Joe Mihaljevic
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Maurice Mihaljevic | ||
| Date of birth | September 19, 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hartwick College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1987 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 9 | (0) |
| 1988 | Fort Wayne Flames (indoor) | 12 | (2) |
| 1986–1987 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
| 1988 | Miami Sharks | ||
| 1990–1992 | San Jose Oaks | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007– | Folsom High School | ||
| – | Rio Americano High School | ||
| 2008– | Mihaljevic Soccer Club – Top Gun | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joe Mihaljevic (born September 19, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a retired soccer forward. He runs a reputable year-round soccer school in Folsom, California since September 2003 and in March 2008, established the Mihaljevic Soccer Club – Top Gun, a champion competitive youth soccer club.
His father, Djuro George Mihaljevic, a native of Croatia, played professionally in Europe before immigrating to the U.S. He eventually settled in St. Louis, Missouri where he became the first head coach of the North American Soccer League's St. Louis Stars. In 1966, George established the first soccer school in the United States in St. Louis,Missouri "Mihaljevic Soccer School", and developed many talented players. At age 8, Mihaljevic began attending his father's school and played for its competitive team, Missouri Mules. The team won 2 international youth tournaments in the Netherlands & Canada.
After graduating from high school in 1978, Mihaljevic was sent to live with relatives in the former Yugoslavia to train & play soccer. He relunctantly turned down a 4-year contract with 1st Division Teams, Red Star Belgrade and OFK Beograd due to the country's impending civil war. Upon returning to the United States, Mihaljevic was offered a full NCAA, Division I scholarship at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York in 1978. In addition to playing collegiate soccer, Mihaljevic played on amateur clubs. In 1981, he was on the Anheuser-Busch Soccer Club when it won the U.S. Amateur Cup. Mihaljevic scored the winning goal.
In 1982, the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) drafted Mihaljevic as its 2nd-round draft pick. In 1988, Mihaljevic joined the Fort Wayne Flames of the American Indoor Soccer Association (AISA) for the Challenge Cup Playoffs.
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