Croatian international defender and yet to be crowned ‘Century Man’ Dario Šimić, has packed his bags and will be moving to France. The 32 year-old leaves AC Milan, where he hardly played the past few seasons, to join fellow Croatian teammates Nikola Pokrivač and Jerko Leko at Monaco. Šimić has signed a 2-year deal with his new French club. We’ll see how much playing time he receives though as his career is dwindling down.
Šimić has been stuck on 99 Caps for the Croatian national team. Should he play in the Slovenia friendly on August 20th in Maribor, he will be the first Croatian to reach the ‘century mark’ in his career. It looks like Bilić will give Šimić a look at 100, but we all know he is only on the team for experience and leadership. His spot on the national team has been permanitely replaced by young phenom, Danijel Pranjić.
Šimić has had a worthy playing career, both internationally and with his clubs. His career highlight has to be playing alongside now coach, Slaven Bilić, as Croatia took 3rd place at the 1998 World Cup in France.