw7 Sept 2012 · Win11 Sept 2012 · Draw12 Oct 2012 · Win16 Oct 2012 · Win6 Feb 2013 · Win22 Mar 2013 · Win7 Jun 2013 · Defeat6 Sept 2013 · Draw15 Nov 2013 · Draw19 Nov 2013 · Win

One mark per match with a known result, oldest on the left.

Most frequent teammates

#PlayerYearsTogetherBoth started
1Darijo Srna2003–20138273
2Stipe Pletikosa2002–20137167
3Ivica Olić2002–20137144
4Niko Kovač2002–20085955
5Niko Kranjčar2004–20135851
6Robert Kovač2002–20095554
7Luka Modrić2006–20135349
8Vedran Ćorluka2006–20134845
9Dario Šimić2002–20084332
10Jerko Leko2002–2009438
11Eduardo da Silva2004–20134230
12Ivan Rakitić2007–20133928
13Marko Babić2002–20083822
14Ognjen Vukojević2007–20133624
15Danijel Pranjić2004–20133425
16Mario Mandžukić2007–20133424
17Mladen Petrić2001–20133418
18Ivan Klasnić2004–20112919
19Milan Rapaić2001–20072721
20Dado Pršo2003–20062624

Counted from the line-ups and substitutions of his 103 FIFA matches. Players with an unknown position in the line-up count as starters.

Most frequent opponents

#OpponentYearsMatchesWDLGoals
1Israel2004–201165101
2England2003–200962040
3North Macedonia2004–201254010
4Iceland2005–201343101
5Andorra2003–200844001
6Estonia2003–201244000
7Sweden2003–201243010
8Turkey2004–201141210
9South Korea2001–201331110
10Belgium2003–201231110
11Wales2002–201232100
12Slovakia2004–201032100
13Hungary2002–200832100
14Bulgaria2002–200531200
15Scotland2008–201320110

FIFA matches against the team. Won / drawn / lost only where the result is known; a penalty shoot-out decides.