Mihael Kovačević

Mihael Kovačević

Personal information
Full name	Mihael Kovačević
Date of birth	6 March 1988 (1988-03-06) (age 23)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Zadar
Number	19
Youth career
2006	BSC Old Boys
2006–2007	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2007–2008	Koper	1	(0)
2008–2011	Dundee United	49	(0)
2011–	Zadar	1	(0)
National team‡
2008	Croatia U-21	1	(0)
2008–	Switzerland U-21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2011

Mihael Kovačević (born 6 March 1988 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer of Croatian descent^[1] who plays as a defender for Croatian side Zadar, after being released from Scottish side Dundee United.

Club career

Mihael began his career with spells across Europe, playing for BSC Old Boys in Switzerland, Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia and FC Koper in Slovenia, before arriving in Scotland for a trial period at Tannadice. After not being offered a new deal with Dundee United in summer of 2011, he signed for NK Zadar as a free agent in October 2011.

Dundee United

After impressing United Manager Craig Levein, Mihael signed for the Club during the 2008 January transfer window, and was thrown in at the deep end when he made his debut a month later in a battling 0–0 draw with Celtic at Celtic Park.

He won a runners-up medal in the Scottish League Cup in only his second match for the Club, after the narrow defeat to Rangers at Hampden. Mihael made a further three first team starts before the end of the season.

He made more of an impact on the first team the following year, sharing the right back position with Sean Dillon. Both defenders played approximately the same amount of matches throughout the season. With Manager Craig Levein utilising Mihael for his defensive abilities instead of Sean’s more attacking style of play when required.

Season 2009/10 was a fantastic season for both Mihael & Dundee Utd, as the club lifted the Scottish Cup after winning the final 3-0!

He was released from the club after not being offered a new deal at Tannadice after spending the most of the 2010/2011 injured.

Zadar

Kovačević made his debut with NK Zadar in Croatian First League against his former club Dinamo Zagreb, in a game which Zadar surprisingly won against Champions League contestant.

International career

He has played for both Switzerland and Croatia at Under-21 level.

In November 2008, Kovačević received his first call-up to the Switzerland under-21 side.^[2]

Honours

Dundee United

• Scottish Cup : 1

2010

• Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1

2007–08

References

1. ^ Sportske novosti
2. ^ "International call-ups". Dundee United FC. 2008-11-06. http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?tm=2&nid=3062&cd=2008&cd1=11. Retrieved 2008-11-06. 

External links

• Profile at Dundee United official site
• Mihael Kovačević career stats at Soccerbase
• Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga.
• Mihael Kovačević at Playerhistory.
• Mihael Kovačević at Transfermarkt.

See also

• Dundee United F.C. season 2007-08
• Dundee United F.C. season 2008-09

Persondata
Name	Kovacevic, Mihael
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	6 March 1988
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death