HŠK Concordia was a

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. The club was founded as the Srednjoškolski športski klub in 1906. By the end of the

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the club had played many matches with both domestic and foreign clubs. After the war, the prewar members along with the members of HŠK Viktorija re-formed the club as Concordia-Viktorija (quickly renamed Concordia). One of the most importants acts by the club was the building of a stadium on Tratinska cesta (today's Stadion u Kranjčevićevoj), then the biggest in Zagreb. It was finished in 1921. The

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played eleven matches at the club's grounds. Apart from football, the club also competed in athletics, skiing, field hockey and table tennis. The club's most famous footballers were: Pavelić, Babić,

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, Jazbec, Monsider, Pavletić, Aleksandar Živković, Kodrnja and

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. The club played in both the Yugoslav and Croatian leagues. In 1945 it was renamed ''Zeleni 1906''.

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's third jersey is green in honour of Concordia, whose old stadium is now their own.

Accomplishments

* Kingdom of Yugoslavia Championship **

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** 1942 *

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** Finalist: 1941

Club presidents

*Ervin Rosmanith (1906–11) *J. Reberski (1912–22) *Roman Rosmanith (1923) *M. Pajnić (1924) *M. Bosnić (1925–32) *L. Thaller (1933–40)

References

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