 He also won the Turkish Footballer of the Year award for three consecutive years (1985, 1986, and 1987).Born in Mojkovac, PR Montenegro, Simović moved with his family to Kruševac, PR Serbia in 1965.He played regularly for Napredak Kruševac during the 1970s, helping them gain promotion to the Yugoslav First League on two occasions (1975–76 and 1977–78).