Željko Mijač
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Željko Mijač | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 14 February 2022 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Split, Croatia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Rijeka | 30 | (7) |
| 1973–1976 | Hajduk Split | 43 | (10) |
| 1976–1981 | Rijeka | 72 | (7) |
| 1981–1982 | Toulon | ||
| 1982–1983 | Avignon | ||
| 1983–1986 | Istres | ||
| 1986–1987 | Castel di Sangro | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994-1995 | Uskok | ||
| 1995–1999 | Standard de Liège (Assistant) | ||
| 1999 | Standard de Liège | ||
| 2005–2007 | Bahrain (Assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Hajduk Split (Assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Persepolis (Assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Rah Ahan (Assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Zadar (Assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Saba Qom (Assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Naft Tehran (Assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Saipa (Assistant) | ||
| 2020-2021 | Urania | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Željko Mijač (13 January 1954 – 14 February 2022) was a Croatian football manager and player.
Playing career
[edit]During his playing career he has played with HNK Hajduk Split (1974–76; 43/10) and NK Rijeka (1976–81; 72/7) in the Yugoslav First League. He made his debut for Hajduk in August 1973 in a Yugoslav Cup match and played 146 games for them in total, 83 of them in official matches.[1] For Rijeka, Mijač played 117 official games (102 of them in the league), scoring 15 goals.[2]
Later, he continued his career in France. He ended his career playing in Italy in 1987.
Managerial career
[edit]Mijač was the coach of Standard de Liège during 1999. He then worked as assistant coach of Bahrain national team, Hajduk Split, Persepolis and Rah Ahan. During his tenure at Rah Ahan, he managed a single match during 2011–12 Iran Pro League when the team's coach, Ali Daei was one of the guests of 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or at Zürich and couldn't coach the team in the next day's match. The match ended as a 1–0 loss to Malavan. In January 2020, he was appointed manager of Croatian third tier-club Urania Baška Voda,[3] only to be sacked and replaced by former Australia goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac in October 2021.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Death
[edit]He died in Split, Croatia after a short illness[5] on 14 February 2022, at the age of 68.[6][7]
Honours
[edit]- Hajduk Split
- Rijeka
- Yugoslav Cup: 1978, 1979
- Balkans Cup: 1979
References
[edit]- ^ TUŽNA VIJESTU: 69. GODINI PREMINUO ŽELJKO MIJAČ - HNS-CFF (in Croatian)
- ^ In memoriam: Željko Mijač (1954. – 2022.) - NK Rijeka (in Croatian)
- ^ Željko Mijač novi trener Uranije: ovim izborom uprava je pokazala da najozbiljnije računa na osvajanje prvog mjesta - Sloboda Dalmacija (in Croatian)
- ^ Željko Mijač bivši, a Željko Kalac novi trener Uranije - Sloboda Dalmacija (in Croatian)
- ^ PREMINUO ŽELJKO MIJAČ - Hajduk (in Croatian)
- ^ "Tužna Vijest: Preminuo Željko Mijač". Dalmatinski. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Preminuo Željko Mijač". hajduk.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Željko Mijač at WorldFootball.net
- Zerodic.com (Stats from Yugoslav Leagues)
- Vijest je stigla nenadano, kao i sve zle vijesti što stižu: smrt ne bira, zapravo... bira najbolje. Adio, Cico naš i neka ti je laka zemlja... (Profile) - Sloboda Dalmacija (in Croatian)
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- 1954 births
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- Men's association football midfielders
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- ACD Castel di Sangro Cep 1953 players
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