Mirko Jelicic
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Mirko Jeličić is an Australia
n football
coach who was coaching Cockburn City
in the Western Australia State League
Premier Division. Jeličić had previously worked as a fitness coach for Perth Glory in the Australian National Soccer League
during the reign of manager Bernd Stange
.
Jeličić was appointed to be the coach of Cockburn City in 2003. In late 2003 he moved to work in Malaysia, acting as a fitness coach for Sabah FA
.
He later moved to Uzbekistan
to prepare them for their 2006 FIFA World Cup
campaign. After an initial stint he remained after their failed World Cup campaign, also working with Uzbeki national league team Pakhtakor. After a short stint with Singaporean team SAFFC, Jeličić returned to Uzbekistan.
In early 2008 Jeličić was appointed, for a second time, as coach of Cockburn City. He left the club in May 2009 to take on a role with the Uzbekistan under-20 World Cup side.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
coach who was coaching Cockburn City
Cockburn City
Cockburn City Soccer Club is an Australian Football Club currently playing in the Football West State League Premier Division in Perth, Western Australia however on 7 August 2011 they were relegated to Division One for the 1st time since 1998 as they lost 1 - 0 to Mandurah City FC confirming...
in the Western Australia State League
Western Australia State League
The Football West State League is the highest state level football competition in Western Australia. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and Perth Glory is the team that represents the state in the league...
Premier Division. Jeličić had previously worked as a fitness coach for Perth Glory in the Australian National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
during the reign of manager Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange
Bernd Stange is a German football manager currently managing Belarus.Stange was born in a Sorbian town of Saxony. He started playing at an early age and was called into the East German youth team...
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Jeličić was appointed to be the coach of Cockburn City in 2003. In late 2003 he moved to work in Malaysia, acting as a fitness coach for Sabah FA
Sabah FA
The Football Association of Sabah is a registered football association affiliated with the Football Association of Malaysia. The association's football team competes in Malaysia's football league representing the state of Sabah in Borneo. Sabah FA is a professional football club and one of the 14...
.
He later moved to Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
to prepare them for their 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
campaign. After an initial stint he remained after their failed World Cup campaign, also working with Uzbeki national league team Pakhtakor. After a short stint with Singaporean team SAFFC, Jeličić returned to Uzbekistan.
In early 2008 Jeličić was appointed, for a second time, as coach of Cockburn City. He left the club in May 2009 to take on a role with the Uzbekistan under-20 World Cup side.