Franko Mičić (born 29 October 1940) is a former soccer player. Mičić played the majority of his senior career in the Victorian State League for Footscray J.U.S.T. with short stints with South Melbourne Hellas and St Kilda Hakoah. He played a single season with J.U.S.T. in the National Soccer League (NSL). Born in Yugoslavia, he played in six international matches for the Australia national soccer team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Franko Mičić | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Zadar, Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1967 | J.U.S.T. | 175 | (17) |
| 1968 | South Melbourne Hellas | 22 | (9) |
| 1969–1977 | Footscray J.U.S.T. | 194 | (31) |
| 1978–1979 | St Kilda Hakoah | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1967–1971 | Australia | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2011 | |||
Early life edit
Mičić was born in Zadar, Yugoslavia, modern-day Croatia. As a teenager, his family left to migrate to the United States. Mičić only made it as far as Italy where he played local football. At the age of 19, he migrated from Italy to Australia.[1][2]
Playing career edit
Club career edit
On arriving in Australia, Mičić joined J.U.S.T. making his debut in the Victorian State League in 1959 after two reserve grade appearances.[3]
Mičić joined South Melbourne ahead of the 1968 season, with the Hellas paying A$7,000 for his services.[4][5] He returned to J.U.S.T. for the 1969 season.
After playing in Footscray J.U.S.T.'s first season in the National Soccer League, Mičić transferred to St Kilda Hakoah for the 1978 Victorian State League season as a playing coach.[6][7][8][9] Mičić was replaced as Hakoah coach in mid-1979.[10][11]
State career edit
He played 55 games for the state team of Victoria, captaining the team for six years.[12]
International career edit
Mičić played six full international matches for Australia, scoring once.[13]
Honours edit
Footscray J.U.S.T.
- Victorian State League Champion: 1963, 1969, 1971, 1973[12]
- Dockerty Cup: 1963, 1976[12]
- Ampol Cup[a]: 1960, 1966, 1975[12]
- State League Cup: 1974, 1975, 1976[12]
Individual
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ Patterson, Kyle (26 April 1978). "Frank Micic, 37: King will play on!". Soccer Action. p. 14. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Da se tada plaćalo kao danas, bilo bi šoldi". Zadarski list (in Croatian). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Persoglia, Tony (29 October 2020). "Frank Micic: An ageless legend of Victorian football". Football Victoria. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Old rivals meet". The Age. 19 January 1968. p. 18. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Victorian State League 1968 Season Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Micic, Frank". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ 1978 Victorian State League Results Victorian League Archive
- ^ "New coach". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. VLIV, no. 39. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 10 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Cohen, Janet (30 June 1978). "Micic's run continues". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. VLIV, no. 43. Victoria, Australia. p. 40. Retrieved 10 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Schwab, Laurie (21 July 1979). "More trouble for Ilioski". The Age. p. 37. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Frank Micic inducted into Football Victoria Hall of Fame". Football Victoria. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Frank Micic inducted into Football Victoria Hall of Fame". Football Victoria. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ Victorian Soccer Federation Yearbook. Victorian Soccer Federation. 1996. p. 4.