Fabjan Kaliterna (20 January 1886 – 30 January 1952) was a
Croatian architect and sportsperson. Born into a large family of a humble background, Kaliterna graduated from the real-gymnasium in his hometown in 1906, after which he enrolled at the Higher Technical School in
Prague
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from which he graduated in 1921.
Considered the "father of sports in
Split
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", Kaliterna was one of four founders of the
HNK Hajduk Split football club, founder of the "Gusar" rowing club and helped in the formation of the
Jadran waterpolo-swimming club and the Labud sailing club. Aside from his club-founding activities, Kaliterna also held numerous sports functions; he was the
16th president of Hajduk during 1936, member of the
Yugoslav Olympic Committee The Yugoslav Olympic Committee ( hr, Jugoslavenski olimpijski komitet; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Југословенски олимпијски комитет, Jugoslovenski olimpijski komitet, separator=" / "; sl, Jugoslovanski оlimpijski кomite; mk, Ј ...
and the Split Olympic Sub-Committee, president of the Split Football Sub Federation and member of the organizational committee of the
1932 European Rowing Championships.
On a professional level, Kaliterna was an accomplished architect having designed over two hundred buildings in Split and
Dalmatia, among them, several sport-related buildings used to house Split-based sports clubs. Among his notable works is the building of the Oceanographic Institute in Split, constructed in 1920s and still in use today.
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Luka Kaliterna
"Barba" Luka Kaliterna (13 October 1893 – 25 February 1984) was a Croatian football player and later manager. Born in Split, he played on the position of the goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (so ...
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Bogumir Doležal
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Sportspeople from Split, Croatia
HNK Hajduk Split
19th-century Croatian architects
20th-century Croatian architects
1886 births
1952 deaths
Croatian sports executives and administrators
Burials at Lovrinac Cemetery