Ante Miše (born 14 June 1967) is a
Croatian football manager
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and former professional
football player
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who played as a
midfielder
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.
As a player, he earned 7 caps in friendlies for
Croatia
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in the period from 1992 to 1994.
Playing career
Club
In the 1980s and 90s spent most of his career at
Hajduk Split
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. During his playing career with Hajduk he won the Yugoslav cup, three Croatian titles and three Croatian cups. He started his football career in
NK Borovo and also played for
Vitesse Arnhem
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in the
Netherlands
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and
Mura Murska Sobota in
Slovenia
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.
International
He made his debut for
Croatia
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in a July 1992
friendly match
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away against
Australia
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and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was an April 1994 friendly away against
Slovakia
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.
Managerial career
After retirement he started coaching and after spending a few seasons coaching lower level sides became
Goran Vučević
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He spent most of his professional career with Hajduk Split (in several capacities, including player and manager) and Barcelona ( ...
's assistant at Hajduk in the
2008–09 season. Following Vučević's resignation in October 2008, he was appointed caretaker manager at the club and Hajduk immediately improved performance, with Hajduk winning in all of their next six league fixtures which saw them rise to second place just 1 point behind their fierce rivals
Dinamo Zagreb
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at the winter break. He was sacked as manager at Hajduk Split on 3 August 2009, one day after a 1–0 defeat at home to
NK Zadar
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in their second league match of the 2009–10 season.
In May 2010, he was appointed new manager at
Istra 1961 in the Croatian first division. However, after losing the opening two matches of the 2010–11 league season (6–1 at Hajduk Split and 2–0 at home to
NK Zagreb
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), he was sacked on 3 August 2010 and replaced by
Robert Jarni
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Jarni started his professional career with Hajduk Split in 1986, and went on to spend 10 years playin ...
the following day.
From November 2013 until June 2014, and from September 2014 to April 2015, Miše managed
Bosnian Premier League
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Vitez
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. In September 2015, he became an assistant coach of the
Croatia national team in the staff of head coach
Ante Čačić
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Čačić graduated on the Faculty of Physical Education at the University of Zagre ...
.
From June to August 2018, Miše managed another Bosnian Premier League club,
Zrinjski Mostar
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Member clubs
*Football:
**HŠK Zrinjski Mostar
*Basketball:
**HKK Zrinjski Mostar (men's)
**ŽKK Zrinjski Mostar (women's)
*Han ...
.
Turkmenistan
In March 2019, the
Football Federation of Turkmenistan
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History
The Federation was founded in 1992 and in 1994 was admitted to FIFA, which registers all the m ...
named Miše as the head coach of the
Turkmenistan national football team
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, signing a one-year contract. Croatian specialist
Sandro Tomić will help to train the national team of Turkmenistan. Croatian coaches are set to develop the overall
football in Turkmenistan
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, not just the national team. His first game, 3-month later, was a 0–0 draw at friendly match with
Uganda
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.
In March 2020, due to the expiration of the contract and the postponement of matches of the
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asia, left from Turkmenistan with goalkeeper coach
Sandro Tomic. The national team of Turkmenistan, playing in the qualifying tournament of the World Cup 2022, took first place in the group at the time of his departure for the first time ever.
Al-Arabi SC
In December of 2020, Miše was named manager of
Al-Arabi Sporting Club. In his first season, he led the team to win the
Kuwait Premier League
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for the first time in 19 years in the
2020–21 season without any loss. In the following season, he won the 2021
Kuwait Super Cup
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which was played in February 2022 against
Kuwait SC
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, and won the
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
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Previous winners
*1994 : Kuwait SC
*1995 : Kazma SC
*1996 : Al Arabi SC
*1997 : Al Arabi SC
*1998 : Qadsia SC
*1999 : Al Ar ...
2021–22.
Al-Faisaly
On 12 July 2022, Miše was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club
Al-Faisaly. On 19 January 2023, Miše was sacked.
Managerial statistics
Personal life
In addition of his
Croatian, Ante also learned to speak
English
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and
Russian
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when he coached
Turkmenistan
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.
Honours
Player
Hajduk Split
*
1. HNL:
1992
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,
1993–94,
2000–01
*
Yugoslav Cup
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:
1990–91
*
Croatian Cup Croatian Cup may refer to:
*Croatian Football Cup
*Croatian Football Super Cup
* Croatian Women's Football Cup
*Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup
*Croatian Handball Cup
*Croatian Water Polo Cup
*Croatian Minute Movie Cup ...
:
1992–93,
1999–2000,
2002–03
Individual
Awards
*
Heart of Hajduk Award
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The inaugural winner of the award was the mi ...
:
1994
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Coach
;
Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)
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Al-Arabi SC was named ''Al-ʿUrū ...
*
Kuwait Premier League
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:
2020–21
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*
Kuwait Emir Cup
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Al Arabi ...
: 2020–21
*
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
The Crown Prince Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) is a Kuwaiti domestic annual football competition created in 1994.
Previous winners
*1994 : Kuwait SC
*1995 : Kazma SC
*1996 : Al Arabi SC
*1997 : Al Arabi SC
*1998 : Qadsia SC
*1999 : Al Ar ...
: 2021–22
*
Kuwait Super Cup
The Kuwait Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الكويتي) is an annual one-match association football competition in Kuwait organised by Kuwait Football Association (KFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the ...
: 2021
References
External links
*
Ante Miše Croatia statsat the
Croatian Football Federation
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website
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1967 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vukovar
Association football midfielders
Yugoslav footballers
Croatian footballers
Croatia international footballers
HNK Hajduk Split players
FK Borac Banja Luka players
SBV Vitesse players
NK Mura players
Yugoslav First League players
Croatian Football League players
Eredivisie players
Slovenian PrvaLiga players
Croatian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Slovenia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Croatian football managers
NK Dugopolje managers
NK Mosor managers
HNK Trogir managers
HNK Hajduk Split managers
NK Istra 1961 managers
NK Vitez managers
HŠK Zrinjski managers
Turkmenistan national football team managers
Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) managers
Al-Faisaly FC managers
Croatian Football League managers
Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina managers
Kuwait Premier League managers
Saudi First Division League managers
Croatian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Expatriate football managers in Turkmenistan
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Turkmenistan
Expatriate football managers in Kuwait
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia