NK Dinamo
Full name	Nogometni Klub Dinamo Zagreb
Nickname(s)	"plavi"
Founded	1945
Ground	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia
Capacity	38,923
Chairman	Mirko Barišić
Manager	Branko Ivanković
League	Prva HNL
2006-07	Prva HNL, Champions
Home colours Away colours

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History

After WWII following the rise to power of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia, three very popular Zagreb football clubs (HAŠK, Građanski, Concordia) were disbanded overnight, and a municipal club was formed on June 9, 1945. Like other football clubs outside Croatia in Eastern Europe, it was also called Dinamo ("Dynamo"), and all the best and prospective Građanski players immediately joined the newly formed club. The newly formed club played at the old stadium of HAŠK, while most of the players were from Građanski, a number of outstanding players were forced to join Partizan Belgrade (Stjepan Bobek, Miroslav Meho Brozović, Franjo Glaser and Florijan Matekalo)^[1]. At least one of them, for whom it is claimed that was forced to play for Partizan, moved to Belgrade by his own will - Stjepan Bobek^[2]. Florijan Matekalo was coach of FK Partizan and later lived and died in Serbia even after split up beetwen Croatia and Yugoslavia. Franjo Glaser already played for the BSK Belgrade before the World War II. Only Miroslav Brozović, born in Herzegovina, claimed that he was forced to play for Partizan^[3] although he himself wanted to move to BSK Belgrade before the World War II. Therefore, it can be suspected that such statements is just modern anticommunist propaganda. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... SKJ flag in Serbo-Croat, with Cyrillic script SKJ flag in Serbo-Croat, with Latin script SKJ flag in Albanian SKJ flag in Hungarian SKJ flag in Italian SKJ flag in Macedonian SKJ flag in Slovenian The Communist Party of Yugoslavia (after 1952 the League of Communists of Yugoslavia) was... Zagreb (pronounced ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. ... GraÄ‘anski Zagreb, with a full name Prvi Hrvatski GraÄ‘anski Å portski Klub (1. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... Year 1945and died 2007 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Map of Eastern Europe Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... GraÄ‘anski Zagreb, with a full name Prvi Hrvatski GraÄ‘anski Å portski Klub (1. ... GraÄ‘anski Zagreb, with a full name Prvi Hrvatski GraÄ‘anski Å portski Klub (1. ... Stjepan Bobek (born 3 December 1923 Zagreb) was a renowned football striker from Yugoslavia, later a football manager. ... Florijan Matekalo (born April 25, 1920 in Jajce, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - died May 20, 1995 in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia) was a Croatian footballer and manager. ... Miroslav Meho Brozović (born August 26, 1917 in Mostar - died October 5, 2006) was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the both the Croatian and Yugoslavian national teams. ...

It is often incorrectly associated with HAŠK (Hrvatski akademski športski klub, Translated: Croatian Academic Sports Club), formed on November 6, 1903 as a students' club. November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Márton Bukovi, the former Građanski manager, continued to work at Dinamo together with masseur Franjo Žlof, also a former Građanski player. Of the HAŠK players that transferred to Dinamo, the regulars in the first team were Ratko Kacian, Željko Čajkovski, Svetozar Peričić and Dragutin Lojen. Only Čajkovski remained in Maksimir for a longer period, for a total 11 years. The newly formed club also took Građanski's blue colours and from 1969 onwards, the club's emblem was very similar to that of Građanski's. Márton Bukovi (1903-1985) was a Hungarian football (soccer) manager who was instrumental in the development of the 4-2-4 football formation. ... Željko ÄŒajkovski (born May 5, 1925, Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) was a Yugoslav football (soccer) player and coach. ... Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a football stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

The club controversially changed its name to HAŠK-Građanski in 1992, and another name change followed in 1993, when the club was renamed to Croatia Zagreb. The name change was widely seen as a political move by the leadership of then newly independent Croatia, with the goal of distancing the club, and the entire country, from its Communist past. The name change was also never accepted by the club's true fans and they kept calling the club Dinamo through all those years in which they faced numerous fights with the Police which were sparked by their continuous cheering for Dinamo and not for HAŠK-Građanski or later Croatia-Zagreb. At this point it has to be said that in the last season of the Yugoslav Football championship, Dinamo's true fans in an act of patrotism were cheering for Građanski. The names Hašk-Građanski (which is illogical because it means, Croatian academic sports club - Club of the commons (literally citizens), was never accepted even by those who remembered the old clubs HAŠK and Građanski it was an illogical symbiosis of two rival clubs into one, although Dinamo was continuing the tradition of both clubs. In the years of growing repression (this time unfortunately by the Croatian leadership) the name Dinamo once again became the symbol of resistance, as it was during the time of Yugoslavia. The name Dinamo, which never left the Bad Blue Boys' banners, it also was the cause of many fights with the police, the "Holy name" as its considered by the Bad Blue Boys, officially returned to Maksimir on February 14, 2000. How far the bad Blue Boys have gone to promote the fight for the name Dinamo shows the banner written in Japanese which said "Holy name Dinamo", which was displayed on their northern grandstand in the late 1990s, when the Japanese football star Miura was playing for the club. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a football stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the late 1990s, the club played two consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League group stage. In the 1998-99 season, they were drawn to a group with Ajax Amsterdam, Olympiacos and FC Porto. After disappointing performances in the first three matches in which they managed one draw against Ajax at home and lost their away matches against Olympiacos and Porto, they performed well in the remaining three matches, beating Porto at home and Ajax away, and drawing to Olympiacos at home. However, they failed to advance to the quarterfinals with a second-place finish behind Olympiacos. In the 1999-2000 season, they were in a group with defending champions Manchester United, Olympique de Marseille and Sturm Graz, but managed only a fourth-place finish in the group with two draws and one win. They most notably held Manchester United to a goalless draw at Old Trafford in their opening Champions League match that season. The UEFA Champions League (also known as the European Cup, CE1, C1[1] or CL) is a seasonal club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/), is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Olympiacos CFP (Greek: Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios) is the largest and the most popular Greek multisport club, based in Piraeus, Athens. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Olympique de Marseille (also known as lOM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Soccer League, based in Marseille. ... SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian football club, based in Graz. ... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir. ...

They subsequently participated three times in the third qualifying round for the Champions League, in 2000, 2003 and 2006. However, they played against AC Milan, Dynamo Kyiv and most recently Arsenal FC and failed to win a single match, losing 6-1 on aggregate to AC Milan and 5-1 on aggregate to Dynamo Kiev and Arsenal. Throughout the first half of the 2000s decade, they had some international success in the UEFA Cup as they advanced to the second round of the competition three times and also played in the group stage of the competition in the 2004-05 season, but managed only a fourth-place finish in competition with VfB Stuttgart, SL Benfica and SC Heerenveen, only leaving KSK Beveren behind. Their last UEFA Cup appearance in the 2006-07 season of the competition ended in the first round with a 5-2 defeat to Auxerre on aggregate. Their best UEFA Cup result since the Croatian independence was in the 1997-98 season, when they advanced to the third round and were eliminated with a narrow 2-1 defeat to Atlético Madrid on aggregate. AC Milan is an Italian football club. ... FC Dynamo Kyiv (Ukrainian: ФК Динамо Київ, formerly Dinamo Kiev) is the main professional football club in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. ... Arsenal F.C. (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) is a north London football team founded in 1886. ... The aggregate score is a used in football (soccer). ... The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... VfB Stuttgart is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. ... Benfica redirects here. ... sc Heerenveen (Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division. ... Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren (English: Royal Sport Ring of Beveren) is a Belgian football club, from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. ... Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre in Burgundy. ... Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ...

Team honours

National honours

• Yugoslav Champions: 4
  

1948, 1954, 1958, 1982

• Yugoslav Cup: 7
  

1951, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1980, 1983

• Croatian Champions: 9
  

1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007

• Croatian Cup: 8
  

1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007

• Croatian Supercup: 7
  

1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007

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International honours

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
  • Winners 1967
  • Runners-up 1963
• Balkans Cup: 1
  

1977

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Stadium

Main article: Maksimir Stadium

Maksimir stadium as it looks now

Dinamo's home ground is Maksimir Stadium, which is situated in the northeast borough of the city of Zagreb (called Maksimir) next to the famous Maksimir Park (forest) and the Zagreb Zoo. Currently, the stadium has 37,168 seats and is in the process of being renovated and rebuilt. When rebuilding finishes, it will have capacity of 60.000 seats, all covered. Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a football stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Maksimir_1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Maksimir_1. ... Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a football stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Zagreb (pronounced ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. ... Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a football stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ...

Supporters

Although Dinamo has had a large army of followers throughout its history, its first organized group of followers emerged in 1986 in Split. The most hardcore and faithful followers, copying similar groups abroad, formed the Bad Blue Boys. As legend has it, the name was inspired by then very popular 1983 film Bad Boys starring Sean Penn. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Split (disambiguation). ... Dinamo is a football club from Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia. ... Bad Boys is a 1983 juvenile delinquent melodrama set primarily in a tough reform school for boys. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Throughout the Zagreb boroughs, BBB chapters emerged, and at the matches one could see banners from various parts of the city (like Maksimir, Travno, and Dugave). At first, the supporters privately organized visits to the games in former Yugoslavia. They were present at Dinamo's matches in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Niš, Podgorica, and Skopje. Zagreb (pronounced ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. ... Stadion Maksimir (Maksimir Stadium) is a football stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: Land of the South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... NiÅ¡ or Nish (Serbian: Ниш / NiÅ¡,  , Latin: Naissus, Greek: Ναισσός Naissos) is a city in Serbia situated at 43. ... Coordinates Mayor Dr. Miomir MugoÅ¡a (DPS - SDP) Municipality area 1,441 km² Population (2003 census)  - city  - municipality  - density 136,473 169,132 117,4 pop per km² Time zone  - Standard  - Summer (DST) CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) Founded Before 12th Century as Birziminium Area code +382 81 Car... The church of St. ...

At the start of the 1990s, the first organized BBB Fan Club was established and quickly became popular despite various problems.

Dinamo youth school - ONS Hitrec - Kacian

Dinamo's football school Hitrec - Kacian is named after two football greats from Zagreb. Zagreb (pronounced ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. ...

Ico Hitrec, centre-forward from HAŠK is widely considered to be the greatest Croatian player before World War II. He became a legend after scoring twice against then famous Spanish keeper Ricardo Zamora during the first night game in the capital of Croatia between HAŠK Zagreb and Real Madrid in 1913. As on of the first Croatian international players, he went on to play for Grasshopper-Club Zürich of Switzerland, and Kicker, at the time the foremost sports journal in Europe, chose him as a member of the European elite 11. He was also the first technical officer and in his office in Zagreb power-works in Gundulićeva Street, the best players from Građanski met and discussed forming a new club with blue shirts. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Ricardo Zamora Martínez (Barcelona, January 21, 1901 – Barcelona, September 15, 1978) was a Spanish football player nicknamed el Divino. He was a goalkeeper who played 46 times for Spain. ... Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Grasshopper-Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GCZ, GC, or Grasshopper is an eclectic multisports club based in Zurich, Switzerland, best known for its football team. ... Look up kicker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Zagreb (pronounced ) is the capital and the largest city of Croatia. ...

Ratko Kacian played with Hitrec and won the title with HAŠK in 1938. Ten years later, he was a member of the team that won Dinamo its first Championship title. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The current director of the school is Mirko Jozić. Mirko Jozić (born April 8, 1940 in Trilj) is a retired Croatian football player and currently an active football manager. ...

Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Georg Koch 2 DF Marijan Buljat 3 DF Hrvoje Čale 4 MF Dario Jertec 5 DF Vedran Ćorluka 6 DF Nikola Pokrivač 7 MF Etto 8 MF Ante Tomić 9 FW Mario Mandžukić 10 MF Luka Modrić (captain) 11 FW Josip Tadić 12 GK Filip Lončarić 13 MF Mathias Chago

No. Position Player 14 FW Mihael Mikić 15 DF Carlos 18 MF Sammir (on loan from Paulista Futebol Clube) 19 MF Did'dy Guela 20 MF Ognjen Vukojević 23 DF Gordon Schildenfeld 25 FW Tomislav Šokota 26 DF Dino Drpić 30 FW Davor Vugrinec 33 GK Ivan Kelava TBD DF Ivica Vrdoljak

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Squad changes prior to 2007/2008 season

In:

• Tomislav Šokota - signed from FC Porto
• Did'dy Guela - signed from Kerkyra FC
• Georg Koch - signed from MSV Duisburg
• Mario Mandžukić - signed from NK Zagreb
• Ivica Vrdoljak - signed from NK Zagreb

Out: Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Tomislav Šokota (born April 8, 1977 in Zagreb), also known as Tomo Šokota, is a Croatian football player who is currently playing as a striker for Portuguese FC Porto. ... FC Porto emblem (Larger version) Futebol Clube do Porto (short: FC Porto, FCP) is a Portuguese sports club, best known for its football section. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Franck Manga Diddy Guela (born June 19, 1986 in Ivory Coast) is an Ivorian footballer. ... Kerkyra FC, or A.O. Kerkyra (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κέρκυρα - Athlitikos Omilos Kerkyra), the Athletic Club Kerkyra, is a Greek football club based in Corfu or Kerkyra Island. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Georg Koch (born February 3, 1972 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German football goalkeeper. ... MSV Duisburg is a German football club based in Duisburg, in the Ruhr valley of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Mario Mandžukić (born May 21, 1986) is a Croatian football striker, currently playing for NK Zagreb. ... NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Ivica Vrdoljak (born September 19, 1983) is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for NK Zagreb. ... NK Zagreb is a Croatian football club, from the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ...

• Anderson Costa - loaned to Aris FC
• Mario Grgurović - loaned to NK Inter Zaprešić
• Saško Pandev - loaned to NK Inter Zaprešić
• Patrice Kwedi - loaned to NK Inter Zaprešić
• Tomislav Vranjić - loaned to NK Inter Zaprešić
• Marko Šarlija - loaned to NK Inter Zaprešić
• Dario Zahora - loaned to NK Domžale
• Marko Janjetović - signed for NK Međimurje (was released)
• Eduardo - signed for Arsenal F.C.
• Ivan Turina - on the transfer list due to a lack of discipline.

Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Anderson Costa (born 23 March 1984 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian football (soccer) forward playing for Aris FC in Greece. ... Main article: Aris Thessaloniki Aris FC, also known as Aris Thessaloniki FC (Greek: Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης - Aris Thessalonikis) is a Greek association football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Mario Grgurović (born February 2, 1982) is a Croatian football midfielder. ... NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club, from Zaprešić near the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... Saško Pandev (Macedonian: Сашко Пандев, born 1 May 1987 in Strumica) is a Macedonian football player who plays a striker. ... NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club, from Zaprešić near the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club, from Zaprešić near the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club, from Zaprešić near the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... NK Inter Zaprešić is a Croatian football club, from Zaprešić near the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... NK Domžale is a Slovenian football club, which plays in the town of Domžale. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... NK Međimurje is a Croatian football club based in the city of Čakovec. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Eduardo Alves da Silva (born 25 February 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), commonly known as Eduardo da Silva or simply Eduardo, is a Brazilian-born Croatian footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League team Arsenal, and the Croatia national football team. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Ivan Turina (born October 3, 1980) is a Croatian footballer. ...

Notable former players

Croatian

August Lešnik (born July 16, 1914 in Zagreb - died February 24, 1992 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer. ... Ivan Ico Hitrec (April 13, 1911 — 1946) is widely considered as the greatest Croatian football (soccer) player before World War II. The centre-forward became a legend after scoring twice against then famous Spanish keeper Ricardo Zamora during the first night game in Zagreb between Zagreb and Madrid in 1933. ... Franjo Glaser (surname sometimes written Glazer; January 13, 1913 – March 1, 2003) was a Croatian football goalkeeper and football manager, who made his name in Građanski Zagreb. ... Franjo Wölfl (born May 18, 1918 in Zagreb - died July 8, 1987 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer. ... Željko Čajkovski (born May 5, 1925, Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) was a Yugoslav football (soccer) player and coach. ... Dragutin Vabec, most commonly known as Drago Vabec (born 26 October 1950 in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia, Dinamo Zagreb and Stade Brestois. ... Dražan Jerković (first name often wrongly spelled Dražen; born August 6, 1936 in Šibenik) was a Croatian football player, as forward, and also football manager. ... Stjepan Deverić (born August 20, 1961 in Velika Gorica) is a former Croatian footballer. ... Velimir Zajec (born February 12, 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a former football player. ... Srećko Bogdan (born 5 January 1957 in Mursko Središće) is a retired Croatian footballer who played a defender. ... Zlatko Kranjčar [] (born November 15, 1956) is a former Croatian football striker. ... Goran Vlaović (born August 7, 1972 in Nova Gradiška) is a former Croatian football player who played as a striker. ... Davor Šuker [] (born January 1, 1968) is a former Croatian footballer who played as a striker. ... Zvonimir Boban [] (born October 8, 1968) is a Croatian former football midfielder who played most of his professional career for Serie A club AC Milan and was a member of the Croatia national team, which he captained to 3rd Place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. ... Dražen Ladić (born January 1, 1963) is former Croatian football goalkeeper. ... Igor Cvitanović (born 1 November 1970) is a retired Croatian football striker. ... Mario Stanić (born April 10, 1972 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a former Croatian football midfielder. ... Zvonimir Soldo (born November 2, 1967) is a Croatian football player, who commonly plays as a midfielder or as a sweeper. ... Dario Šimić [] (born November 12, 1975 in Zagreb) is a Croatian football player who currently plays for A.C. Milan of the Italian Serie A. Nicknamed The Pitbull for his fearsome competitiveness, Šimić is a versatile defender who can play at full-back, sweeper or central defender. ... Robert Prosinečki [] (born January 12, 1969 in Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany) is a Croatian former football midfielder. ... Ardian Kozniku (born 27 October 1967 in Đakovica, Kosovo) is a former Kosovo-born Croatian football player of Albanian descent. ... Igor Bišćan (born May 4, 1978 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian football player, who plays primarily as a defensive central midfielder. ... Zoran Mamić (born 30 September 1971) is a Croatian football player who is currently playing for Dinamo Zagreb. ...

Foreigners

• Željko Adžić
• Eddie Krnčević
• Mark Viduka
• Branko Strupar
• Jens Nowotny
• Željko Petrović
• Hernán Medford
• Kazuyoshi Miura
• Goce Sedloski
• Edin Mujčin

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Edward Eddie Krnčević (born August 14, 1960 in Geelong) was an Australian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Mark Anthony Viduka [] (born October 9, 1975 in Melbourne) is an Australian football (soccer) striker of Croatian and Ukrainian descent [1] who plays for Middlesbrough in the English Premier League and for the Australian national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Branko Strupar (born February 9, 1970 in Zagreb, Croatia) was a Belgian football striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Jens Nowotny (born January 11, 1974 in Malsch) is a German football (soccer) player playing in the position of defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Montenegro. ... Željko Petrović (born 13 November 1965 in Nikšić Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian footballer and was the technical coach of Feyenoord Rotterdam in the 2004/2005 season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan (born May 23, 1968) is a Costa Rican soccer player and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦知良 Miura Kazuyoshi, born on February 26, 1967), often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football (soccer) striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Macedonia. ... Goce Sedloski (born 10 April 1974 in Golemo Konjari) is a Macedonian football defender who currently, as at June 2006, plays for Diyarbakirspor. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina. ...

Selected former coaches

• Arthur Gaskell
• Márton Bukovi:1945-47, 1960-61
• Milan Antolković
• Branko Zebec
• Vlatko Marković
• Miroslav Blažević
• Josip Skoblar:1988-89
• Otto Barić
• Velimir Zajec
• Zlatko Kranjčar
• Josip Kuže
• Marijan Vlak
• Osvaldo Ardiles

Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... Márton Bukovi (1903-1985) was a Hungarian football (soccer) manager who was instrumental in the development of the 4-2-4 football formation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Milan Antolković (born 1915 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the both the Croatian and Royal Yugoslavian national teams. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Branislav Branko Zebec (*17 July 1929 in Zagreb, Croatia, †26 September 1988 in Germany) was a Yugoslav football (soccer) player and coach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Vlatko Marković (born 1 January 1937 in Bugojno, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina)) was a Croatian football player, football manager, and current president of Croatian Football Federation (as of 2006). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Miroslav Ćiro Blažević [] (born February 10, 1935) is a famous Bosnian-Croatian football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Josip Skoblar (born March 12, 1941 in Privlaka, near Zadar) was a Croatian football player, as forward and capable of playing on both wings, and also football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Otto Barić (born June 19, 1932 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian-Croatian football manager. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Velimir Zajec (born February 12, 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a former football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Zlatko Kranjčar [] (born November 15, 1956) is a former Croatian football striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Josip Kuže (born 13 November 1952 in Vranje) is a Croatian football coach and player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Osvaldo (Ossie) César Ardiles (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba, Argentina) is a football coach and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentinian national team. ...

External links

• Dinamo - Zagreb official (Croatian)
• Dinamo Zagreb Online (English)
• NK Dinamo Zagreb site
• Bad Blue Boys
• Videoblog - Fans of Dinamo

1. HNL 2007-08 clubs v • d • e
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