Jerko Tipurić

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Jerko Tipurić
Personal information
Full nameJerko Tipurić
Date of birth (1960-06-14) 14 June 1960
Place of birthKonjic, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing positiondefender
Club information
Current clubBS Poperinge (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1975 - 1980FK Igman Konjic
1980 - 1983NK Zagreb54(3)
1983 - 1984NK Čelik Zenica41(7)
1985 - 1989Hajduk Split89(6)
1989 - 1992Cercle Brugge99(6)
1992 - 1994Beerschot
National team
Croatia0(0)
Teams managed
1994 - 1997Cercle Brugge
SV Waregem
SK Roeselare
SV Roeselare
SV Roeselare (youth coach)
Cercle Oedelem
RC Zuid-West
2002-2004Cercle Brugge
2004-2005Antwerp
2005-2006Wevelgem City
2006-2007SC Blankenberge
2007-2011BS Poperinge
2011-Bredene
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2007.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 August 2008

Jerko Tipurić (born 14 June 1960 in Konjic) is a Croatian former football defender and football manager. He also has Belgian nationality since 1998. He is known as a somewhat eccentric person. For example, he taught 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. He promoted with Poperinge in 2009 to 4th division. With BS Poperinge, Tipurić survived the battle against relegation in their first season, the second season was more relaxed. His contract was not renewed however because the board felt that it was time for a change.

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