Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević was a Bosnian-Croatian professional football manager and player.
Robert Kovač is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He was known for his ability with the ball and skill at dispossessing opponents. His older brother is football manager and former player Niko.
Jerko Leko is a Croatian professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of the second-tier Druga HNL club Jarun. He primarily played as a central midfielder, but could also operate as a right one, or more defensively, as a right-back.
Nogometni klub Osijek, commonly referred to as NK Osijek or simply Osijek, is a Croatian professional football club from Osijek. Founded in 1947, it was the club from Slavonia with the most seasons in the Yugoslav First League and, after the independence of Croatia in 1992, it is one of the four clubs that have never been relegated from the Croatian First League, the others being Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split and Rijeka.
Nogometni klub Istra 1961, commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961, or simply Istra 1961 or Istra, is a Croatian professional football club from Pula, currently playing in the Croatian First League.
Zvonimir Soldo is a Croatian football manager and former player. During his playing career, he mostly played as defensive midfielder.
Branko Strupar is a Croatian-Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker. In 1999, he became a naturalised Belgian. He consequently played for the Belgium national team with whom he played 17 matches and scored 5 times.
Nogometni klub Hrvatski dragovoljac, commonly referred to as NK Hrvatski dragovoljac or simply Hrvatski dragovoljac, is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb neighbourhood of the country's capital city of Zagreb. The team's fans are known as the "Black Warriors". The club's home ground is Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, which has a capacity of 5,000.
Josip Skoblar is a Croatian former professional football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings. In 1971, he won the European Golden Shoe with 44 goals.
Football in Croatia is the country's most popular sport. The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) is the governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the nation, both professional and amateur. The national and club teams are governed by UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The history of the sport is delineated by a variety of unofficial sides as Croatia was not an independent entity until the late 20th century.
Igor Štimac is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of the India national team.
Petar Krpan is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a forward.
NK GOŠK-Dubrovnik 1919 is a professional football club based in the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. Its name comes from the Gruž neighbourhood of the city.
NK Dubrava Tim Kabel is a Croatian football club based in the city of Zagreb. The club's biggest success was playing in 1.HNL in the 1993–94 season. The club gets its name from the eastern Zagreb neighborhood it plays in of Dubrava, and its sponsor, Tim Kabel, a supplier of cables.
Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb, commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 1914, the club's only period of success came in the late 1940s and early 1950s before spending most of the following five decades in lower-level leagues.
Nogometni klub Lučko is a Croatian football club based in the Novi Zagreb – zapad district in southwest Zagreb.
Mislav Oršić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Croatia national team.
NK Kustošija is a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. It was founded in 1929.
