Mirko Jurilj

Mirko Jurij (born 4 November 1973 in Australia) is an Australian retired footballer who is last known to have played for St George in his home country in 2014.

Mirko Jurilj
Personal information
Date of birth 4 November 1973
Place of birth Australia
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
– Hurstville Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Sydney Croatia
1993 Wollongong United FC
1995–1996 Johor FA
Sydney United 58 FC
1998 Johor FA[1]
1999 Sembawang Rangers FC
1999–2000 Sydney United 58 FC
2000 Sembawang Rangers FC
2001 Hurstville ZSC
2001–2002 Parramatta Eagles
2002 Fraser Park FC
2002–2003 Pietà Hotspurs F.C.
2003 Sutherland Sharks FC
2003 Wollongong City F.C.
– St George FC
Hurstville ZSC
St George FC
2006–2007 Blacktown City FC
2008–2009 Sydney Olympic FC[2]
2010 Blacktown City FC
2011 Rockdale City Suns FC
2014 St George FC 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Singapore

Convicted with attempting to fix a match while with Sembawang Rangers in autumn 2000,[3] Jurilj failed to make the 22000 Singaporean dollars as his three bets did not come true and was sentenced to five months' jail by December[4] where he shared a cell with six others, had to serve laundry duty, and became increasingly ill at one point.[5] Despite claiming to not tried to have fixed a match,[5] the Australian was never vindicated and was banned for life from Asian football[6] but not worldwide,[7] with FIFA saying that the ban was enough punishment.[6] However, the Australian was banned worldwide in late June 2001 for seven months,[8] which ended prematurely, ending during mid-August the same year.[9]

Malaysia

A member of Johor in 1995 and 1996, the defender-cum-midfielder was set to be bought by the Southern Tigers for the 2004 Malaysia Premier League,[10] but they reversed on the offer at the beginning of 2004.[11]

Malta

Transferring to Pieta Hotspurs of the Maltese Premier League in summer 2002, Jurilj was named man of the match twice in his first three outings, solidifying his place in defense for the first team and drawing comparisons with Romanian import Lucian Dronca.[12] Settling well into the country, he stated that "The overall technical ability of the players is quite good but what the teams here (in Malta) lack is physical preparation."[12] Suspended for once for making insulting remarks to the referee,[13] he split ways with Hotspurs at the start of 2003.[14]

References
  1. Pulau Pinang aibkan Pahang Utusan Online
  2. Interview with Sydney Olympic captain Mirko Jurilj Football NSW
  3. Australian charged with Singapore match-fixing The Independent
  4. Match-fixing footballer jailed BBC
  5. 100 days in Singapore jail The Advertiser (Adelaide). Archived by Singapore Window
  6. Why Fifa did not ban Mirko Jurilj Singapore Today pg. 38
  7. Get real, Fifa Singapore Today pg. 5
  8. Fifa bans Lutz and Mirko, but it is only for another seven months Singapore Today pg. 32
  9. Early end to ban on Jurilj, Pfannenstiel Singapore Today pg. 39
  10. Jurilj back to spearhead club’s challenge in Premier League The Star Online
  11. Johor FC say no to jailbird The Star Online
  12. Jurilj calls the tune Times of Malta
  13. Three Pietà defenders handed one-match ban Times of Malta
  14. Jurilj no longer with Hotspurs Times of Malta
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