Jerko Tipurić (born 14 June 1960 in

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. He also has Belgian nationality since 1998. He is known as a somewhat eccentric person. For example, he taught his players in which angle they had to look when they were

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and he let his players wear special shoes during training to strengthen their back muscles. He also controlled the

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of his players. Tipurić even made it to

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program '' Man Bijt Hond'' with his special attention for these details. For the 2006-07 football season in Belgium, he was an analyst for the één-program '' Studio 1''.

Managerial career

Tipurić' main successes as manager were the 1996

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final and the 2002 second division championship, both as manager of

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. Also particular about his managerial career is the fact that he does not mind to train lower league teams when he receives no interest from professional clubs. Tipurić took charge at RC Zuid-West-Vlaanderen in 2001 and at Wevelgem City in 2005 and later was manager of BS Poperinge, playing in the highest level of

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. That is the fifth level in Belgian football, just under the lowest nationwide division. He promoted with Poperinge in 2009 to 4th division. With BS Poperinge, Tipurić survived the battle against relegation in their first season, the second season was more relaxed. His contract was not renewed however because the board felt that it was time for a change. Tipurić rejoined Cercle in October 2014 as assistant to manager Arnar Viðarsson. He also coached

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and in December 2021, Tipurić left the women's team of SV Bredene after only three months at the helm.Jerko Tipuric houdt de eer aan zichzelf als T1 van SV Bredene, Nederlander volgt hem op
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References

External links

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Cerclemuseum.beCercle Brugge manager history
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tipuric, Jerko 1960 births Living people People from Konjic Croatian emigrants to Belgium Men's association football defenders Yugoslav men's footballers Croatian men's footballers FK Igman Konjic players NK Zagreb players NK Čelik Zenica players HNK Hajduk Split players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players K. Beerschot V.A.C. players Yugoslav First League players Belgian Pro League players Yugoslav expatriate men's footballers Croatian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Croatian football managers Belgian football managers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. managers K.S.V. Waregem managers K.S.V. Roeselare managers K.R.C. Zuid-West-Vlaanderen managers Royal Antwerp F.C. managers Croatian expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Belgium