Career
He is the younger brother of Dario Šimić. Šimić started his professional career with Dinamo Zagreb in 1993, when the club was known as Croatia Zagreb. In 2000, he left his homeland to play in Belgium for Club Brugge before going on to play in the national leagues of Greece, of Korea and Austria.
He returned to Croatia in 2006, signing for Varteks as a free agent upon the end of his contract with Football Club Kärnten.
After an alleged injury problem and only a few appearances, he left Varteks in the summer of 2007. Šimić was a Croatian youth international between 1993 and 2000, making over 20 international appearances at under-16 to under-21 levels.
He also played for the Croatian national under-21 team at the European Under-21 Championship in 2000. In January 1999, he appeared for Croatia Bachelor in a friendly match against France B and made his full international debut for Croatia on 13 June 1999 against Egypt at the of Korea Cup, a friendly international tournament in Seoul.
Between August and October 1999, he made three appearances as a substitute in Croatia"s Union of European Football Associations Euro 2000 qualifiers against Malta, the Republic of Ireland and Yugoslavia.
Croatia failed to qualify for the finals after finishing third in their qualifying group. Šimić"s final full international appearance came on 26 April 2000 in a friendly match against Austria. International goal.