Mihael Kovačević

Kovačević was born in Basel, Switzerland, and began his career with spells across Europe, playing for BSC Old Boys in Switzerland, Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia and FC Koper in Slovenia. Following a trial period at Scottish club Dundee United, Kovačević signed for the club during the January 2008 transfer window. He made his debut a month later in a 0–0 draw with Celtic at Celtic Park. He won a runners-up medal in the 2008 Scottish League Cup Final, his second match for the club, after the narrow defeat to Rangers at Hampden Park. Kovačević made a further three first-team starts before the end of the 2007–08 season. The following season, Kovačević shared the right back position with Seán Dillon, both playing approximately the same number of matches throughout the season. Kovačević suffered a broken cheekbone during the season, which resulted in him wearing a specially-fitted facemask. The following season, Kovačević scored his first goal, an equaliser in a 3–3 draw against Rangers in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, After the match, Kovačević criticized Kris Boyd for diving and winning two penalties and hit back on referee Dougie McDonald for his role during the match. Kovačević was part of the team that went on to finish third in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League and won the 2009–10 Scottish Cup. In another match against Rangers that season, Kovačević was sent off after deliberately kicking away the legs of Kyle Lafferty. After the match, Manager Peter Houston said that…

He played for both Switzerland and Croatia at the Under-21 level. In November 2008, Kovačević received his first call-up to the Switzerland under-21 side.

On 31 December 2010, it was announced that Kovačević is to appear in court after being accused of driving at 104 mph in a 40 mph zone, having driven his Audi A8 4-2 Quattro dangerously and at "grossly excessive speeds" on Dundee's East Dock Street, which happened two months ago. After a month of the case, Kovačević was sentenced to carry out the community service, fined £700 and disqualified from driving for 14 months. Kovačević admitted driving dangerously and at grossly excessive speeds, having been confused over the speed limit. To carry out community service, Kovacevic was told by the court that he needed to do the community service in order to make an example" to young people. During his time at Dundee United, Kovačević shared a flat with teammates Andis Shala and David Robertson, while Morgaro Gomis, Francisco Sandaza and Prince Buaben live next door in Dundee.

Dundee United

Scottish Cup : 1 2010 Scottish League Cup Runner-up: 1 2007–08