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November 5, 2021- Top swimming coach Ivan Petrov, who led the national team of Hungary four times at the Olympic Games, signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Croatian Swimming Federation. Ivan Petrov will transfer his knowledge and experience to Croatian swimming coaches as well as to swimmers, reports T.portal. The first joint activities have already been done at the preparations held in Pula, as well as at the first Grand Prix competition Jadran GP, which this year was held in Šibenik instead of Split. Petrov is currently with the Croatia swimming team at the European Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia. As…

November 5, 2021 - The largest Croatia fan procession ever is expected ahead of the Croatia-Russia World Cup qualifier at Poljud Stadium in Split on November 14.  All available tickets for the match between Croatia and Russia have been sold. A packed Poljud of about 33,000 fans will cheer on Croatia in an attempt to win first place and secure a spot in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. That is, assuming Croatia wins in Malta three days earlier.  Tickets went on sale October 25 at 1 pm, and hours later all tickets for the west and east stands were…

November 4, 2021 - Dinamo beats Rapid 3:1 at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb in the 4th round of the Europa League Group H.  Dinamo and Rapid Wien met in the 4th round of the Europa League Group H on Thursday at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb. In front of 7,800 spectators, Dinamo defeated Rapid 3:1, returning to second place in the standings. With this victory, Dinamo retaliated against the Austrian team after losing in Vienna (2:1) in the last round and made an important step towards winning one of the first two spots in the group. Rapid took the lead in…

November 4, 2021 - The Zlatko Kranjčar memorial plaque was unveiled on Wednesday at the Dinamo juniors field, honoring the legendary Croatian footballer and coach who passed away earlier this year.  Dinamo fans voted to honor 'Cico', who passed away in March, among five club legends. Fans could also vote for Dražan Jerković, Krasnodar Rora, Zlatko Škorić and Slaven Zambata, reports HRT. With over 2300 votes and 36.03 percent of the total vote, the unforgettable 'Cico' Kranjčar was chosen, whose name adorns the famous junior field.     The ceremony was attended by Dinamo President Mirko Barišić, Dinamo CEO Vlatka Peras,…

ZAGREB, 3 Novmber, 2021 - Croatian athletes won 15 medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer, and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports has paid them a total of HRK 6.650 million (€886,666) for their achievements. Croatia won eight medals at the Olympic Games - three golds, three silvers and two bronzes, for which a total of HRK 4.25 million has been disbursed (HRK 390,000 each for the silver medals in gymnastics and sailing, HRK 900,000 for the gold and bronze in taekwondo, HRK 1.202 million for the gold and bronze in rowing, and HRK 1.370 million for the…

October 29, 2021 - The 30th Team, All-Around, and Individual Croatian Gymnastics Championships, with almost 500 athletes from all over Croatia were held on Sunday, beginning with the women's absolute program at the Osijek City Garden Hall. Double Croatian Olympian Ana Đerek (GK Marjan) became a two-time Croatian champion by winning gold on the beams (13,050) and floor (13,350). Slobodan Kadic “I finished the last competition this year which was full of competitions and I think they were all done successfully. When I look back, I wouldn't change anything. I have very few stumbles this year. Now again after a break…

November 3, 2021 - The first Croatian to take part in the Transat Jacques Vabre transatlantic yachting race, in the famous Class 40, will not be one of the best Croatian sailors, but Olympic skier Ivica Kostelić, one of the world's best in his time.  The race, which is traditionally run from Europe to South America on coffee traders' routes and sponsored by the French coffee processor of the same name, will include Kostelić and French partner Calliste Antoine, a sailor who already has two Transatlantic races behind him, reports Vecernji List. "He was with me at the Rolex Fastnet Race…

November 3, 2021 - Young Croatian diaspora footballers are increasingly choosing to play for the homeland instead of where they were born.  Having the honor of wearing Croatia's famous red-and-white checks is not to be taken lightly, and Ivan Rakitić may be considered a pioneer for this generation of footballers after choosing to play for Croatia over his birth country of Switzerland.  Today, the diaspora is once again reshaping the ranks of the Croatia national football team. Recall, Josip Stanišić from Bayern and Luka Sučić from Salzburg have already made their debut for the A-team. In the younger categories, there…

November 2, 2021 - Valdas Dambrauskas is the new coach of HNK Hajduk Split. The club today agreed to work with Dambrauskas, who signed a contract until the summer of 2024. Coach Dambrauskas was born in Pakruojis, Lithuania, on January 7, 1977. He has 14 years of football experience behind him. He started at the Fulham, Manchester United, and Brentford Football Academies. His first senior coaching engagement was in the Kingsbury London Tigers, which he led from 2007 to 2010. He then worked for the next two years as the coach of the U-17 and U-19 national teams of Lithuania, and…

November 2, 2021 - The 14th round of the Croatian First League was played from October 30 to November 1, 2021. Only four matches were played in this round, as the Rijeka-Osijek derby at Rujevica had been postponed due to Covid-19 in the Osijek squad. Here's our HNL round 14 recap.  Hr. Dragovoljac v. Šibenik (1:1) Dragovoljac and Šibenik opened the 14th round at NŠC Stjepan Spajić Stadium on Friday, October 30, 2021, in front of 98 spectators.  Viduka scored the first goal of the match for Dragovolac in the 23rd minute, followed by a double-yellow for Bagadur 4 minutes…