Marko Simonović je rođen u Prištini 1986, a u košarku se zaljubio na prvi pogled kada se iz rodnog grada preselio u Beograd. Ponikao je u Radničkom, a ostvario dečački san da zaigra za Crvenu zvezdu. U seniorskoj reprezentaciji Srbije debitovao je na Svetskom prvenstvu 2014. u Španiji i osvojio srebro. Na Olimpijskim igrama u Riju postao je vicešampion, a igrao je i na Svetskom prvenstvu u Kini. Simonović se odazvao pozivu selektora Kokoškova da bude član tima koji se bori za plasman na Evropsko prvenstvo 2022. Marko Simonović was born in Priština in 1986 and fell in love with basketball when he first saw it upon moving from his hometown to Belgrade. He grew up at the Radnički club and achieved his boyhood dream of playing for Red Star. He debuted for Serbia's senior national team at the 2014 World Cup in Spain, winning a silver medal. He also won Olympic silver in Rio and played at the World Cup in China. Simonović responded positively to the invitation of head coach Kokoškov to be part of the team battling to qualify for the 2022 European Championships.
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