Josip Mikulić

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.

Josip Mikulić
Personal information
Full name Josip Mikulić
Date of birth (1986-04-12) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 18, 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 11, 2011

Career

Croatia

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

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

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
  1. "Fire add Mikulic, officially ink Paladini". 11 January 2011.
  2. Fire, FCD trade early goals en route to 1-1 draw Archived 2011-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Chicago's defensive corps unexpectedly downsized | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 2014-12-29.
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