NK Osijek 1515039 224797509 2008-07-10T13:32:05Z 194.138.12.144 /* External links */ {{Football club infobox | clubname = NK Osijek | image = [[Image:NK Osijek's Logo.jpg|100px|NK Osijek's Logo]] | fullname = Nogometni Klub Osijek | nickname = "bijelo-plavi"<br>''"white-blues"''| founded = 1947 | ground = [[Stadion Gradski vrt]]<br> [[Osijek]], [[Croatia]] | capacity = 19,500 | chairman = {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Branimir Glavaš]] | manager = {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ilija Lončarević]] | league = [[Prva HNL]] | season = [[Prva HNL 2007-08|2007-08]] | position = Prva HNL, 3rd | shirtsupplier = Kappa| shirtsponsors = Kappa| pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_nk_osijek|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=093E96|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_nk_osijek_away|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=093E96|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=093E96|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=093E96| }} '''NK Osijek''' is a [[Croatia]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] club, from [[Osijek]] in eastern Croatia. ==History== NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called '''NK Udarnik''' that was formed in 1945 under [[FPR Yugoslavia]]'s new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved '''HŠK Slavija'''. Slavija was founded in 1916 and competed in the Narodna liga of [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] (country's top division) from 1923 until 1940. In 1946 NK Udarnik and another local club '''NK Jedinstvo''' merged together to form a new entity - '''NK Slavonija'''. The very next year, NK Slavonija merged with '''NK Bratstvo''' thus again creating a new club - '''NK Proleter'''. This took place on [[February 2]], [[1947]], a date that present day NK Osijek considers to be its birthday. On [[September 1]], [[1962]] NK Proleter joined with the ''Boxing and Athletic club Mladost'' and formed a multi-sport '''Sportsko društvo Slavonija''' (Slavonija Sporting Society). The football club thus again started competing under the name '''NK Slavonija'''. Finally on [[April 3]], [[1967]], SD Slavonija's football section announced its separation from the sporting society and started competing under the name '''NK Osijek'''. At the time, the club colors were red and blue, but sometime in the 1970s they were changed to blue and white. Since the late 1970s the club has almost exclusively played in the top division of SFR Yugoslavia. The club entered the [[Yugoslav First League]] in [[Yugoslav First League 1977/78|1977]] and remained there until its dissolution in 1991 (with the exception of the [[Yugoslav First League 1980/81|1980/81]] season). Osijek was one of the founding members of the [[Prva HNL]] in 1991 and has played there ever since. It has seen moderate success in the Prva HNL, achieving a [[UEFA Cup]] spot in 1998/1999 and winning the [[Croatian Cup]] in 1999. The club's most famous former player is [[Davor Šuker]], who went on to be the most successful Croatian striker and Golden Boot winner at [[World Cup 1998]]. NK Osijek host domestic fixtures at [[Stadion Gradski vrt]] which has a capacity of 19,500. The team's fans are known as Kohorta. ==Current squad == {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Croatia|name=[[Marin Skender]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Croatia|name=[[Jurica Pranjić]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Croatia|name=[[Damir Vuica]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Croatia|name=[[Matej Vlaović]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Croatia|name=[[Tomislav Višević]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Croatia|name=[[Vedran Nikšić]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=BIH|name=[[Aleksandar Šolić]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Croatia|name=[[Karlo Primorac]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Croatia|name=[[Josip Knežević]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Croatia|name=[[Antonio Hrnčević]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Croatia|name=[[Filip Šušnjara]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Croatia|name=[[Slobodan Stranatić]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ivica Lončarević]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Croatia|name=[[Marko Prskalo]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Macedonia|name=[[Goran Todorčev]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Croatia|name=[[Tomislav Šorša]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Croatia|name=[[Domagoj Vida]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Croatia|name=[[Igor Prijić]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Croatia|name=[[Valentin Babić]]|pos=DF|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ivo Smoje]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Croatia|name=[[Srđan Vidaković]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ivan Kardum]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ivan Vargić]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=TBD|nat=Croatia|name=[[Josip Barišić]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=TBD|nat=Croatia|name=[[Mile Škorić]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}} == Summer transfers 2008 == '''In''' *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Barišić]] - ''[[NK Slavonac]]'' '''Out''' *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Milan Pavličić]] - ''[[FC Fehérvár]]'' *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ante Vitaić]] - ''released'' ==Former notable players== {| |- style="vertical-align: top;" | *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Nenad Bjelica]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Robert Špehar]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Davor Šuker]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Marko Babić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Jurica Vranješ]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Tadić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mario Galinović]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Tomislav Mikulić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Danijel Pranjić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Goran Vlaović]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Igor Cvitanović]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Miroslav Bićanić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Miroslav Žitnjak]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Branko Karačić]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Ljupko Petrović]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Vladimir Balić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mato Neretljak]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Goran Ljubojević]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Krešimir Brkić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Balatinac]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dragan Vukoja]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ante Rakela]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Petar Krpan]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ilica Perić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Tomislav Rukavina]] *{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Aleksandar Metlickiy]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Alen Petrović]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Igor Pamić]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivica Grnja]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Antun Labak]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} Danijel Popoviㆠ*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivan Lukačević]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mirko Lulić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Davor Bajsić]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mile Dumančić]] *{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Ratomir Dujković]] *{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Danijel Ljuboja]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Tomislav Steinbrückner]] *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Bakir Beširević]] *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Almir Turković]] *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Mustafa Hukić]] *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Dumitru Mitu]] |width="33"|&nbsp; |valign="top"| *{{flagicon|Croatia}} {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Jasmin Džeko]] *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Vlado Kasalo]] *{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Slobodan Marović]] |} ==Former managers== ''since 1978'' * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Miljenko Mihić]], 1978/79, 1979/80 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Andrija Vekić]], 1981 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Duvančić]], 1982 * {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Ljupko Petrović]], 1987 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Stjepan Čordaš]], 1989, 1992/93, 2004/05 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Tonko Vukušić]], 1990 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Šaban Jasenica]], 1990 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivica Grnja]], 1991, 1993/94 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Vlado Bilić]], 1992/93, 2000/01, 2001/02 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivo Šušak]], 1993/94, 1994/95, 2005/06, 2006/07 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivica Matković]], 1995/96 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ante Čačić]], 1995/96 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivan Katalinić]], 1995/96 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Goran Popović]], 1996/97 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Luka Bonačić]], 1996/97 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Milan Đuričić]], 1996/97, 1997/98,1998/99, 2002/03 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Stanko Poklepović]], 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Pavo Strugačevac]], 1999/00 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Stanko Mršić]], 1999/00, 2000/01 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Vjekoslav Lokica]], 2001/02 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Miroslav Blažević]], 2001/02 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Nenad Gračan]], 2002/03 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Branko Karačić]], 2003/04 * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Miroslav Žitnjak]], 2006/07 ==League and Cup results== {| class="wikitable" |- !width="70"|'''Season''' !width="140"|'''League''' !width="5"|'''Position''' !width="20"|'''Pts''' !width="20"|'''P''' !width="20"|'''W''' !width="20"|'''D''' !width="20"|'''L''' !width="20"|'''F''' !width="20"|'''A''' !width="70"|'''Cup''' |- |1992 |[[Prva HNL]] |3 |27 |22 |12 |3 |7 |33 |28 |Quarterfinals |- |1992/93 |Prva HNL |6 |29 |30 |11 |7 |12 |40 |42 |Quarterfinals |- |1993/94 |Prva HNL |8 |35 |34 |12 |11 |11 |56 |58 |1/8 Finals |- |1994/95 |Prva HNL |3 |59 |30 |16 |11 |3 |65 |30 |Semifinal |- |1995/96 |Prva HNL |4 |15 |32 |16 |4 |12 |51 |32 |Quarterfinal |- |1996/97 |Prva HNL |8 |41 |30 |12 |5 |13 |40 |38 |Semifinal |- |1997/98 |Prva HNL |3 |32 |32 |14 |6 |12 |42 |38 |1/16 Final |- |1998/99 |Prva HNL |4 |30 |32 |14 |6 |12 |51 |39 |'''Winner''' |- |1999/2000 |Prva HNL |3 |53 |33 |15 |8 |10 |55 |49 |1/4 Final |- |2000/01 |Prva HNL |3 |57 |32 |17 |6 |9 |61 |47 |Semifinal |- |2001/02 |Prva HNL |8 |37 |30 |11 |4 |15 |45 |48 |Semifinal |- |2002/03 |Prva HNL |8 |39 |32 |10 |9 |13 |32 |51 |Quarterfinal |- |2003/04 |Prva HNL |4 |39 |32 |11 |6 |15 |50 |57 |Quarterfinal |- |2004/05 |Prva HNL |8 |41 |32 |9 |14 |9 |41 |45 |Semifinal |- |2005/06 |Prva HNL |4 |44 |32 |13 |5 |14 |31 |48 |Quarterfinal |- |2006/07 |Prva HNL |6 |43 |33 |11 |10 |12 |42 |45 |1/8 finals |- |2007/08 |Prva HNL |3 |54 |33 |16 |6 |11 |43 |34 |1/16 Final |- |} ==Honours== *{{sport honours|[[Croatian Cup]]|1| 1999}} ==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 friendly match against [[Nottingham Forest]] in 1977, just year before Nottingham Forest won [[UEFA Champions League|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 Metlickiy 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 (over 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. ==External links== *[http://www.nk-osijek.hr/ NK Osijek official Website] {{hr icon}} *[http://www.bijelo-plavi.com/ Unoffical Website(bijelo-plavi)] {{hr icon}} *[http://www.kohorta.net/ "Kohorta" Fan Website] {{hr icon}} *[http://bjelica.inart.hr// "Nenad Bjelica Tribute" Fan Website] {{hr icon}} {{fb start}} {{Croatian First Division}} {{Prva HNL seasons}} {{fb end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Osijek}} [[Category:Croatian football clubs]] [[Category:Yugoslav football clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1945]] [[Category:Osijek]] [[Category:NK Osijek]] [[bs:NK "Osijek"]] [[ca:NK Osijek]] [[de:NK Osijek]] [[el:ΝΚ Όσιγιεκ]] [[es:NK Osijek]] [[fr:NK Osijek]] [[hr:NK Osijek]] [[it:NK Osijek]] [[lt:NK Osijek]] [[nl:NK Osijek]] [[ja:NKオシエク]] [[pl:NK Osijek]] [[ru:Осиек (футбольный клуб)]] [[sr:НК Осијек]] [[zh:奥西耶克足球俱乐部]]