| 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 | 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 | |||
Boško Simonović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бoшкo Cимoнoвић; 12 February 1898 – 5 August 1965) was afootball coach, player, referee, and administrator. His most notable feat was coaching theKingdom of Yugoslavianational team at the first World Cup in1930 inUruguay.
Though an architect byvocation, Simonović never worked in the profession he was trained for, instead devoting his whole life to sports – particularly football.
He played football as agoalkeeper in SK Srpski mač and later inBSK. 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]