George Mihaljević

George Mihaljević
Personal information
Full name	Đuro Mihaljević
Date of birth	28 February 1936 (age 88)
Place of birth	Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Youth career
1948–1953	Radnički Jugopetrol
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1954	Radnički Jugopetrol
Managerial career
1967	St. Louis Stars
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Đuro "George" Mihaljević (born 28 February 1936) is a Croatian-American former football player and coach.

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; together they run the Mihaljevic Soccer School, now in Folsom, California, a soccer school which George founded in St. Louis, Missouri.^[2]

References

^ "NASL Coaches Registry". US Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
^ "George Mihaljevic - Joe's Father & Childhood Coach". Mihaljevic Soccer School. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

External links

Mihaljevic Soccer School

[1] "NASL Coaches Registry". US Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

[2] "George Mihaljevic - Joe's Father & Childhood Coach". Mihaljevic Soccer School. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.

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