Josip Mikulić

Josip Mikulić
	Mikulić with Chicago Fire in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	12 April 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth	Ljubuški, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre-back
Youth career
2003–2004	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	Dinamo Zagreb
2004–2005	→ Croatia Sesvete (loan)
2005–2010	NK Zagreb
2011	Chicago Fire
2012–2013	HNK Gorica
International career
	Croatia U19
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josip Mikulić (born 12 April 1986) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Croatia

Mikulić was born in Ljubuški. He 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 6 January 2011 as a free agent.^[1] He made his debut for his new club on 19 March 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 US, 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

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

External links

Josip Mikulić at Soccerway.com

Josip Mikulić at WorldFootball.net

Josip Mikulić at FBref.com

[1] "Fire add Mikulic, officially ink Paladini". 11 January 2011.

[2] Fire, FCD trade early goals en route to 1-1 draw Archived 22 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Chicago's defensive corps unexpectedly downsized | MLSsoccer.com". Archived from the original on 29 December 2014.

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Personal information
Mikulić with Chicago Fire in 2011
Date of birth	(1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth	Ljubuški, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre-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