Michal Hipp (born 13 March 1963) is a Slovak

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manager and a former player.

Early and personal life

Hipp grew up in

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, a village in the district of

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. His son, Patrik, is also a footballer who played for FC Nitra in 2014.

Playing career

Hipp transferred to

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in 1993 before returning to Slovakia for family reasons, playing for 1. FC Košice. He returned to his hometown club FC Nitra in August 1995, but an injury ruled him out for three months. Hipp retired from playing in 2000 with Austrian club USC Fels am Wagram. At international level, Hipp played five matches without scoring a goal in the

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, debuting under coach

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in a 1–1

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draw against

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. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, he played five times for

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and scored one goal. After finishing his playing career, Hipp became coach of MFK Petržalka and ŠK Slovan Bratislava.

Managerial career

Early managerial career

In May 2012, Hipp became coach of

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with

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as his assistant, after the

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failed to hire

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from

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. Both coaches were sacked on 13 June 2013 after a 1–1 draw with

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in a

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. In January 2016, Hipp became the head coach of the Czech first league team FC Vysočina Jihlava. After an unsuccessful start to the 2016/17 season, he moved to the position of assistant coach the same year in September,

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was appointed head coach. Hipp served as coach of Vysočina Jihlava in January 2017.

Hungary and return to Slovakia

Hipp was appointed coach of Hungarian club

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on 20 September 2022, a position he previously held between 2017 and 2018. However, Hipp was sacked on 31 May 2023. Hipp was appointed coach of ViOn Zlaté Moravce on 13 November 2023, but was sacked on 21 February 2024 following poor results with the club. On 6 November 2024, he was appointed to troubled

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club Slovan Galanta, replacing the sacked Eduard Pagáč.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hipp, Michal 1963 births Living people People from Šaľa District Footballers from the Nitra Region Slovak men's footballers Slovak football managers Slovakia men's international footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovak expatriate men's footballers Czechoslovakia men's international footballers Dual internationalists (men's football) Men's association football defenders FC Nitra players Czech First League players SK Slavia Prague players FC VSS Košice players First Vienna FC players FK Slovan Duslo Šaľa players Slovak First Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Austria ŠK Slovan Bratislava managers FC Petržalka managers FC Nitra managers Slovakia national football team managers FC Vysočina Jihlava managers Szombathelyi Haladás football managers FC ViOn Zlaté Moravce managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers Czech First League managers Slovak First Football League managers Expatriate football managers in Hungary Expatriate football managers in the Czech Republic Expatriate football managers in Kazakhstan Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Slovak expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Slovak expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan