Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Simek played soccer as a child in the United States but did not think of the game as a career until his family moved to London after his father was assigned to a position at the English office of Anheuser-Busch when Frank was 12.[2] He was signed by Arsenal to a development contract, but decided to move back to St. Louis, where he played at Saint Louis University High School, as well as Metro F.C. with teammates (Chris Loftus, Nathan Sabich, Eric Joseph and Adam Lanter.), Then under the direction of Dave Fernandez and Dale Schilly. However, during this time Arsenal called him back to play on the youth team.[3][4]
While at Arsenal he rose to assume the captaincy of the reserve side, but had difficulty breaking into the first team; he found himself behind Lauren, Kolo Touré, Emmanuel Eboué and Justin Hoyte in the pecking order. He played a single match for Arsenal, in the League Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers on December 2, 2003.[5]
Sheffield WednesdayEdit
Simek joined the Owls on a free transfer from Arsenal in the summer of 2005[6] and made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on the opening day of the 2005–06 season away at Stoke City.[6] He went on to win a regular starting spot, ousting fan-favorite Lee Bullen from his preferred right-back position.[2] Simek scored his first goal in his first season at Wednesday away at Millwall. The goal gave the Owls a 1–0 win and helped them in their battle against relegation. Simek then managed to get his first home goal against Colchester in the 2006–2007. Simek had managed to gain a regular first team place at Hillsborough became a crowd favorite for his tough tackling and powerful running.[2][5]
Simek signed a new contract with Sheffield Wednesday on July 26, 2007. The contract will see him remain at Hillsborough until 2010.
Simek suffered a serious ankle injury playing against Crystal Palace in December 2007.[7] The injury kept him out of the Wednesday first team for over ten months. He made a slow return with a number of reserve team appearances[8] followed by an appearance on the substitutes bench against Birmingham City on October 25, 2008,[9] and then finally a return to first team three days later when he came on as a substitute against Plymouth.[10]
Carlisle UnitedEdit
Simek signed for Carlisle United on a 2-year contract and joined the squad on July 1, 2010.[11] Since then he has been an ever-present in the United team, apart from the start of the 2011–12 season in which he suffered an injury that left him out of action for 5 months. Replacements such as James Tavernier and Christian Ribeiro filled the right-back position in Simek's absence but upon his recovery he instantly earned his place in the Carlisle team yet again. In July 2012, Simek signed a new one-year deal with Carlisle United, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013.[12]
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Michael Simek 1 Date of birth 1984 10 13 October 13 1984 age 38 Place of birthSt Louis Missouri United StatesHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Position s DefenderYouth career1996 2003ArsenalSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2003 2005Arsenal0 0 2004 Queens Park Rangers loan 5 0 2005 AFC Bournemouth loan 8 0 2005 2010Sheffield Wednesday119 2 2010 2013Carlisle United109 0 Total241 2 International career2002 2003United States U203 1 2007United States5 0 Medal record Representing United StatesWinner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007Men s Soccer Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Sheffield Wednesday 1 2 Carlisle United 2 Honors 2 1 United States 2 2 Carlisle United 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditBorn in St Louis Missouri Simek played soccer as a child in the United States but did not think of the game as a career until his family moved to London after his father was assigned to a position at the English office of Anheuser Busch when Frank was 12 2 He was signed by Arsenal to a development contract but decided to move back to St Louis where he played at Saint Louis University High School as well as Metro F C with teammates Chris Loftus Nathan Sabich Eric Joseph and Adam Lanter Then under the direction of Dave Fernandez and Dale Schilly However during this time Arsenal called him back to play on the youth team 3 4 While at Arsenal he rose to assume the captaincy of the reserve side but had difficulty breaking into the first team he found himself behind Lauren Kolo Toure Emmanuel Eboue and Justin Hoyte in the pecking order He played a single match for Arsenal in the League Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers on December 2 2003 5 Sheffield Wednesday Edit Simek joined the Owls on a free transfer from Arsenal in the summer of 2005 6 and made his Sheffield Wednesday debut on the opening day of the 2005 06 season away at Stoke City 6 He went on to win a regular starting spot ousting fan favorite Lee Bullen from his preferred right back position 2 Simek scored his first goal in his first season at Wednesday away at Millwall The goal gave the Owls a 1 0 win and helped them in their battle against relegation Simek then managed to get his first home goal against Colchester in the 2006 2007 Simek had managed to gain a regular first team place at Hillsborough became a crowd favorite for his tough tackling and powerful running 2 5 Simek signed a new contract with Sheffield Wednesday on July 26 2007 The contract will see him remain at Hillsborough until 2010 Simek suffered a serious ankle injury playing against Crystal Palace in December 2007 7 The injury kept him out of the Wednesday first team for over ten months He made a slow return with a number of reserve team appearances 8 followed by an appearance on the substitutes bench against Birmingham City on October 25 2008 9 and then finally a return to first team three days later when he came on as a substitute against Plymouth 10 Carlisle United Edit Simek signed for Carlisle United on a 2 year contract and joined the squad on July 1 2010 11 Since then he has been an ever present in the United team apart from the start of the 2011 12 season in which he suffered an injury that left him out of action for 5 months Replacements such as James Tavernier and Christian Ribeiro filled the right back position in Simek s absence but upon his recovery he instantly earned his place in the Carlisle team yet again In July 2012 Simek signed a new one year deal with Carlisle United keeping him at the club until the summer of 2013 12 Honors EditUnited States Edit CONCACAF Gold Cup Champions 1 2007 13 Carlisle United Edit Football League Trophy winner 1 2011 14 References Edit Hugman Barry J ed 2009 The PFA Footballers Who s Who 2009 10 Mainstream Publishing p 376 ISBN 978 1 84596 474 0 a b c Simek a transfer target for Premiership teams ESPN FC June 1 2007 Retrieved November 3 2014 Frank Simek American Soccer Now Retrieved November 3 2014 Frank Simek USMNT US Soccer Players Retrieved November 3 2014 a b Frank Simek The ex Arsenal starlet aiming to embarrass Tottenham Hotspur HITC Sport September 26 2012 Retrieved November 3 2014 a b Frank Simek Sporting Heroes Retrieved November 3 2014 Simek has no deadline for return BBC Sport July 9 2008 Retrieved November 3 2014 Simek set for Owls return Vital Football October 7 2008 Retrieved November 3 2014 Simek poised to return No Short Corners October 27 2007 Retrieved November 3 2014 Ex Arsenal man who made debut on historic Fabregas moment on verge of deal in US HITC Sport May 16 2013 Retrieved November 3 2014 Carlisle United swoop for defender Frank Simek BBC Sport July 1 2010 Retrieved November 3 2014 Frank Simek signs one year Carlisle United deal BBC Sport July 3 2012 Retrieved August 2 2012 2007 Gold Cup RSSSF Archived from the original on October 24 2008 Retrieved November 3 2014 Brentford 0 1 Carlisle BBC Sport April 3 2011 Retrieved November 3 2014 External links EditFrank Simek at Soccerbase nbsp Frank Simek at National Football Teams com nbsp Frank Simek at ESPN FC nbsp Frank Simek on Yanks Abroad Usurped Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Simek amp oldid 1164430779, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
