Jerko Tipurić

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Personal information
Jerko Tipurić
Full name	Jerko Tipurić
Date of birth	June 14, 1960 (1960-06-14) (age 47)
Place of birth	Konjic, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	BS Poperinge (manager)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	FK Igman Konjic NK Zagreb NK Čelik Zenica Hajduk Split Cercle Brugge Beerschot	99 (6)
National team²
	Croatia	0 (0)
Teams managed
	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
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 August 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

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.