George Mihaljević

George Mihaljević
Personal information
Full name Đuro Mihaljević
Date of birth 28 February 1936 (1936-02-28) (age 76)
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]

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