Josip Mikulić (born 12 April 1986 in
Ljubuški) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian born
Croatian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
, most recently playing for
HNK Gorica in the Croatian
Second division.
Career
Croatia
Mikulić began his career in the youth ranks of top Croatian side
Dinamo Zagreb before going on loan to
Croatia Sesvete
NK Croatia Sesvete was a Croatian football club based in the Sesvete district of the City of Zagreb.
Previous club names: NK Sljeme (1957–1988), NK Sesvete (1988–1996), NK Badel Sesvete (1996–1997), NK Sesvete (1997–1998).
The club was ...
during the 2004 season. After one season with Sesvete he moved to Croatian top flight side
NK Zagreb
Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of ...
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 January 6, 2011 as a free agent. He made his debut for his new club on March 19, 2011, in Chicago's 1-1 tie with
FC Dallas on the opening day of the 2011 MLS season. At the end of the 2011 season, Mikulić left Chicago to return to Croatia due to family reasons.
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Back to Croatia
After returning home from the USA, 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
External links
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Profilefrom Chicago Fire
Profile at hnl-statistika.com
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ljubuški
Men's association football central defenders
Croatian men's footballers
Croatia men's youth international footballers
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
NK Croatia Sesvete players
NK Zagreb players
Chicago Fire FC players
HNK Gorica players
Croatian Football League players
Major League Soccer players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Croatian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in the United States