Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević was a Bosnian-Croatian professional football manager and player.
Robert Kovač is a professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Born in Germany, he played for the Croatia national team. 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, 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 Zagreb, commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb, is a Croatian amateur football club based in the Croatian capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of Croatian football league system, Četvrta nogometna liga Središte Zagreb podskupina A in Croatian since the 2021–22 season and the revision of league in preparation for structure reorganization in a men's league system of Croatian football league system starting from 2022–23 which also led to labeling changes for the league levels.
Nogometni klub Istra 1961, commonly referred to as Istra 1961, is a Croatian professional football club based in Pula, that competes 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.
Nogometni Klub Rudeš, commonly referred to as NK Rudeš, is a Croatian football club founded in 1957 in Zagreb's neighbourhood of Rudeš. The club competes in Prva NL.
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.
Senijad Ibričić is a Bosnian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Slovenian fifth division side Šmartno.
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.
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.
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.
Hrvatski nogometni klub Gorica, commonly referred to as HNK Gorica, is a Croatian football club based in the town of Velika Gorica, located just south of the Croatian capital Zagreb. They play their home matches at the Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, which has a capacity of 5,200. They won the 2010–11 Croatian Second Football League title and were initially promoted to Croatian First Football League, but their top license was revoked. The club regard themselves as the spiritual continuation of the former Prva HNL members NK Radnik, who went bankrupt and were dissolved in 2009. However, legally HNK Gorica is a distinct and separate club, and is not entitled to claim the history of the old NK Radnik.
Ante Ćorić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Croatian Football League club Varaždin. He played for the Croatia national team and was capped four times between 2016 and 2017.
NK Kustošija is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It was founded in 1929.
Marin Šotiček is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club FC Basel, and the Croatia national under-21 football team.
