Vatroslav Mihačić
Vatroslav Mihačić (born 30 September 1967) is a retired Croatian football player. He played as goalkeeper for Hajduk Split, Neretva and NK Zagreb in Croatia, and had a four-year spell at Portuguese side Gil Vicente.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Monaco (assistant goalkeeper) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1988 | Junak Sinj | ||
| 1988–1989 | Kolektivac Postira | ||
| 1989–1990 | Primorac | ||
| 1990–1994 | Hajduk Split | 61 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Neretva | 25 | (0) |
| 1995–1999 | Gil Vicente | 78 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | NK Zagreb | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 110 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | NK Zagreb (GK coach) | ||
| 2002–2006 | Croatia (GK coach) | ||
| 2013 | Croatia U21 (GK coach) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Croatia (GK coach) | ||
| 2020–present | Monaco (GK coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
He played for Hajduk in the 1990–91 Yugoslav First League, the last season before Croatian clubs decided to leave the league to form 1. HNL, and in the 1991 Yugoslav Cup Final in which Hajduk beat the reigning champions of Europe Red Star Belgrade 1–0 to lift the trophy, alongside club stars such as Igor Štimac, Slaven Bilić, Alen Bokšić and Robert Jarni.[1]
With Hajduk he went on to win two Croatian league titles (1992 and 1994) and the 1993 Croatian Cup. After spending the 1994–95 season at NK Neretva he moved to Gil Vicente in Portugal, with whom he won the Liga de Honra in 1999. That same year he returned to Croatia and spent two seasons playing for NK Zagreb before retiring in 2001.
Managerial career edit
After retiring from football he worked as goalkeepers coach in coaching staff with three Croatia national football team managers: Otto Barić in 2004, Zlatko Kranjčar in 2006 and Niko Kovač in 2013.[2][3]
He is director of the Croatian Football Federation coaching academy.[4]
Honours edit
- 1 × Yugoslav Cup: 1991
- 2 × Croatian First League: 1992, 1994
- 1 × Croatian Cup: 1993
- 1 × Croatian Super Cup: 1993
- 1 × Portuguese Second Division: 1999
References edit
- ^ "Yugoslavia - Cup Final Details 1947-2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ Kačić-Karlin, Andrija (26 May 2004). "Barić traži najspremnije". Vjesnik (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ Kačić-Karlin, Andrija (3 March 2006). "Kako pobijediti Argentinu bez rizika?". Vjesnik (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ^ Flak, Igor (28 January 2011). "Prosinečki: Imam diplomu, ali s njom ne mogu voditi Zvezdu". Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 February 2011.