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| Full name | Hrvatski nogometni klub Zadar | ||
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| Founded | 2020 July 26 | ||
| Ground | Stadion Stanovi | ||
| Capacity | 3,858 | ||
| Chairman | Damir Knežević | ||
| Manager | Dragan Blatnjak | ||
| League | Croatian Third Football League | ||
| 2022/23 | 2nd | ||
| Website | http://www.hnkzadar.hr/ | ||
Hrvatski nogometni klub Zadar (English: Croatian Football Club Zadar), commonly referred to as HNK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a Croatian professional football club based in the city of Zadar. [1] It currently plays in the Third Football League.
HNK Zadar was founded on July 26, 2020, as the informal successor of NK Zadar. [2] The club's first president was former NK Zadar chairman Damir Knežević, while Marko Pinčić was named as head coach. [1]
Pinčić surprisingly resigned from the role, and Josip Butić became the new head coach, as well as Zvonimir Jurić was appointed his assistant. [3]
As of January 8, 2021, the club announced that Želimir Terkeš would become the new head coach, and Dragan Blatnjak his assistant. [4]
The club's home ground is the 3,858-seat Stadion Stanovi.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Marko Pinčić (Jul 21, 2020 – Jul 24, 2020) Josip Butić (Jul 25, 2020 – Jan 8, 2021)
Želimir Terkeš(Jan 8, 2021 – Dec 2022) Dragan Blatnjak (Dec 7, 2022 – present) [5] 
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