Boško Simonović
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Boško Simonović (February 12, 1898; Šid
, Austria-Hungary
– August 5, 1965; Belgrade
, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Serbian
football coach, player, referee, and administrator. His most notable feat was coaching the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national football team at the very first World Cup in 1930
in Uruguay
.
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 even holds the distinction of being the first Serb to referee an international match in 1923 in Bucharest. He was forced into retirement from refereeing following a broken leg in a sledding accident.
Šid
Šid is a town and municipality in the Srem District of Vojvodina, Serbia. Šid town has a population of 16,301, and Šid municipality 38,921.-Name:...
, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
– August 5, 1965; Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, SFR Yugoslavia) was a Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
football coach, player, referee, and administrator. His most notable feat was coaching the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national football team at the very first World Cup in 1930
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.
Though an architect by vocation
Vocation
A vocation , is a term for an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.-Senses:...
, 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 even holds the distinction of being the first Serb to referee an international match in 1923 in Bucharest. He was forced into retirement from refereeing following a broken leg in a sledding accident.