Karlo Šimek
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Varaždin, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder, right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Varteks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Varteks / Varaždin | 103 | (1) |
| 2012 | Karlovac | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Zelina | 36 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | SV Lafnitz | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | Gorica | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Deutschkreutz | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Međimurje | ||
| 2017–2018 | Varaždin | 27 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Croatia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Karlo Šimek (born 3 June 1988) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder or right-back.
A graduate of the Varteks youth academy, Šimek was promoted to the senior squad in 2007, which changed its name to NK Varaždin in mid-2010. In January 2012, he had a try-out with Kazakh club Shakhter Karagandy in Turkey, but in the process, he injured his leg.[2] In the same month, Istra 1961 also expressed their desire to sign him.[3] He ultimately signed for Karlovac after having made 103 appearances for Varteks / Varaždin.[2]
After a stint with Croatian club Zelina, Šimek moved abroad, signing for Austrian club Lafnitz.[4] He went on to represent Gorica and Deutschkreutz,[5][6] before signing for Međimurje in January 2016.[7] In January 2017, he signed with a different NK Varaždin, a club unassociated with the one he started his career with, but which went bankrupt in 2015.[8]