1. Michael John Trgovac is an American football coach and a former player.
19 Facts About Mike Trgovac
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Mike Trgovac previously served as the defensive line coach for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Washington Redskins, and Philadelphia Eagles and Las Vegas Raiders.
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Mike Trgovac was a member of the Packers' coaching staff that led the team to the NFL championship in Super Bowl XLV in 2011.
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Mike Trgovac received All-Big Ten Conference honors in both 1979 and 1980.
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Mike Trgovac became an all-state defensive lineman at Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio.
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Mike Trgovac was named defensive lineman of the year in 1976 and won the state wrestling title.
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Mike Trgovac is of Croatian ancestry and his surname means "Trader" in the Croatian language.
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Mike Trgovac enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1977 and played college football at the middle guard position for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1977 to 1980.
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Mike Trgovac was selected as a first-team All-Big Ten player for the second consecutive year.
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Mike Trgovac ended his college coaching career with three seasons on Lou Holtz's staff at Notre Dame.
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Mike Trgovac served as the defensive line coach for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1995 to 1998.
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Mike Trgovac was hired as a defensive line coach by the Green Bay Packers.
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Mike Trgovac served as their defensive line coach for two seasons.
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Mike Trgovac helped guide a Redskins defense that ranked fourth in the NFL and first in the NFC in 2000.
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Mike Trgovac was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2003 season.
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Since Mike Trgovac joined Carolina in 2002, the Panthers rank fifth in total yards allowed, trailing only the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos.
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In 2009, Mike Trgovac returned to the Green Bay Packers as their defensive line coach.
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Mike Trgovac was let go along with several other Green Bay defensive assistants following the 2017 season.
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On January 18,2018, Mike Trgovac was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their defensive line coach.