NK Junak Sinj

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Junak Sinj
NK Junak Sinj Logo.svg
Full nameNogometni Klub Junak Sinj
Founded18 July 1916;107 years ago (18 July 1916)
Ground Gradski stadion Sinj
Capacity3,096
ChairmanStipe Perić
Manager Ivan Medvid
League Treća NL

Nogometni Klub Junak Sinj (Football Club Junak Sinj), commonly referred to as Junak Sinj or just Junak, is a professional Croatian football club based in the town of Sinj, in the southern Croatian region of Dalmatia.

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They currently compete in the Croatian Third Football League. Junak play their home matches at the 3,096-seated Gradski stadion Sinj (English: Sinj City Stadium).

History

NK Junak Sinj was founded on 18 July 1916. For a brief period between 1922 and 1924 the club was called Velebit. The club was established by university students from Sinj who had been introduced to football in cities such as Split and Zagreb and who decided to form a club in their hometown. The name Junak (English: Hero) was chosen as a reply to Hajduk (English: Outlaw), as in Hajduk Split, the name of the well-known club from the nearby city of Split which had been formed five years earlier. The first President was Ante Brož.

The club's home kit is blue, although they played in black and white kits in the early 20th century as blue cloth was expensive and difficult to come by at the time. Junak played their very first game on 15 August 1916 and the side was captained by Mirko Kačić. After finishing in a low 14th position in the 2017/2018 season the club won first place in the 2018/2019 season. [1]

Current squad

As of 24 April 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Andrija Cvrlje
4Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Bruno Modrić
5 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Nikola Mihanović
6 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Dominik Romac
8 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Dominik Plavša
9 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Andro Vuleta
10 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Mastelić
11Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Luka Bašić
12 GK Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marko Ćurković
15 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Bruno Jenjić
17Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Jakov Vrdoljak
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 FW Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Duje Tadić
19Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marin Kamber
20 MF Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  BFA Patrice Zoungrana
22 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Teo Vardić
23 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Petar Botica
24Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Munivrana
24 DF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Belmin Sikira
25Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Karlo Poljak
26Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Damir Stanić
27 MF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marino Labrović

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References

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