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

Early and personal life

Hipp grew up in Horná Kráľová, a village in the district of Šaľa. His son, Patrik, is also a footballer who played for FC Nitra in 2014.

Career

Hipp played five matches without scoring a goal in the Czechoslovakia national football team. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, he played five times for Slovakia and scored one goal. After finishing his playing career, Hipp became coach of MFK Petržalka and ŠK Slovan Bratislava. In May 2012, Hipp became coach of Slovakia national football team with Stanislav Griga as his assistant, after the Slovak Football Association failed to hire Pavel Vrba from FC Viktoria Plzeň. Both coaches were sacked on 13 June 2013 after a 1–1 draw with Liechtenstein in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. 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, Michal Bílek was appointed head coach. Hipp served as coach of Vysočina Jihlava in January 2017.