NK Dinamo
Full name	Nogometni Klub Dinamo Zagreb
Nickname(s)	"Modri (The Blues)"
Founded	1945
Ground	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia (Capacity 38,923)
Chairman	Mirko Barišić
Manager	Branko Ivanković
League	Prva HNL
2007-08	Prva HNL, Champions
Home colours 　 Away colours

Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Maksimir Stadium (Stadion Maksimir is a Stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Dr Branko Ivanković ˈiʋaːnkoʋitɕ}} (born February 28, 1954 in Čakovec) is a Croatian football coach and also a former The T- Com Croatian First Football League ( Croatian: T-Com Prva hrvatska nogometna liga or commonly T-Com Prva HNL or T-Com 1 The 2007-08 Prva HNL (renamed T-Com Prva HNL for sponsorship reasons season was the seventeenth since its establishment and started on 20 July 2007 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Dinamo is based in Zagreb, the capital city of Croatia. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between It is the most popular club in the country with between 33% and 36% of the population supporting it. ^{[1] [2]}

Contents 1 History 1.1 Origins 1.2 1990s 1.3 2000 Onward 2 Team honours 2.1 National honours 2.2 International honours 3 Stadium 4 Supporters 5 Dinamo youth school - ONS Hitrec - Kacijan 6 Current squad 6.1 Summer transfers 2008 7 Notable former players 7.1 Croatian 7.2 Foreigners 8 Coaches 9 External links 10 References

History

Origins

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. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including League of Communists of Yugoslavia ( Savez komunista Jugoslavije) before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia ( Komunistička partija Jugoslavije) was Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Građanski Zagreb, sometimes spelled Gradjanski or Gradanski, full name Prvi hrvatski građanski športski klub ( English Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1945 throughout the world 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. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. Građanski Zagreb, sometimes spelled Gradjanski or Gradanski, full name Prvi hrvatski građanski športski klub ( English 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)^[3]. Građanski Zagreb, sometimes spelled Gradjanski or Gradanski, full name Prvi hrvatski građanski športski klub ( English In fact, they were conscripted in Yugoslav Army since they did not participate actively in World War II. The Yugoslav Army ( Serbian: Војска Југославије - ВЈ Vojska Jugoslavije - VJ) was the name of the armed forces of the Federal Republic World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Florijan Matekalo was coach of FK Partizan and later lived and died in Serbia even after split up between Croatia and Yugoslavia. Florijan Matekalo (April 25 1920 in Jajce, Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes – May 20 1995 in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia Franjo Glaser already played for the BSK Belgrade before the World War II. OFK Beograd ( Serbian Cyrillic: ОФК Београд is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia, more precisely from the Karaburma Only Miroslav Brozović, born in Herzegovina, claimed that he was forced to play for Partizan^[4] although he himself wanted to move to BSK Belgrade before the World War II. Miroslav "Meho" Brozović (born August 26, 1917 in Mostar - died October 5, 2006) was a Bosnian Croat footballer 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. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1903 throughout the world

Márton Bukovi, the former Građanski manager, continued to work at Dinamo together with masseur Franjo Žlof, also a former Građanski player. Márton Bukovi ( December 10 1903 in Budapest - died February 2[[ 985]] in Sète) also referred to as Bukovi Márton, was a Hungarian Of the HAŠK players that transferred to Dinamo, the regulars in the first team were Ratko Kacian, Željko Čajkovski, Svetozar Peričić and Dragutin Lojen. Ratko Kacian ( 18 January, 1917 - 18 June, 1949) was a Croatian footballer Željko Čajkovski (born May 5, 1925, Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes) is a Croatian Football (soccer player and coach Only Čajkovski remained in Maksimir for a longer period, for a total 11 years. Maksimir is one of the neighborhoods of Zagreb, Croatia. Maksimir stadium and Park Maksimir are located in it 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. The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1969 throughout the world

1990s

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 following are some of the Football (soccer events of the year 1992 throughout the world The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1993 throughout the world The name change was widely seen as a political move by the leadership of then newly independent Croatia, with the goal of distancing the entire country from its Communist past. As the name change was also never accepted by its fans, on February 14, 2000 the club changed back its name to Dinamo. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 2000 throughout the world

In the late 1990s, the club played two consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League group stage. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club In the 1998-99 season, they were drawn to a group with Ajax Amsterdam, Olympiacos and FC Porto. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Olympiacos Football Club Honours Total titles 63 Domestic League, Cups Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known 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. Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian football club based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga They most notably held Manchester United to a goalless draw at Old Trafford in their opening Champions League match that season.

2000 Onward

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, Arsenal FC and most recently Werder Bremen and failed to win a single match, losing 6-1 on aggregate to AC Milan, 5-1 on aggregate to Dynamo Kiev and Arsenal and 5-3 on aggregate to Werder Bremen. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the 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 were unlucky not to progress to the next round after, leading 2-0, conceding two late goals in their last game against SC Heerenveen in a group which was also comprised of VfB Stuttgart, SL Benfica and KSK Beveren behind. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. sc Heerenveen ( Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e V, commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German Sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren ( English: Royal Sport Ring of Beveren is a Belgian football club from the town of Beveren in Dinamo's 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. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga.

Their 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. Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team founded in 1905 playing in the town of Auxerre in They were, however, more successful in the following season of the competition in 2007-08, reaching the group stage after knocking out Ajax in the first round. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam After losing 1-0 at home, Dinamo went on to beat the Dutch giants 3-2 in extra time of the second leg in Amsterdam. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west They failed to advance through the group stage in competition with Basel, Brann, Hamburger SV and Rennes, recording two draws and two defeats. Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. Sportsklubben Brann (most often called Brann, sometimes (incorrectly Brann Bergen internationally is a Norwegian football club founded September Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department. Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division

Team honours

National honours

• Croatian Champions: 11
  

1943, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008

• Yugoslav Champions: 9
  

1923, 1926, 1928, 1937, 1940, 1948, 1954, 1958, 1982

• Croatian Cup: 9
  

1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008

• Yugoslav Cup: 7
  

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

• Croatian Supercup: 8
  

1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008

International honours

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Today's UEFA Cup): 1
  • Winners 1967
  • Runners-up 1963

• Balkans Cup: 1
  

1977

Stadium

Main article: Maksimir Stadium

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. The T- Com Croatian First Football League ( Croatian: T-Com Prva hrvatska nogometna liga or commonly T-Com Prva HNL or T-Com 1 Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923-1940 This was the first club competition on a national level for clubs from Kingdom of Yugoslavia (also known as the Kingdom of Serbs The First Federal League of Yugoslavia's 1953/1954 season was the highest level football competition held in Communist Yugoslavia between 1953 and 1954. The Croatian Cup (Hrvatski nogometni kup is an annually held football tournament for Croatian Football clubs and is the second most important national title The Yugoslav Cup was one of two major football (soccer competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Croatian Supercup is an annually held football match between the Football club that has won the Prva HNL and the club that has won the Croatian History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. For the national team tournament see Balkan Cup. In 1961 a Balkans Cup for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece Maksimir Stadium (Stadion Maksimir is a Stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Maksimir Stadium (Stadion Maksimir is a Stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Maksimir is one of the neighborhoods of Zagreb, Croatia. Maksimir stadium and Park Maksimir are located in it The stadium's current capacity is 38,923 and it's set to be rebuilt and renovated from 2008.

Supporters

Although Dinamo has had a large army of followers throughout its history, its first organized group of followers emerged in 1986. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The most hardcore and faithful followers, formed the Bad Blue Boys. Bad Blue Boys (abbreviation BBB) are supporters and the firm of the Zagreb football club NK Dinamo. As legend has it, the name was inspired by the then very popular 1983 film Bad Boys starring Sean Penn. Bad Boys is a 1983 Juvenile delinquent Melodrama primarily set in a Juvenile detention center, starring Sean Penn, Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor

Throughout the Zagreb boroughs, BBB chapters emerged, and at the matches one could see banners from various parts of the city (like Maksimir, Tresnjevka, and Dubrava). Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Maksimir is one of the neighborhoods of Zagreb, Croatia. Maksimir stadium and Park Maksimir are located in it Trešnjevka is a large neighbourhood in the western part of the city of Zagreb, Croatia. At first, the supporters privately organized visits to the games in former Yugoslavia. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian They were present at Dinamo's matches in Belgrade, Sarajevo, Ljubljana, Niš, Podgorica, Split and Skopje. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Podgorica ( Montenegrin / Serbian: Подгорица Podgorica ˈpɔdgɔˌriʦa is the Capital and largest city of Montenegro Split (Spalatum Ancient Greek: Aspálathos, Ασπάλαθος Spalato is the largest and most important Dalmatian city the second-largest Skopje (Скопје; Shkup or Shkupi is the Capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population

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

Dinamo youth school - ONS Hitrec - Kacijan

Dinamo's football school Hitrec - Kacijan is named after two football greats from Zagreb. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb 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. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 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 Selection of Zagreb and Real Madrid in 1931. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Ricard Zamora i Martínez ( Ricardo Zamora) ( January 21 1901 — September 15 1978) was a Spanish footballer and manager Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Grasshopper-Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss Multisports club based in Zürich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation kicker Sportmagazin (commonly kicker) is Germany 's leading sports magazine and is focused primarily on football. 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. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia.

Ratko Kacijan played with Hitrec and won the title with HAŠK in 1938. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ten years later, he was a member of the team that won Dinamo its first Championship title.

The current director of the school is Romeo Jozak.

Current squad

As of June 4, 2008

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Summer transfers 2008

In:

• Tomislav Butina - Olympiacos
• Guillermo Suárez - Club Atlético Tigre

Out:

• Luka Modrić - Tottenham Hotspur
• Hrvoje Čale - Trabzonspor
• Ognjen Vukojević - Dynamo Kyiv

Notable former players

Croatian

August Lešnik Ico Hitrec Ratko Kacian Franjo Glaser Franjo Wölfl Ivica Horvat Željko Čajkovski Aleksandar Benko Drago Vabec Slaven Zambata Rudolf Belin Stjepan Lamza Dražan Jerković Mladen Ramljak Snješko Cerin

Marijan Vlak Marko Mlinarić Stjepan Deverić Borislav Cvetković Zvjezdan Cvetković Velimir Zajec Srećko Bogdan Zlatko Kranjčar Goran Vlaović Davor Šuker Zvonimir Boban Dražen Ladić Igor Cvitanović Mario Stanić Zvonimir Soldo

Željko Adžić Dario Šimić Robert Prosinečki Ardian Kozniku Zoran Mamić Niko Kranjčar Eduardo da Silva Vedran Ćorluka Ivica Olić Luka Modrić Ognjen Vukojević

Foreigners

• Eddie Krnčević
• Mark Viduka
• Eddy Bosnar
• Branko Strupar
• Jens Nowotny
• Georg Koch
• Željko Petrović
• Hernán Medford
• Kazuyoshi Miura
• Goce Sedloski
• Saško Pandev
• Edin Mujčin
• Dumitru Mitu
• Sead Halilović

Coaches

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Guillermo Suárez (born June 9 1985 in Lincoln, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for NK Tomislav Butina (born March 30, 1974 in Zagreb, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football Goalkeeper See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name Guillermo Suárez (born June 9 1985 in Lincoln, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer currently playing for NK Club Atlético Tigre is a football club from Victoria, San Fernando Partido, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Luka Modrić ˈmɔːdritɕ}} (born September 9, 1985 in Zadar) is a Croatian football Midfielder. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Hrvoje Čale (born March 4, 1985, in Zagreb, Croatia, then Yugoslavia] is a Croatian footballer who currently Trabzonspor is a Turkish football club from the Black Sea port city of Trabzon playing in the Turkish Premier Super League. Ognjen Vukojević (born 20 December 1983 in Bjelovar) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the August Lešnik ( July 16, 1914 in Zagreb – February 24, 1992 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer Ivan 'Ico' Hitrec ( April 13 1911 &ndash 1946 is widely considered as the greatest Croatian football player before World War II. Ratko Kacian ( 18 January, 1917 - 18 June, 1949) was a Croatian footballer Franjo Glaser (surname sometimes written Glazer; January 13 1913 in Osijek, Austria-Hungary &mdash – March 1 2003 in Zagreb, Croatia Franjo Wölfl (May 18 1918 in Zagreb &ndash – July 8 1987 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer Ivica "Ivan" Horvat (born July 16 1926 in Sisak) is a Croatian former professional football player and manager Željko Čajkovski (born May 5, 1925, Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes) is a Croatian 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 Slaven Zambata (born September 24, 1940 in Sinj, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football player Rudolf Belin (born 4 November, 1942 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian football player Stjepan Lamza (born January 23, 1940 in Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football player Dražan Jerković (first name often wrongly spelled Dražen; born August 6, 1936 in Šibenik) was a Croatian football player Mladen Ramljak ( 1 July, 1945 in Zagreb - 13 September, 1978 near Novska) was a Croatian football Marko Mlinarić (born September 1, 1960 in Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football player Stjepan Deverić (born 20 August 1961 in Velika Gorica) is a former Croatian footballer. Borislav "Boro" Cvetković (born 30 September 1962 in Karlovac) is a former Croatian footballer. Velimir Zajec (born February 12, 1956 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former football player Srećko Bogdan (born 5 January 1957 in Mursko Središće, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Croatian footballer Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar ˈkraɲtʃaːr}} (born November 15, 1956) is a Croatian football manager and former striker Goran Vlaović (born 7 August 1972 in Nova Gradiška) is a former Croatian football Striker. Davor Šuker, (born January 1, 1968 in Osijek) is a former Croatian footballer. Zvonimir Boban (ˈzʋɔnimir ˈbɔban born October 8, 1968 in Imotski) is a Croatian former football Midfielder who played Dražen Ladić ˈladitɕ}} (born January 1, 1963) is a former Croatian football Goalkeeper and the current head coach of the Igor Cvitanović (born 1 November, 1970 in Osijek) is a retired Croatian football Striker. Mario Stanić (born April 10, 1972 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football Zvonimir Soldo (born November 2, 1967) is a retired Croatian football player and former manager of Dinamo Zagreb. Dario Šimić ˈʃiːmitɕ}} (born 12 November 1975 in Zagreb) is a Croatian football player who currently plays for AS Monaco. Robert Prosinečki ˈprɔsinɛtʃki}} (born January 12, 1969 in Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany) is a Croatian former football Ardian Kozniku (born 27 October 1967 in Đakovica, Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian footballer Zoran Mamić (born 30 September 1971) is a former Croatian footballer and current sporting director for Dinamo Zagreb. Niko Kranjčar ˈkraɲtʃaːr}} (born 13 August 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian football Midfielder. Eduardo Alves da Silva (born 25 February 1983 in Rio de Janeiro) commonly known simply as Eduardo, is a Brazilian born Croatian footballer Vedran Ćorluka t͡ɕorluka (born February 5, 1986 in Derventa, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian Ivica Olić ˈɔːlitɕ}} (born September 14 1979) is a Croatian football player who plays for Hamburger SV and the Croatia national Luka Modrić ˈmɔːdritɕ}} (born September 9, 1985 in Zadar) is a Croatian football Midfielder. Ognjen Vukojević (born 20 December 1983 in Bjelovar) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Edward "Eddie" Krnčević (born August 14 1960 in Geelong) was an Australian Football (soccer player Mark Anthony Viduka (ˈmaː(rk ˈʋiduka (born October 9, 1975 in Melbourne) is an Australian football Centre forward Edward "Eddy" Bosnar (born 29 April 1980) is an Australian Football (soccer player who plays for J Branko Strupar (born February 9, 1970) is a former Croatian Belgian football Striker. Jens Nowotny (born January 11 1974 in Malsch) is a retired German football defender. Georg Koch (born February 3, 1972) is a German Association football Goalkeeper. Željko Petrović (Жељко Петровић (born 13 November 1965 in Nikšić, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan (born May 23, 1968) is a Costa Rican Soccer player and coach Kazuyoshi Miura (三浦知良 Miura Kazuyoshi, born on February 26, 1967) often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese Goce Sedloski (Гоце Седлоски born 10 April 1974 in Golemo Konjari, SFR Yugoslavia) is a footballer from the Republic Saško Pandev or Sasko Pandev ( Macedonian: Сашко Пандев born May 1, 1987 in Strumica, SFR Yugoslavia) Edin Mujčin (born January 14, 1970) is a Bosnian football player Dumitru Mitu (born February 13, 1975) is a Romanian football Striker. Márton Bukovi ( December 10 1903 in Budapest - died February 2[[ 985]] in Sète) also referred to as Bukovi Márton, was a Hungarian Mirko Kokotović, 1947. Mirko Kokotović (born April 15 1913 in Lukavac near Tuzla - died November 15 1988 in Zagreb) was a Croatian Karl Mütsch, 1948. Bruno Knežević, 1948-1949. Bernard Hügl, 1950-1952. Milan Antolković, 1952-1953. Milan Antolković (born 27 September 1915 in Zagreb, died 27 June 2007 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer Ivan Jazbinšek, 1953-1955. Ivan Jazbinšek (born August 9, 1914 in Zagreb, Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary - died June 28, 1996 in Bogdan Cuvaj, 1956. Milan Antolković, 1957. Milan Antolković (born 27 September 1915 in Zagreb, died 27 June 2007 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer Gustav Lechner, 1957-1958. Gustav Lehner ( 17 February 1913 &ndash 5 February 1987) was a Croatian footballer who represented both the Yugoslavian Milan Antolković, 1959-1960. Milan Antolković (born 27 September 1915 in Zagreb, died 27 June 2007 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer Marton Bukovi, 1960-1961. Márton Bukovi ( December 10 1903 in Budapest - died February 2[[ 985]] in Sète) also referred to as Bukovi Márton, was a Hungarian Milan Antolković, 1961-1964. Milan Antolković (born 27 September 1915 in Zagreb, died 27 June 2007 in Zagreb) was a Croatian footballer Vlatko Konjevod, 1964-1965. Branko Zebec, 1965-1967. Branko Zebec ( May 17, 1929 &ndash September 26, 1988) was a Croatian football player and coach Ivica Horvat, 1967-1970. Ivica "Ivan" Horvat (born July 16 1926 in Sisak) is a Croatian former professional football player and manager Zlatko Čajkovski,1970-1971. Zlatko "Čik" Čajkovski ( 24 November 1923 &ndash 27 July 1998) was a Croatian Football (soccer player and coach Dražan Jerković, 1971-1972. Dražan Jerković (first name often wrongly spelled Dražen; born August 6, 1936 in Šibenik) was a Croatian football player Stjepan Bobek, 1972. Stjepan Bobek (born 3 December 1923 in Zagreb) was a renowned football Striker from Yugoslavia, later a Football manager. Domagoj Kapetanović, 1973. Ivan Marković, 1973-1974.

Mirko Bazić, 1974-1977. Rudolf Belin, 1977-1978. Rudolf Belin (born 4 November, 1942 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian football player Vlatko Marković, 1978-1980. Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (born 1 January 1937 in Bugojno, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former Ivan Marković. 1980. Miroslav Blažević, 1980-1983. Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević ˈɕiːrɔ ˈblaːʒɛʋitɕ}} (born February 10, 1935) is a Bosnian football manager Rudolf Belin, 1983. Rudolf Belin (born 4 November, 1942 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian football player Vlatko Marković, 1983. Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (born 1 January 1937 in Bugojno, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former Branko Zebec, 1984. Branko Zebec ( May 17, 1929 &ndash September 26, 1988) was a Croatian football player and coach Tomislav Ivić, 1984-1985. Tomislav Ivić (born June 30, 1933, in Split, Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football manager. Zdenko Kobeščak, 1985. Zdenko Kobešćak (born December 3, 1943 in Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football player Miroslav Blažević, 1986-1988. Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević ˈɕiːrɔ ˈblaːʒɛʋitɕ}} (born February 10, 1935) is a Bosnian football manager Josip Skoblar, 1988-1989. Josip Skoblar (born March 12, 1941 in Privlaka, near Zadar) is a former Croatian football player as forward Rudolf Belin, 1989. Rudolf Belin (born 4 November, 1942 in Zagreb) is a former Croatian football player Josip Kuže, 1989-1990. Josip Kuže (born 13 November 1952 in Vranje, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football coach and player Vlatko Marković, 1990-1991. Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (born 1 January 1937 in Bugojno, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former Zdenko Kobeščak, 1991-1992. Zdenko Kobešćak (born December 3, 1943 in Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football player Vlatko Marković, 1992. Vladimir "Vlatko" Marković (born 1 January 1937 in Bugojno, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a former Miroslav Blažević, 1992-1994. Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević ˈɕiːrɔ ˈblaːʒɛʋitɕ}} (born February 10, 1935) is a Bosnian football manager Ivan Bedi, 1994. Zlatko Kranjčar, 1994-1996. Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar ˈkraɲtʃaːr}} (born November 15, 1956) is a Croatian football manager and former striker Otto Barić, 1996-1997. Otto Barić (born June 19, 1932 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian -born football manager of Croat ethnicity

Marijan Vlak, 1997-1998. Zlatko Kranjčar, 1998. Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar ˈkraɲtʃaːr}} (born November 15, 1956) is a Croatian football manager and former striker Ivan Bedi / Hrvoje Braović, 1998. Velimir Zajec, 1998-1999. Velimir Zajec (born February 12, 1956 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former football player Ilija Lončarević, 1999. Ilija Lončarević (born 8 October 1944 in Čajkovci near Slavonski Brod) is a Croatian football coach who is currently in charge Osvaldo Ardiles, 1999. Osvaldo César Ardiles (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba Province) commonly known as Ossie Ardiles is a football coach Marijan Vlak, 1999-2000. Hrvoje Braović, 2000-2001. Ilija Lončarević, 2001-2002. Ilija Lončarević (born 8 October 1944 in Čajkovci near Slavonski Brod) is a Croatian football coach who is currently in charge Marijan Vlak, 2002. Miroslav Blažević, 2002-2003. Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević ˈɕiːrɔ ˈblaːʒɛʋitɕ}} (born February 10, 1935) is a Bosnian football manager Nikola Jurčević , 2003-2004. Nikola Jurčević (born 14 September, 1966) is a retired Croatian football player who is now a coach. Đuro Bago, 2004. Nenad Gračan, 2004. Nenad Gračan (born January 1, 1962 in Rijeka, Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian football player Ilija Lončarević, 2005. Ilija Lončarević (born 8 October 1944 in Čajkovci near Slavonski Brod) is a Croatian football coach who is currently in charge Zvjezdan Cvetković, 2005. Josip Kuže, 2005-2006. Josip Kuže (born 13 November 1952 in Vranje, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football coach and player Branko Ivanković, 2006. Dr Branko Ivanković ˈiʋaːnkoʋitɕ}} (born February 28, 1954 in Čakovec) is a Croatian football coach and also a former -2008. Zvonimir Soldo, 2008. Zvonimir Soldo (born November 2, 1967) is a retired Croatian football player and former manager of Dinamo Zagreb. Branko Ivanković, 2008. Dr Branko Ivanković ˈiʋaːnkoʋitɕ}} (born February 28, 1954 in Čakovec) is a Croatian football coach and also a former -present

External links

• Dinamo - Zagreb official (Croatian)
• NAvolej (Croatian)
• NK Dinamo Zagreb site (Croatian)
• Zagreb's Blues (English)
• Bad Blue Boys (Croatian)
• Bad Blue Boys-Zagreb (Croatian)
• Videoblog - Fans of Dinamo
• Official Football Shirts for Dinamo Zagreb

References

1. ^ Gfk - Hrvatska
2. ^ Gfk - Hrvatska
3. ^ NogoNet - Nogomet na Netu - najopsežniji nogometni portal
4. ^ Miroslav Meho Brozović, nogometaš

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