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George Mihaljevic

George Mihaljević
Personal information
Full name Đuro Mihaljević
Date of birth (1936-02-28) 28 February 1936 (age 81)
Place of birth Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Youth career
1948–1953 Radnički
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1954 Radnički
Teams managed
1967 St. Louis Stars
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Đuro "George" Mihaljević (born 28 February 1936) is a Croatian 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.

Mihaljević has five children. His eldest son Joe Mihaljević was also a professional footballer, and currently runs the Mihaljevic Soccer School, now in Folsom, California, a soccer school which his father founded in St. Louis, Missouri.


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