Josip Mikulić
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josip Mikulić | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubuški, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Center Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Dinamo Zagreb | 25 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | → Croatia Sesvete (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2005–2010 | NK Zagreb | 119 | (9) |
| 2011 | Chicago Fire | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | HNK Gorica | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Croatia U19 | 6 | (0) | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 11, 2011 | |||
Josip Mikulić (born 12 April 1986 in Ljubuški) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian born Croatian footballer, most recently playing for HNK Gorica in the Croatian Second division.
Career
[edit]Croatia
[edit]Mikulić began his career in the youth ranks of top Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb before going on loan to Croatia Sesvete during the 2004 season. After one season with Sesvete he moved to Croatian top flight side NK Zagreb and remained there for five seasons, playing 49 league games for the team in total.
United States
[edit]Mikulić officially signed with the Chicago Fire on January 6, 2011 as a free agent.[1] He made his debut for his new club on March 19, 2011, in Chicago's 1-1 tie with FC Dallas on the opening day of the 2011 MLS season.[2] At the end of the 2011 season, Mikulić left Chicago to return to Croatia due to family reasons.[3]
Back to Croatia
[edit]After returning home from the USA, Mikulić was a free agent for seven months. After failing to find a club in such a long period, Mikulić agreed to sign for second division club HNK Gorica.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fire add Mikulic, officially ink Paladini". 11 January 2011.
- ^ Fire, FCD trade early goals en route to 1-1 draw Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Chicago's defensive corps unexpectedly downsized | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.
External links
[edit]- Josip Mikulić at Soccerway.com
- Josip Mikulić at WorldFootball.net
- Josip Mikulić at FBref.com
- Josip Mikulić at Major League Soccer
- Profile from Chicago Fire
- Profile at hnl-statistika.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ljubuški
- Men's association football central defenders
- Croatian men's footballers
- Croatia men's youth international footballers
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- NK Croatia Sesvete players
- NK Zagreb players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- HNK Gorica players
- Croatian Football League players
- Major League Soccer players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- Croatian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United States