George Mihaljević | |
Fullname: | Đuro Mihaljević |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1936 |
Birth Place: | Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Youthyears1: | 1948–1953 |
Youthclubs1: | Radnički Jugopetrol |
Years1: | 1953–1954 |
Manageryears1: | 1967 |
Managerclubs1: | St. Louis Stars |
Đuro "George" Mihaljević (born 28 February 1936) is a Croatian-American former football player and coach.
Mihaljević began his career with the youth team of Radnički in 1948. Between the ages of 18 and 22 he played professionally in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, before moving to the United States, where he joined the Army. After retiring as a player, he became the first ever coach of the St. Louis Stars during the 1967 season.[1]
Mihaljević has five children. His eldest son Joe Mihaljević was also a professional footballer; together they run the Mihaljevic Soccer School, now in Folsom, California, a soccer school which George founded in St. Louis, Missouri.[2]