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NK Osijek
Nogometni klub Osijek ( en, Osijek Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek (), is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First League and, after the independence of Croatia in 1992, it is one of the four clubs that have never been relegated from the Croatian First League, the others being Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split and Rijeka. History 1947–1976 The precursor to NK Osijek was founded on 27 February 1945 as NK Udarnik on the tradition of banned JŠK Slavija Osijek, which was founded in 1916 and played in the first jugoslav league 7 times between 1923 and 1941. Already in 1946, the club is merged with Jedinstvo, and changes its name to NK Slavonija. The conventional birthday of the club is considered to be the following year on the February 27, 1947, when NK Slavonija and Nk Bratstvo merge to form the FK Proleter. The first match played under that name come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Gradski Vrt
Gradski vrt Stadium ( hr, Stadion Gradski vrt, lit=City Garden Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Osijek, Croatia. It is located in the Gradski vrt neighbourhood in Novi grad city district. With a capacity of 17,061, it has been the home ground of two Croatian football clubs, NK Osijek and Fortuna VNO Osijek. History Construction started in 1949, but works were stopped several times. The first match played on the ground of Gradski Vrt was played between NK Osijek and FK Sloboda Tuzla on 7 September 1958. In 1980, the stadium was officially opened. In 1982, the record of stadium attendance was broken, on the football match between NK Osijek and Dinamo Zagreb. At that match, there were 40,000 attendants. The result was 1–2. In 1998 seats and reflectors were installed. In 2005, the stadium was renovated. Under the west stand, VIP rooms were set and the lodge was rearranged, adding 1,000 new seats. The athletics track was reconstructed, repainted from red to blue. After this r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FK Borac Banja Luka
Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of the Borac Banja Luka Sports Society. Borac Banja Luka is one of the most popular football clubs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The name ''Borac'' means "Fighter". Currently, Borac is a part of the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina and plays its home matches at the Banja Luka City Stadium, which has a capacity of 10,030 seats. History Early years (1926–1953) The football club Borac Banja Luka was founded on 4 July 1926. Originally it was named ''Radnički sportski klub Borac'', which means Labour Sports Club Borac, Borac meaning "Fighter", and its roots come from the relation the club had with local labour movements during the first half of the 20th century. The club was founded by a group of football enthusiasts including the writer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davor Šuker
Davor Šuker (; born 1 January 1968) is a Croatian football administrator and former Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He served as president of the Croatian Football Federation from 2012 to 2021. He began his footballing career in his hometown for local first division team NK Osijek as a 16-year-old. During his final season with the club, he became the league's top goal scorer. He made the move to sign for GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb in 1989. The Croatian War of Independence halted a promising season for the 21-year-old, eventually resulting in Šuker's move to Spanish club Sevilla FC, Sevilla in 1991. In La Liga, Šuker was highly regarded, showing consistent form with Sevilla and being consecutively amongst the division's top goal scorers. He signed with Real Madrid C.F., Real Madrid five years later, and was again amongst the league's top scorers. While at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu, he helpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivica Kalinić
Ivica Kalinić (born 26 March 1956) is a Croatian former professional football manager and player. He is currently the sporting director of the club NK Prugovo. He has played for Hajduk Split, Maribor, Osijek, Tirol Innsbruck and Grazer AK in his club career. Kalinić has managed Istra Pula, Posušje, Solin, Imotski, Uskok, Mosor, Široki Brijeg, Šibenik and Hajduk Split in his managerial career. Managerial career Kalinić worked as an assistant to Ivan Katalinić at Hajduk Split and to Tomislav Ivić in the United Arab Emirates and he successfully managed Bosnian Premier League club Široki Brijeg for one season, winning the 2006−07 Bosnian Cup. After that, he became the new manager of Croatian First Football League club Šibenik, finishing in the 6th place in the 2008–09 Croatian First Football League season. Hajduk Split After Široki Brijeg and Šibenik, Kalinić landed the job as Hajduk Split manager after Ante Miše resigned, because of a defeat against Zadar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Karačić
Branko Karačić (born 24 September 1960) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Croatian First Football League club Varaždin. Playing career Club Karačić turned professional in 1981 and spent the following six years with Osijek, where he appeared in a total of 300 matches for the club. He became captain of the team in his last years at Osijek and played alongside Davor Šuker, the world class striker from the Croatia national team and later Real Madrid, currently president of the Croatian Football Federation. He then moved to Croatian powerhouse Hajduk Split, for whom he played between 1987 and 1989, alongside many Croatia national team players – Alen Bokšić, Aljoša Asanović, Igor Štimac and Robert Jarni. After which, he decided to move abroad and play for Cercle Brugge (1989–1993). There he was a part of the Croatian trio – Jerko Tipurić, Josip Weber and he. They were the star players in the late 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragan Lepinjica
Dragan Lepinjica (, born 15 August 1961) is a former Serbian football player. Born in Šid, he played with Osijek, Dinamo Zagreb and Priština in the Yugoslav First League during the 1980s, and in 1990 he moved to Portugal where he played with União in the Primeira Liga until 1996. His son Ivan Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ..., born in 1999, is also a footballer. References External sources Dragan Lepinjicaat Povijest Dinama Yugoslav First and Second League statsat B92 1961 births Living people People from Šid Footballers from Srem District Yugoslav men's footballers Serbian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serbia and Montenegro men's footballers Serbia and Montenegro expatriate men's footballers Yugoslav First League pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasmin Džeko
Jasmin Džeko (born 15 November 1958) is a retired Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer who played as a defender for SFR Yugoslavia. Playing career International He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a March 1983 friendly match away against Romania and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal. His second and final international was an April 1983 friendly against France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area .... Managerial career Džeko has been managing clubs in the Austrian lower leagues. - ÖFB References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirko Lulić
Mirko Lulić (born 6 January 1962) is a Croatian former football player. He spent his career playing in the top flights of Yugoslavia and later Croatia. Club career Born in Kosa Janjačka, SR Croatia while still within SFR Yugoslavia, Lulić played with NK Osijek from 1979 until 1984. According to various internet player history pages, in 1988 he moved to one of their main Yugoslav First League rivals, Red Star Belgrade where he played the 1988–89 season. But, that is not correct fact. During 1988-89 season, he played for Dinamo both in European matches in October 1988 and in Yugoslav league matches during 1989 spring. Match reports of both teams are the proof. After 1988-89 season, he did not play serious professional football actively for three years. In summer 1992 he returned to football but Dinamo Zagreb did not give him a chance for playing so he went to play the following season for second tier club NK Dubrava helping it win a promotion. While playing for Dubrava on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Davidović
Branko Davidović (, born 3 September 1959) is a retired Serbian football player. Club career Born in Sremska Mitrovica, SR Serbia, Branko Davidović played for Yugoslav First League teams such as NK Maribor and NK Osijek before joining Red Star Belgrade. Veracruz sporting director Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record a ... signed Davidović days before the start of the 1989–90 Mexican Primera División season. He made only seven appearances for the club. References External sourcesstats Living people 1959 births Sportspeople from Sremska Mitrovica Serbian footballers Yugoslav footballers NK Maribor players NK Osijek players Red Star Belgrade footballers Yugoslav First League players C.D. Veracruz footballers Liga MX players Serbian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian War Of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat operations in Croatia by 1992. In Croatia, the war is primarily referred to as the "Homeland War" ( hr, Domovinski rat) and also as the " Greater-Serbian Aggression" ( hr, Velikosrpska agresija). In Serbian sources, "War in Croatia" ( sr-cyr, Рат у Хрватској, Rat u Hrvatskoj) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-cyr, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. A majority of Croats wanted Croatia to leave Yugoslavia and become a sovereign country, while many ethnic Serbs living in Croatia, supported by Serbia, opposed the secession and wanted Serb-claimed lands to be in a common state with Serbia. Most Serbs sought a new Serb state within a Yugos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately above mean sea level, above sea level. At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 767,131. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman Empire, Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia, in today's Ščitarjevo. The historical record of the name "Zagreb" dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol, Zagreb, Kaptol in 1094. Zagreb became a free royal city in 1242. In 1851 Janko Kamauf became Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Maksimir
Maksimir Stadium ( hr, Stadion Maksimir, ) is a multi-use stadium in Zagreb, Croatia. It takes its name from the surrounding neighbourhood of Maksimir. The venue is primarily the home of Dinamo Zagreb, the top club of the country with 23 league titles, but it is also the home venue of the Croatia national football team. First opened in 1912, it has undergone many revamps, and its current layout dates from a 1997 rebuilding. The stadium also sometimes hosts other events such as rock concerts. History The construction and the early years With the rising popularity of the sport in Zagreb, the local football club HAŠK, which was one of the first multi-sports club in Croatia, decided to build a new stadium for their club. They bought the ground in the Svetice neighbourhood in Zagreb, which lays on the opposite side of the Maksimir Park, from the Archdiocese of Zagreb. HAŠK built a wooden stand with a capacity of 6,000, which was also the first ground with a proper stand in Zagreb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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