Tiko Jelisavčić

Tihomir "Tiko" Jelisavčić
Personal information
Date of birth	1929
Place of birth	Yugoslavia
Date of death	June 29, 1986(1986-06-29)
Place of death	Cancun, Mexico
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955	BSK Belgrade
1962	Yugal^[1]
1962	Toongabbie
Teams managed
1962–63	Yugal
1965	Hakoah
1965	Australia
1965	Hakoah
1974–78	Nigeria
1985–86	Pioneros de Cancún
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Tihomir "Tiko" Jelisavčić was a Yugoslavian football coach.

He managed the Australian national football team and Nigeria national football team during his career.^[2] During his time as Nigeria's coach he was referred to as "Father Tiko".^[3]

He presided over the Australian national team in their first ever FIFA World Cup qualifying games in 1965. Australia lost 6–1 and 3–1 in the First round.

He led Nigeria to two third-place finishes in the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in 1976 and 1978.

He was unveiled as technical director/coach of Pioneros de Cancún on 22 June 1984,^[4] a position he held until he died in a car crash on 29 June 1985.^[5]

As a player, he won the 1955 Yugoslav Cup in 1955 with BSK Belgrade.

References

↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/J/JA.html
↑ Tiko Jelisavčić profile at Soccerway
↑ http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria50/news/110201/Nigerias_greatest_ever_matches_part_1
↑ "Página Oficial – Pioneros Cancún FC". pioneroscancunfc.com.
↑ "La Voz de Q. Roo". lavozdequintanaroo.com.

Australia national soccer team – Head coaches

Gillespie (1947)
Langridge (1947)
Jack (1950)
Brophy (1954–55)
Marston (1958)
Jelisavčić (1965)
Vengloš (1965–67)
Vlatsis (1967–69)
Rasic (1970–74)
Worthington (a.i.) (1975)
Boggi (a.i.) (1975)
Green (1975–76)
Shoulder (1976–78)
Gutendorf (1979–81)
Scheinflug (1981–83)
Arok (1983–90)
Scheinflug (a.i.) (1983)
Scheinflug (a.i.) (1990)
Thomson (1990–96)
Scheinflug (a.i.) (1992)
Fernandez (a.i.) (1992)
Scheinflug (a.i.) (1994)
Blanco (a.i.) (1996)
Venables (1997–98)
Blanco (1998–99)
Farina (1999–2005)
Hiddink (2005–06)
Arnold (2006–07)
Baan (a.i.) (2007)
Verbeek (2007–10)
Berger (a.i.) (2010)
Osieck (2010–13)
Vidmar (a.i.) (2013)
Postecoglou (2013–)

Nigeria national football team – managers

Finch (1949)
Anyiam (1954–56)
Courtier (1956–60)
Beit haLavi (1960–61)
Vardar (1961–63)
Penna (1963–64)
Anyiam (1964–65)
Ember (1965–68)
Barinaga (1968–69)
Amaechina (1969–70)
Marotzke (1970–72)
Penna (1972–73)
Marotzke (1973–74)
Jelisavčić (1974–78)
Glória (1978–81)
Göller (1981)
Onigbinde (1981–84)
Udemezue (1984–86)
Ekeji (1986)
Hoener (1986–89)
Hamilton (1989)
Westerhof (1989–94)
Amodu (1994–95)
Bonfrere (1995–96)
Amodu (1996–97)
Troussier (1997)
Sinclair (1997)
Milutinović (1997–98)
Libregts (1998–99)
Bonfrere (1999–2001)
Amodu (2001–02)
Onigbinde (2002)
Chukwu (2002–05)
Eguavoen (2005–07)
Vogts (2007–08)
Peters (2008)
Amodu (2008–10)
Lagerbäck (2010)
Eguavoen (2010)
Siasia (2010–11)
Keshi (2011–14)
Amodu (2014)
Amokachi (2014–15)
Keshi (2015)
Oliseh (2015–16)
Siasia (2016)
Yusuf (2016)
Rohr (2016–)

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