HNK Gorica
45°43′26″N 16°04′23″E / 45.72395°N 16.07317°E
Gradski stadion Velika Gorica | ||||
Capacity | 5,200[1] | |||
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President | Nenad Črnko | |||
Head coach | Rajko Vidović | |||
League | Croatian Football League | |||
2022–23 | Croatian Football League, 9th of 10 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Hrvatski nogometni klub Gorica (English: Croatian Football Club Gorica), commonly referred to as HNK Gorica or simply Gorica, is a Croatian
History
There is a long lasting tradition of football in
Radnik enjoyed average success during Yugoslavia, and its most impressive results came with independence of Croatia. With a newly built stadium for 1987 Summer Universiade Radnik were champions of the first ever Croatian second division. In doing so they were promoted to the highest level Croatian league. Radnik competed there for two seasons, 1992–93 and 1993–94. After being relegated, Radnik started a downfall, obtaining mediocre results which resulted in them playing in the fourth tier of Croatian league football for four seasons (from 2002 till 2006).
During 2009 Radnik got into serious financial troubles and only solution for preserving Velika Gorica's top and most popular football team was a merger with one of financially stable local football clubs. A perfect partner was found in NK Polet from nearby village Buševec. NK Polet had a long lasting football tradition and was a competitive member of
Before 2010–11 season it was stated that club's ambitions are not high and that everybody would be satisfied with top half finish. But as the season progressed, Gorica proved to be the best club in the league, this culminating with securing the title two rounds before the end of the season. As 2. HNL champion, Gorica earned a place in Croatia's first division, which was later denied after getting their top level license revoked.[6]
Gorica won the
Current squad
- As of 9 February 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth academy
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Personnel
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Rajko Vidović |
Assistant coach | Mensur Mujdža |
Assistant coach | Marko Krnjić |
Goalkeeping coach | Siniša Klafurić |
Goalkeeping coach | Tihomir Pereković |
Fitness coach | Krešimir Šoš |
Fitness coach | Matija Špičić |
Fitness coach | Dino Bušljeta |
Analyst | |
Physiotherapist | Domagoj Prnjak |
Physiotherapist | Ivan Katić |
Physiotherapist | Luka Puškić |
Physiotherapist | Sonja Pasarić |
Sport director | Mario Brkljača |
Head scout | Grads Fühler |
Scout | Filip Šelendić |
Scout | Igor Krlić |
Team manager | Matija Dvorneković |
Technical director | Darko Blažinčić |
Kit manager | Franjo Kovačić |
Academy personnel
Position | Staff |
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Director of the football academy | Slavko Perković |
Head of academy and coach | Marko Radenić |
Academy coach | Igor Čagalj |
Academy coach | Ivan Parlov |
Goalkeeping coach | Leonard Kovačić |
Fitness coach | Ivan Zagorec |
Honours
- Druga HNL
- Champions (2): 2010–11, 2017–18
- Champions (2):
- Treća HNL– West
- Champions (1): 2009–10
Recent seasons
Season | League | Cup | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | ||
2009–10 | 3. HNL
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34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 20 | 79 | 1st ↑ | Igor Hajduk | 20 | |
2010–11 | 2. HNL | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 21 | 64 | 1st | Boris Bajto | 11 | |
2011–12 | 2. HNL | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 40 | 7th | Tomislav Pek | 6 | |
2012–13 | 2. HNL | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 10th | R2 | Domagoj Abramović | 12 |
2013–14 | 2. HNL | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 33 | 45 | 7th | R1 | Ivan Antolek, Robert Peričić | 5 |
2014–15 | 2. HNL | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 26 | 51 | 3rd | Tomislav Kiš | 12 | |
2015–16 | 2. HNL | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 4th | R1 | Benjamin Tatar
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2016–17 | 2. HNL | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 31 | 57 | 2nd | PR | Benjamin Tatar
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2017–18 | 2. HNL | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 62 | 1st ↑ | R2 | Henrik Ojamaa, Victoraș Astafei | 6 |
2018–19 | 1. HNL | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 46 | 59 | 5th | Łukasz Zwoliński | 14 | |
2019–20 | 1. HNL | 36 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 48 | 49 | 6th | QF | Kristijan Lovrić | 14 |
2020–21 | 1. HNL | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 60 | 47 | 59 | 5th | SF | Kristijan Lovrić | 15 |
2021–22 | 1. HNL | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 43 | 50 | 45 | 6th | SF | Kristijan Lovrić, Anthony Kalik | 7 |
2022–23 | 1. HNL | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 50 | 32 | 9th | R2 | Toni Fruk | 7 |
References
- ^ "HNK Gorica - Club history". www.hnk-gorica.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "HNK Gorica - Club history". www.hnk-gorica.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "NK Gorica morao igrati MAXtv Prvu ligu!". Sportcom.hr. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Paviša, Mato (28 December 2016). "HNK Gorica je na sceni a NK Radnik se ne zaboravlja". cityportal.hr. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Škrlec, Silvijo (25 August 2018). "Tko stoji iza turopoljskog nogometnog čuda, koje je potopilo Hajduk usred Poljuda". tportal.hr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Halar, Ivan (13 February 2017). "'Spremni smo za ulazak u Prvu HNL! Nemamo dugova, trenera plaćamo više od Intera i imamo bolje uvjete od prvoligaša'". Vecernji.hr. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ "Iyayi Atiemwen iz Gorice prešao u Dinamo". Hrvatska Radiotelevizia. 22 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Momčad". Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)