Hajduk Split

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HNK Hajduk
Full name	Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split
Nickname(s)	Bili (The whites)
Founded	February 13, 1911
Ground	Poljud stadium Split, Croatia
Capacity	35,000
Chairman	Branko Grgić
Manager	Zoran Vulić
League	First Division
2004-05	First Division, 1st
Home colours 　 Away colours

Hajduk is one of two greatest Croatian football clubs based in Split.

Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Season 2006/07 4 Current squad 5 External links 6 Notable players 7 See also

[edit] History

It was founded in famous U Fleků pub in Prague (then also a part of Austro-Hungarian Empire) by a group of students from Split (Fabijan Kaliterna, Lucijan Stella, Ivan Šakić and Vjekoslav Ivanišević). They went to the pub right after the match between Sparta and Slavia and liked the sport so much that they decided to bring the game to their Croatian hometown. The club was officially registered with the authorities on February 13, 1911. The name originates from the hajduks, romantic bandits that fought the Ottoman Turks.

Hajduk gathered the pro-Croat party of citizens of Split, Croat unionists or puntari. That's why the club specifically has the name "hrvatski nogometni klub" (Croat football club) and has Croat coat-of-arms in its logo. The club itself was a protest against Austro-Hungarian' government's policy of not allowing the unification of Croatian provinces and keeping them separated (the government and the emperor didn't allow reunion of Dalmatia with the rest of Croatia). Hajduk reached its first period of glory in late twenties, when it won two Yugoslav championships, breaking the domination of clubs from Belgrade and Zagreb. Particularly interesting is the club's war episode. After Italian occupation of Split, club ceased to compete, and declined the offer to join Italian first division. In 1944, team and staff clandestinely joined Yugoslav partisans on the island Vis, and continued to play as an official partisan army team. After the war episode, partisan leader and later dictator Tito demanded that Hajduk should move to Belgrade and become official army team. But, players refused the lucrative offer and continued playing in their hometown. After the war, Hajduk had its best years in the 70s. The so-called "zlatna generacija" (golden generation) won five consecutive cups and three championships in the 1972 to 1979 period.

Hajduk kit is white shirt and blue shorts.

Hajduk won two Yugoslav (kingdom) championships, seven Yugoslav (socialist federal republic) championships, eight Croatian championships, as well as nine Yugoslav Cup titles, four Croatian Cups and six super cups.

Abroad, it played in the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup (now UEFA Champions League) three times (last time 1995), and two European semifinals: of Cup of cup's winners 1973, and UEFA cup 1984.

Hajduk is famous for his good youth school. It is one of the most prolific producers of high quality footballers which often continue careers in famous European teams. Some of the former Hajduk's players are Alen Bokšić (ex Juventus, Middlesbrough), Robert Jarni (ex Juventus, Real Madrid), Slaven Bilic (ex Karlsruhe, Everton), Igor Stimac (ex West Ham), Ivica Mornar (ex Anderlecht), Milan Rapaic (Standard Liege), Igor Tudor (Juventus), Branko Oblak (ex Bayern), Ivica Surjak (ex Paris SG), Luka Peruzovic (ex Anderlecht), Aljosa Asanovic, Ivica Buljan (ex Hamburger SV), and sibling Zoran and Zlatko Vujovic (ex Bordeaux).

When Croatian national team won third place at the 1998 World Cup in France, among first 11 there were 5 former Hajduk's players.

Hajduk's stadium has been Poljud since 1979. That stadium was built for 1979. Mediterranean games in Split. Before that, Hajduk played its games on the stadium Kod stare plinare(meaning- By the old gas facility), "Stari plac", "Staro Hajdukovo". Before transforming that area into the football pitch, the area was known as "Kra'jeva njiva" and it was a part of the military camp.
The fans are called Torcida (since 1950) as they took their name after their idolized Brazilian fan groups, which are named torcidas, from the Portuguese 'torcer', to cheer on. Supporters popularly call players of Hajduk bili (plural form of white in local dialect of the Croatian language) and are the oldest organized supporters' group in Europe. Hajduk is by far the most popular sport team in Dalmatia and an important part of the region' s identity, and there are also many Hajduk supporters throughout Croatia and the rest of the world. It is said that Hajduk has never played a single game anywhere in the world without at least a small group of Torcida in the stands. Countries with huge fan clubs membership include Chile, New Zealand, Australia and Canada - mostly countries with significant Dalmatian immigration.

[edit] Honours

• Championship:
  • Croatia: 2004/05, 2003/04, 2000/01, 1994/95, 1993/94, 1991/92, 1946, 1940/41
  • Yugoslavia: 1978/79, 1974/75, 1973/74, 1970/71, 1954/55, 1952, 1950, 1929, 1927

• Cup:
  • Croatia: 2002/03, 1999/00, 1994/95, 1992/93,
  • Yugoslavia: 1990/91, 1986/87, 1983/84, 1976/77, 1975/76, 1974, 1972/73, 1971/72, 1966/67

• Super Cup:
  • Croatia: 2005, 2004, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992,

[edit] Season 2006/07

• Coach: Zoran Vulić
• President: Branko Grgić
• Chairman: Fredi Fiorentini
• Manager: Tomislav Erceg

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Zlatko Runje 3 MF Miklos Gaal 4 MF Dario Damjanović 5 DF Jurica Buljat 6 DF Vlatko Đolonga 7 MF Filip Marčić 8 MF Igor Musa 9 FW Nikica Jelavić 11 MF Mario Carević 12 GK Vladimir Balić 13 FW Jurica Vučko 14 MF Marin Ljubičić 15 MF Drago Gabrić 16 FW Mladen Bartolović

No. Position Player 17 DF Tonči Žilić 18 MF Mirko Hrgović 19 FW Dragan Blatnjak 20 FW Pablo Roberto Munhoz 21 DF Darko Miladin 22 DF Igor Gal 23 DF Igor Kralevski 24 MF Josip Balatinac 25 GK Miro Varvodić 26 DF Boris Živković 27 DF Luka Vučko 28 MF Toni Pezo 29 MF Stipe Bačelić-Grgić 30 FW Tomislav Bušić

[edit] External links

• HNK Hajduk - Split -- Official Page (Croatian)
• Torcida Fan Site (Croatian)
• HNK Hajduk Unofficial Webpage (English)
• Fanatical.hu (videoblog) - The fans of Hajduk Split (English)

[edit] Notable players

Name	Nationality	Position	Hajduk career	Appearances	Goals
Vladimir Beara		GK	1947–1955	308	?
Ivan Katalinić		GK	1972–1980	195	?
Zoran Simović		GK	1980–1984	84	0
Ivan Pudar		GK	1979–1990	158	?
Tonči Gabrić		GK	1987-1988/1994–1999	?	?
Stipe Pletikosa		GK	1997-2003/2005-2006	165	4
Slavko Luštica		D	1940–1956	634	86
Luka Peruzović		D	1972–1979/1986-1987	?	?
Vilson Džoni		D	1967–1978	?	?
Dragan Holcer		D	1967–1975	419	9
Ivan Buljan		D	1968–1976	402	58
Vedran Rožić		D	1972–1984	?	?
Zoran Vujović		DM	1976–1986	232	38
Slaven Bilić		D	1992-1993/2000	117	12
Robert Jarni		DM	1986-1991	128	17
Jiři Sobotka		LM	1940–1941	42	28
Branko Oblak		CM	1973–1975	66	24
Dražen Mužinić		CM	1971–1980	?	?
Ivica Hlevnjak		CM	1962–1973	665	237
Jurica Jerković		LM	1968–1978	?	?
Ivan Gudelj		CM	1979–1986	161	34
Niko Kranjčar		LM	2005–2006	50	15
Milan Rapaić		LM	1991-1996/2003	98	23
Blaž Slišković		RM	1981–1986	101	23
Aljoša Asanović		LM	1984–1990/1994-1996/2001	150	36
Ljubo Benčić		FW	1922–1935	353	355
Frane Matošić		FW	1935–1939/1940-1941/1944-1955	739	729
Vlade Kragić		FW	1929–1940	354	266
Bernard Vukas		FW	1947–1957/1959-1962	615	300
Andrija Anković		FW	1958–1967	326	250
Nikola Gazdić		FW	1913–1921	91	106
Pero Nadoveza		FW	1963–1973	460	296
Ivica Šurjak		FW	1971–1981	?	?
Slaviša Žungul		FW	1972–1978	?	?
Zlatko Vujović		FW	1976–1986	240	101
Alen Bokšić		FW	1987–1991	95	27
Ardian Kozniku		FW	1990–1994	98	44

[edit] See also

• Torcida Split

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