Saša Simonović ( sr-cyr, Саша Симоновић; born 20 July 1975) is a former Serbian
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
Career
Simonović began his career with
Radnički Niš, playing for the team between 1988 and 1994. He also played for
Železničar Niš,
Aris Thessaloniki
Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki.
Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...
and
Obilić, before moving to
Levski Sofia in 2002 for a fee of €750,000. He scored his first goal for the club in his first match against
CSKA Sofia
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. In three seasons, Simonović earned 83 appearances for Levski and scored 20 goals. In June 2005 Simonović transferred to
Vihren Sandanski.
From 2006 to 2008, Simonović played for
Slavia Sofia. In the 2008–09 season he was a part of
Lokomotiv Mezdra.
On 5 August 2009, it was announced that Simonović would return to Levski. He signed a two-year contract with the club. Simonović made his second debut for Levski on 15 August 2009 in a match against
Minyor Pernik.
In total, Simonović appeared in more than 150 matches in the
A PFG
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.
Honours
;
Levski Sofia
:* Bulgarian
League: 2002
:*
Bulgarian Cup
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The tournament's format is ''single-elimination'', with all matche ...
: 2002, 2003, 2005
:*
Bulgarian Supercup: 2005
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Serbian men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro men's international footballers
Serbian expatriate men's footballers
FK Radnički Niš players
FK Obilić players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
PFC Levski Sofia players
OFC Vihren Sandanski players
PFC Slavia Sofia players
Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
FC Lokomotiv Mezdra players
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Men's association football midfielders
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece