Jerko Tipurić

Football player infobox
playername = Jerko Tipurić
fullname = Jerko Tipurić
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|06|14
cityofbirth = Konjic
countryofbirth = SFR Yugoslavia
height =
currentclub = BS Poperinge "(manager)"
clubnumber =
position = defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1975 - 1980
1980 - 1983
1983 - 1984
1985 - 1989
1989 - 1992
clubs = FK Igman Konjic
NK Zagreb
NK Čelik Zenica
Hajduk Split
Cercle Brugge
Beerschot
caps(goals) =
54 (3)
41 (7)
89 (6)
99 (6)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Croatia
nationalcaps(goals) = 0 (0)
manageryears =
managerclubs = Cercle Brugge
SV Waregem
SK Roeselare
SV Roeselare
SV Roeselare "(youth coach)"
Cercle Oedelem
RC Zuid-West
Cercle Brugge
Antwerp
Wevelgem City
SC Blankenberge
BS Poperinge
pcupdate = 27 August 2007
ntupdate = 27 August 2007

Jerko Tipurić (born June 14, 1960 in Konjic) is a Croatian former football defender and football manager. He is known as a somewhat eccentric person. For example, he thought his players in which angle they had to look when they were dribbling the ball and he let his players wear special shoes during training to strengthen their back muscles. He also controlled the urine of his players. Tipurić even made it to één-television program "Man Bijt Hond" with his special attention for these details. For the 2006-07 football season in Belgium, he was an analyst for the één-program "Studio 1".

Tipurić' main successes as manager were the 1996 Belgian Cup final and the 2002 second division championship, both as manager of Cercle Brugge. Also particular about his managerial career is the fact that he does not mind to train lower league teams when he receives no interest from professional clubs. Tipurić currently is manager of BS Poperinge, playing in the highest level of West-Flanders. That is the fifth level in Belgian football, just under the lowest nationwide division.

External links

* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be]
* [http://www.cerclebrugge.be/index.php?catnr1=6&catnr2=161 Cercle Brugge manager history]