Joe Mihaljevic
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Maurice Mihaljevic | ||
Date of birth | September 19, 1960 | ||
Place of birth |
St. Louis, Missouri , United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Hartwick College | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1987 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 9 | (0) |
1988 | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) | 12 | (2) |
1986–1987 |
San Jose Earthquakes | ||
1988 | Miami Sharks | ||
1990–1992 | San Jose Oaks | ||
Managerial career | |||
2007– | Folsom High School | ||
Rio Americano High School | |||
2008– | Mihaljevic Soccer Club – Top Gun | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joe Mihaljevic (born September 19, 1960 in
Youth
His father, Djuro
College
After graduating from high school in 1978, Mihaljevic was sent to live with relatives in the former Yugoslavia to train & play soccer. He reluctantly turned down a 4-year contract with 1st Division Teams, Red Star Belgrade and OFK Beograd due to the country's impending civil war. Upon returning to the United States,he attended Meramec Community College and was a first team "All AMERICAN" after he graduated junior college Mihaljevic was offered a full NCAA, Division I scholarship to Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York in 1978. Coached by one of the top coaches in the United States Jim Lennox a United States Staff Coach where Joe said he received the best training of his life along with his father George. In addition to playing collegiate soccer, Mihaljevic played on amateur clubs. In 1981, he was on the Anheuser-Busch Soccer Club when it won the U.S. Amateur Cup. Mihaljevic scored the winning goal 2-1 against Philadelphia Bayern.
Professional career
In 1982, the
In 1990, he joined the San Jose Oaks Soccer Club and remained with the team through the 1992 season when the team took the
Coaching
After retiring from playing professionally Mihaljevic re-opened his father's soccer school in Folsom, California in September 2003, also named "Mihaljevic Soccer School".
Personal
Mihaljevic has 4 children with Lynette Trinidad-Mihaljevic (married 1994. divorced 2018): Joey, Dominique, John Paul & Milan.