Jaromír Šimr

Jaromír Šimr

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-01-31) 31 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1995	Viktoria Plzeň
1995–1999	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999	RKC Waalwijk	0	(0)
1999–2001	Excelsior	61	(20)
2001–2004	NEC	90	(6)
2005–2006	Amica Wronki	35	(0)
2006–2007	Excelsior	30	(3)
2007	Viktoria Plzeň[1]	1	(0)
2008–2011	Senco Doubravka
2011–2013	Spartak Chrást
2013–2014	Slavoj Kolovec
2014–2015	Plzen Bukovec
International career
1995	Czech Republic U16	5	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaromír Šimr (born 31 January 1979), known in the Netherlands as Jarda Šimr, is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Career

Born in Plzeň, Šimr began his career in the youth system of local side Viktoria Plzeň, before moving to Feyenoord's youth academy in 1995.

After a move to RKC Waalwijk (without making a senior appearance), he would eventually make his senior league debut on 14 August 1999, for Excelsior, against Go Ahead Eagles. Over the following two seasons, he became a key player and this led to a move to NEC Nijmegen.

In 2003, he scored the goal to take NEC into the UEFA Cup (qualifying for Europe through their league position for the first time).

After leaving NEC, he played for Polish side Amica Wronki, then returned for a single season with Excelsior, before winding down his career at three Plzeň clubs: Viktoria, Senco Doubravka, Spartak Chrast, Slavoj Kolovec and finally Plzeň Bukovec, where he ended his playing career in 2014.

References

1. "Jaromír Šimr". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). iDNES. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
2. Humplík, Michal (31 December 2003). "Bludný Holanďan Jaromír Šimr" (in Czech). sportovci.cz. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.