Miro Stipić


Miro Stipić is a former Croatian football player. He played as a midfielder.

Career

Stipić between 1981 and 1991 played in the Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Second League for clubs Dinamo Zagreb, NK Zagreb, Iskra Bugojno, and Rijeka. At the end of the 1990/91 season with Rijeka, Miro went to Australia and joined Australian National Soccer League side, Sydney United then known as Sydney Croatia. He was joined by fellow Rijeka teammate Fadil Muriqi. Miro spent one season with Sydney United before briefly joining Canberra Croatia, then known as Canberra Metro, in the NSW Super League but a family crisis saw Miro quit the club after three weeks and head back to Europe. He ended up joining German club SK Viktoria Aschaffenburg, and later Kickers Offenbach.

Manager Career

Between 2007 and 2016, Miro served as head coach of the NK Sesvete Under-17 and Under-19 academy teams. He also held a brief tenure as manager of the NK HAŠK 1903 Under-19 squad.