Playing position Name Tomislav Piplica Years Team Height 1.82 m | 1981–1989 Iskra Position Goalkeeper 1989–1991 Zagreb | |
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Date of birth (1969-04-05) 5 April 1969 (age 46) Current team | ||
Tomislav piplica ein titan
Tomislav Piplica (born 5 April 1969) is a Bosnian football manager who formerly played as goalkeeper. His nickname is "Pipi" and he is considered to be a cult-goalkeeper, in Germany as well as in Bosnia.
Contents
- Tomislav piplica ein titan
- Tomislav piplica kurioses tor
- Career
- International career
- Coaching career
- Personal
- References
Tomislav piplica kurioses tor
Career
Piplica has played in his career for NK Iskra, NK Zagreb, NK Istra 1961, HNK Segesta, NK Samobor and FC Energie Cottbus.
He is famous not only as a cult-goalkeeper. but also for well known goalkeeping blunders. He is especially well remembered for his own goal against Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2002, in which he appeared to head the ball into his own net, after standing rooted to his line. In this particular game Energie Cottbus was leading 3–2, but with four minutes to go, Piplica's howler leveled the game at 3–3, and it finished that way.
Nevertheless, Piplica has a cult status with Energie fans, who nicknamed him "Pipi", and for the club president Ulrich Lepsch who claims that he was always special with special status in Cottbus.
Until the end of 2012, Piplica held the post of sports director of SC Hartenfels Torgau 04 and he also helped as a coach. On 9 November 2012, Piplica announced at the age of 43 years his playing comeback as a goalkeeper in the sixth division side FC Eilenburg, as their goalkeeper had broken his arm in an accident.
International career
As a teenager Piplica was part of the Yugoslavian squad that won the 1987 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. However, as a backup goalkeeper to Dragoje Leković, he didn't get a single minute of action throughout the six matches. Piplica has also played internationally for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.
Coaching career
After retiring he was named as scout and goalkeeper coach of his last club FC Energie Cottbus on 24 June 2009. On 12 February 2010, he was additionally named as the new goalkeeper coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. On 15 October 2013, Bosnia qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014.
On 5 January 2010, Piplica received his UEFA Pro Licence in Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina's educational facility in Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Personal
He holds dual Bosnian-Croatian citizenship.