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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.
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.
His nickname is "Pipi" and he is considered to be a cult-goalkeeper, in Germany as well as in Bosnia. Piplica has played in his career for NK Iskra, NK Zagreb, NK Istra 1961, HNK Segesta, NK Samobor and Football Club 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 Netto, after standing rooted to his line.
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 South Carolina 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 Football Club Eilenburg, as their goalkeeper had broken his arm in an accident. 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
After retiring he was named as scout and goalkeeper coach of his last club Football Club 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 5 January 2010, Piplica received his Union of European Football Associations Pro Licence in Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina"s educational facility in Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He holds dual Bosnian-Croatian citizenship.