Željko Mijač
Željko Mijač (13 January 1954 – 14 February 2022) was a Croatian football manager and player.
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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) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | Rijeka | (8) | |
| 1974–1976 | Hajduk Split | 43 | (10) |
| 1976–1981 | Rijeka | 72 | (7) |
| 1981–1982 | Toulon | ||
| 1982–1983 | Avignon | ||
| 1983–1986 | Istres | ||
| 1986–1987 | Castel di Sangro | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 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) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Saba Qom (Assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Naft Tehran (Assistant) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Saipa (Assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
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. Later, he continued his career in France. He ended his career playing in Italy in 1987.
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.
He died on 14 February 2022, at the age of 68.[1]
References
- "Tužna Vijest: Preminuo Željko Mijač". Dalmatinski. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.