NK Varteks Varaždin
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| Full name | Nogometni klub Varteks Varaždin |
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| Nickname(s) | Krojači (Tailors) Bumbari (Bumblebees) |
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| Founded | 3 June 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Varteks Stadium Varaždin, Croatia |
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| Capacity | 9,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Tomislav Kezelj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Zlatko Dalić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Croatian First League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Croatian First League, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NK Varteks Varaždin is a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. They play their home matches at the Varteks Stadium, which has an all-seating capacity of 9,600. The team is also supported by a group of fans known as the White Stones.
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[edit] History
The club was founded on June 3, 1931 under the name of NK Slavija and existed under this name until 1941. During World War II, the club temporarily ceased to exist and was then reorganised under the name of NK Tekstilac in 1945. The name Varteks was given to the club in 1958 and remained until today. The club is named after the Varaždin-based textile and clothing company, which has been its principal sponsor since it was founded under its current name.
The club's first success happened back in 1938, when they qualified to participate in the premier league of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In SFR Yugoslavia, their biggest success was the advancement to the final match of the Yugoslav Cup in 1961, but they lost the title to Macedonian club Vardar Skopje.
Varteks has been a member of the Croatian First League ever since its foundation back in 1991. They never managed to win any national titles so far, but are regularly placed in the top of the table and were also the runners-up in the Croatian Cup five times already. In the spring of 1999, they had a significant international success when they managed to advance to the quarterfinals of now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but were then defeated by Real Mallorca with 3-1 in the second-leg away match after playing a goalless draw at home in the first leg. They also attracted some attention at the international level back in 2001, when they eliminated Aston Villa from the UEFA Cup on away goals.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Squad changes during 2006-07 season
In:
- Danijel Hrman (signed from Hajduk Split)
- Hrvoje Ivanković (signed from Slaven Belupo)
- Danijel Mađarić (signed from Zagłębie Lubin)
- Drago Papa (signed from Kamen Ingrad)
- Grgur Radoš (signed from Triestina Calcio)
- Mislav Radoš (signed from Triestina Calcio)
- Josip Šimić (signed, was without a contract upon leaving FC Kärnten in June 2006)
- Mario Lučić (signed from Bnei Yehuda FC)
- Frane Čačić (signed from Hajduk Split)
- Goran Mujanović (signed from Lierse SK)
- Borut Semler (signed from FC Bayern)
- Josip Brezovec (signed from NK Belišće)
Out:
- Leon Benko (transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg)
- Nedim Halilović (transferred to Örebro SK)
- Dario Jertec (transferred to Dinamo Zagreb)
- Ivan Jolić (transferred to Hapoel Tel Aviv)
- Miroslav Koprić (professional contract cancelled)
- Mario Lučić (transferred to Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv)
- Goran Malec (loaned to NK Čakovec)
- Ivan Mance (professional contract cancelled)
- Marko Marjanović (professional contract cancelled)
- Milan Pavličić (transferred to NK Osijek)
- Nikola Pokrivač (transferred to Dinamo Zagreb)
- Srebrenko Posavec (transferred to Ankaragücü)
- Dejan Slunjski (loaned to NK Bjelovar)
- Tomislav Vranjić (transferred to Dinamo Zagreb)
[edit] Notable former players
[edit] External links
- Official website (Croatian)
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| HNK Cibalia | Dinamo Zagreb | Hajduk Split | Kamen Ingrad | NK Međimurje | NK Osijek NK Pula | NK Rijeka | HNK Šibenik | Slaven Belupo | NK Varteks | NK Zagreb |
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