| Nicolae Simatoc | |
| Upright: | 1.1 |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1920[1] |
| Birth Place: | Grimăncăuți, Kingdom of Romania |
| Death Date: | [2] |
| Death Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Height: | 1.92 m[3] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1934–1938 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ripensia Timişoara |
| Years1: | 1938–1941 |
| Years2: | 1941–1942 |
| Years3: | 1942–1944 |
| Years4: | 1945 |
| Years5: | 1945–1947 |
| Years6: | 1947–1949 |
| Years7: | 1949–1950 |
| Years8: | 1950 |
| Years9: | 1950–1952 |
| Years10: | 1952–1953 |
| Clubs1: | Ripensia Timişoara |
| Clubs2: | Carmen București |
| Clubs3: | Nagyváradi AC |
| Clubs4: | Vasas |
| Clubs5: | Carmen București |
| Clubs6: | Inter Milan |
| Clubs7: | Brescia |
| Clubs8: | Hungaria FbC Roma |
| Clubs9: | Barcelona |
| Clubs10: | Real Oviedo |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Caps7: | 30 |
| Caps8: | – |
| Caps9: | 34 |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 8 |
| Goals8: | – |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 186 |
| Totalgoals: | 22 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1940–1946 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1959–1960 |
| Manageryears2: | 1960–1961 |
| Manageryears3: | 1962–1963 |
| Manageryears4: | 1963–1968 |
| Manageryears5: | 1969–1972 |
| Managerclubs1: | UE Lleida |
| Managerclubs2: | Sabadell |
| Managerclubs3: | AEL Limassol |
| Managerclubs4: | Budapest Sydney |
| Managerclubs5: | Polonia Western Eagles |
Nicolae Simatoc (also known as Miklós Szegedi; 1 May 1920 – 2 December 1979) was a Romanian football manager and player. A midfielder, he played for a number of clubs throughout Europe, including Ripensia Timişoara and Carmen București in Romania, Nagyváradi AC in Hungary, Inter Milan and Brescia in Italy, and Barcelona and Real Oviedo in Spain. After retiring as a player he became a coach, and managed Spanish side UE Lleida between 1959 and 1960, and CE Sabadell FC between 1960 and 1961.[4] He then coached Budapest Sydney and Polonia Western Eagles.[5]
A stadium in Lozova, Moldova is named after him.[6]
Simatoc was born to Romanian parents in Grimăncăuți, present-day Moldova. He was raised Romanian Orthodox by his family. He was also known as Miklós Szegedi while playing in Hungary. Simatoc was married to a Hungarian woman named Etelka Stolárcsik, with whom he had two sons. One of them, Silvio, born in 1950, had followed his father's footsteps and played in lower leagues in Spain and Australia.[7]
Nagyváradi
Barcelona