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Hrvoje Matkovic (footballer)
Hrvoje Matkovic (born 31 July 1981) in Croatia Vukovar. Life In 1991 he fled with his family war torn country of Croatia to Germany Berlin where he started playing for Hertha BSC and showed early signs of Bright Future to follow. in 1993 the family Migrated to Melbourne Australia and he joined St Albans Saints as a junior. Throughout his junior days he had a stint at Dinamo Zagreb juniors and he represented The State of Victoria in National Championship's held in Brisbane. Soon to follow Hrvoje joined Melbourne Knights Football Club and soon after was offered a senior contract where he served for two years in NSL. in 2001 Hrvoje heads to Singapore and spend two years there winning leagues and cups with two biggest clubs Home United and Singapore Armed Forces Football Club. on his Return he joined The Victorian Premier League and played with St Albans Saints Melbourne Knights and Heidelberg Warriors. Hrvoje Sustained a serious knee injury playing for Heidelberg Warriors which ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vukovar
Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of Vukovar-Syrmia County and the second largest city in the county after Vinkovci. The city's registered population was 22,616 in the 2021 census, with a total of 23,536 in the municipality. Name The name ''Vukovar'' means 'town on the Vuka River' (''Vuko'' from the Vuka River, and ''vár'' from the Hungarian word for 'fortress'). The river was called "Ulca" in antiquity, probably from an Illyrian language. Its name might be related to the name of the river "Volga". In other languages, the city in German is known as ''Wukowar'' and in Hungarian as ''Vukovár'' or ''Valkóvár''. In the late 17th century, the medieval Croatian name Vukovo was supplanted by the Hungarian ''Vukovár''. In the Middle Ages, Vukovar was the seat of the great Vu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
