Josip Simunic
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Josip "Joe" Šimunić (Croatian pronunciation: ; born 18 February 1978) is a Croatian former footballer and current manager of the Croatia national U19 football team.

Born in Australia to Bosnian-Croat parents, Šimunić started his career at Melbourne Knights then moved to Germany where he spent 14 seasons in the Bundesliga with Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim before finishing his career in Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb.

He played for Croatia from 2001 to 2013, appeared in five major tournaments for Croatia – 2002 and 2006 World Cups, as well as the 2004, 2008 and 2012 European Championships – and is the third most capped player in the history of the Croatia national team.

Šimunić was born in Canberra, Australia, to Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina immigrants from the Otigošće village near Fojnica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. He received early football training at Croatia Deakin in his hometown of Canberra before attending the Australian Institute of Sport program. The defender broke into the Melbourne Knights first team as a teenager in the 1995–96 season and ended it with a championship medal and 1996 NSL Youth Player of the Year award. Šimunić scored his first goals the following term, three in 14 outings, before moving to Europe to join Hamburger SV in 1997.