Michal Hipp

Michal Hipp (born 13 March 1963) is a Slovak football manager and a former player.

Michal Hipp
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-03-13) 13 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birthNitra, Czechoslovakia
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983Duslo Šaľa
1983–1984Agro Hurbanovo
1984–1991Nitra138(17)
1991First Vienna (loan)
1992Nitra15(1)
1993–1994Slavia Praha39(0)
1994–1995Košice
1995Nitra
1995–1996MFK Piešťany
1999–2000USC Fels am Wagram
International career
1990–1991Czechoslovakia5(0)
1994Slovakia5(1)
Managerial career
1997ŠM Gabčíkovo (playing coach)
2000Plastika Nitra (assistant)
2000–2006Artmedia Petržalka (assistant)
2003–2006Slovakia (assistant)
2006Artmedia Petržalka
2006–2007Saturn Moscow Region (assistant)
2007–2008Artmedia Petržalka (assistant)
2008–2009Artmedia Petržalka
2008–2012Slovakia (assistant)
2009Slovan Bratislava
2012–2013Slovakia
2014–2015Nitra
2016Vysočina Jihlava
2016Vysočina Jihlava (assistant)
2017–2018Haladás Szombathely
2019–2020Kazakhstan (assistant)
2020Astana
2022Slovan Galanta
2022–2023Haladás Szombathely
2023–2024ViOn Zlaté Moravce
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Hipp began his football career in his native village Horná Kráľová. When he was twelve years old, he started playing in the youth team and then progressed to the first team when he was sixteen. In 1983 Hipp got an offer to transfer to Slovan Duslo Šaľa by coach Jozef Adamec. There he played as a right midfielder. Then he left for MŠK Hurbanovo as he completed compulsory military service in the town.

In October 1984 he went to Plastika Nitra. Hipp debuted in the Czechoslovak First League in the 1986–87 season in a match against FC Bohemians Praha. In 1989–90 season FC Nitra qualified for the UEFA Cup. They lost both matches against 1. FC Köln with an aggregate score of 5–1.

Also he played for Czech side Slavia Prague and 1. FC Košice.