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My Take
Mirko Jozić interests me as a man whose life spans the modern history of the game itself. Born in 1940 in Trilj, a small Croatian town, he lived both sides of football: first as a player, then as a manager shaping others. I find the second act the more compelling one. Coaches leave fingerprints on careers they never get credit for, and a manager who kept working into his later years clearly loved the work, not just the wins. The data here is sparse, but the arc is rich. I'd take an evening of his stories over a stat sheet any day.
Overview
Mirko Jozić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǐːrko jǒːzitɕ]; born 8 April 1940) is a Croatian retired professional football manager and player.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mirko Jozić
- Name (Japanese)
- ミルコ・ヨジッチ
- Reading
- みるこ・よじっち
- Born
- April 8, 1940 (age 86)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Trilj, Croatia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Croatia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.