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George Mihaljević Personal information Full name Đuro Mihaljević Date of birth 28 February 1936 Place of birth Kingdom of Yugoslavia Youth career 1948–1953 Radnički Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1953–1954 Radnički Teams managed 1967 St. Louis Stars * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Đuro "George" Mihaljević (born 28 February 1936) is a former Croatian soccer player and coach.
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Career
Mihaljević began his career with the youth team of Radnički in 1948. Between the ages of 18 and 22 he played professionally in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, before moving to the United States, where he joined the Army. After retiring as a player, he became the first ever coach of the St. Louis Stars during the 1967 season.[1]
Personal life
Mihaljević has five children. His eldest son Joe Mihaljević was also a professional footballer, and currently runs the Mihaljevic Soccer School, now in Folsom, California, a soccer school which his father originally founded in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]
References
- ^ "NASL Coaches Registry". US Soccer Hall of Fame. http://national.soccerhall.org/history/NASL_AllTimeCoachesRegistry.htm. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "George Mihaljevic - Joe's Father & Childhood Coach". Mihaljevic Soccer School. http://www.mihaljevicsoccerschool.com/coach_joesFather.cfm. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
External links
St. Louis Stars – managers Categories:- 1936 births
- Living people
- Croatian footballers
- Croatian football managers
- American soccer players
- American soccer coaches
- North American Soccer League coaches
- Expatriate soccer managers in the United States
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