NK Osijek
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| NK Osijek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Nogometni Klub Osijek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1945. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Gradski vrt Osijek, Croatia |
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| Capacity | 19,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Branimir Glavaš |
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| Manager | Ilija Lončarević |
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| League | First League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | First League, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in the east of Croatia.
It was formed in 1945 as NK Proleter, changed its name to NK Slavonija in 1961 and took its current name in 1968. Since the late 1970s the club has almost exclusively played in the top division. The club entered the Yugoslav First League in 1977 and remained there until its dissolution in 1991 (with the exception of the 1980/81 season). Osijek was one of the founding members of the Croatian First League in 1991 and has played there ever since.
It has seen moderate success in the Croatian First League, achieving a UEFA Cup spot in 1997/1998 and winning the Croatian Cup in 1999.
The club's most famous former player is Davor Šuker, who went on to be one of the most successful Croats in international play and a starter on many of Europe's top clubs.
NK Osijek plays out of Gradski vrt Stadium which has a capacity of 19,500. The team's fans are known as the Kohorta.
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[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Former players
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[edit] Former managers
[since 1978]
- Miljenko Mihić, 1978/79, 1979/80
- Andrija Vekić, 1981
- Josip Duvančić, 1982
Ljupko Petrović, 1987- Stjepan Čordaš, 1989, 1992/93, 2004/05
- Tonko Vukušić, 1990
- Šaban Jasenica, 1990
- Ivica Grnja, 1991, 1993/94
- Vlado Bilić, 1992/93, 2000/01, 2001/02
- Ivo Šušak, 1993/94, 1994/95, 2005/06, 2006/07
- Ivica Matković, 1995/96
- Ante Čačić, 1995/96
- Ivan Katalinić, 1995/96
- Goran Popović, 1996/97
- Luka Bonačić, 1996/97
- Milan Đuričić, 1996/97, 1997/98,1998/99, 2002/03
- Stanko Poklepović, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03
- Pavo Strugačevac, 1999/00
- Stanko Mršić, 1999/00, 2000/01
- Vjekoslav Lokica, 2001/02
- Miroslav Blažević, 2001/02
- Nenad Gračan, 2002/03
- Branko Karačić, 2003/04
- Miroslav Žitnjak, 2006/07
[edit] League and Cup results
| Season | League | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A | Cup |
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| 1992 | Croatian First League | 3 | 27 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 28 | Quarterfinals |
| 1992/93 | Croatian First League | 6 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 42 | Quarterfinals |
| 1993/94 | Croatian First League | 8 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 58 | 1/8 Finals |
| 1994/95 | Croatian First League | 3 | 59 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 65 | 30 | Semifinal |
| 1995/96 | Croatian First League | 4 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 32 | Quarterfinal |
| 1996/97 | Croatian First League | 8 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 38 | Semifinal |
| 1997/98 | Croatian First League | 3 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 1/16 Final |
| 1998/99 | Croatian First League | 4 | 30 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 39 | Winner |
| 1999/2000 | Croatian First League | 3 | 53 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 1/4 Final |
| 2000/01 | Croatian First League | 3 | 57 | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 47 | Semifinal |
| 2001/02 | Croatian First League | 8 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 48 | Semifinal |
| 2002/03 | Croatian First League | 8 | 39 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 51 | Quarterfinal |
| 2003/04 | Croatian First League | 4 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 57 | Quarterfinal |
| 2004/05 | Croatian First League | 8 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 45 | Semifinal |
| 2005/06 | Croatian First League | 4 | 44 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 48 | Quarterfinal |
[edit] Team honours
[edit] National honours
- Croatian Cup |1| 1999
[edit] Trivia
- NK Osijek U18 team is Croatian U18 champion for season 2005/06.
- NK Osijek played home match against AC Milan at Gradski Vrt stadium in (former competition) Mid-european Cup at season 1981/82. Match ended 1-1.
- NK Osijek also played home match against Nottingham Forest in 1977, just year before Nottingham Forest won Champions League
- Andriy Shevchenko was once offered to NK Osijek while teenager. NK Osijek had tight relations with Ukraine and Belarus teams and player managers at start of the 90's. Aleksandar Metlicki and Alexey Shalimo played for the team.
- Davor Šuker playing for NK Osijek in season 1988/89 was top scorer of Yugoslav Premier Division with 17 goals.
- Highest attendance at Gradski Vrt stadium is 42 000 spectators from a game against Dinamo Zagreb in 1982.
- Maksimir stadium attendance record (about 70 000 spectators) is from 1973, when NK Osijek played Yugoslav Premier division promotion play-off with NK Zagreb on neutral ground. It was in time when Maksimir stadium was not all seater.
- NK Osijek U18 team won Yugoslav youth cup in 1988.
- Jasmin Džeko is only player to won caps for former Yugoslav national team. Džeko played 2 times for national team and scored 1 goal in his debut against Romania in 1983. Second cap Džeko won in away game against France.
[edit] External links
- NK Osijek official Website (Croatian)
- "Kohorta" Fan Website (Croatian)
- "Nenad Bjelica Tribute" Fan Website (Croatian)
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