Boško Simonović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бoшкo Cимoнoвић; 12 February 1898 – 5 August 1965) was a football coach, player, referee, and administrator. His most notable feat was coaching the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team at the first World Cup in 1930 in Uruguay.

Boško Simonović
Personal information
Date of birth (1898-02-12)12 February 1898
Place of birth Šid, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 5 August 1965(1965-08-05) (aged 67)
Place of death Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
SK Srpski mač
BSK Beograd
Managerial career
1929 Vojvodina
1930–1932 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1933–1934 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1935 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1939 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1939–1940 Kingdom of Yugoslavia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Though an architect by vocation, Simonović never worked in the profession he was trained for, instead devoting his whole life to sports – particularly football.

He played football as a goalkeeper in SK Srpski mač and later in BSK. Following a playing career he became a football referee and was the first Serb to referee an international match, in 1923 in Bucharest. He retired from refereeing following a broken leg in a sledding accident.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ Golman, sudija, funkcioner...; Blic, 13 April 2010