Mirko Jozić

Mirko Jozić (; born 8 April 1940) is a Croatian retired professional football manager and player.

Managerial career

As manager, he won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile with the Yugoslavia under-20 national team composed of famous names such as Robert Jarni, Igor Štimac, Zvonimir Boban, Robert Prosinečki and Davor Šuker. He coached Chilean side Colo-Colo between 1989 and 1993, winning the Copa Libertadores in 1991. Jozić is the first European to have won the Copa Libertadores.

He led the Croatia national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Clubs

• Yugoslav Third League: 1970–71

• Primera División (3): 1990, 1991, 1993
• Copa Apertura (1): 1990
• Copa Libertadores (1): 1991
• Copa Interamericana (1): 1991
• Recopa Sudamericana (1): 1992

• Asian Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1996–97

National team

• FIFA World Youth Championship: 1987

Individual

• : 1984
• : 2011

Orders

• Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar - 1995

References