RNK Split

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RNK Split
RNK Split.svg
Full name Radnički nogometni klub Split
Nickname(s) crveni (The Reds)
Founded 16 April 1912; 100 years ago (16 April 1912)
Ground Park Mladeži Stadium
(Capacity: 4,075 seated[1])
Chairman Slaven Žužul
Manager Tonći Bašić
League Prva HNL
2010–11 1. HNL, 4th
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

RNK Split (Radnički nogometni klub "Split") is a Croatian football club based in the city of Split.

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History

Radnički nogometni klub means "Workers' football club".

The club was known as workers' club. The club had a strong fanbase in the Split's shipyard. The club was found 16 April 1912 as Anarch, but has had several names Borac, Jug, HAŠK, Dalmatinac, and Arsenal.

During the Spanish Civil War, RNK Split organized an unsuccessful expedition of his volunteers for the fight on the side of the anti-fascist coalition against Francisco Franco's forces.

In World War II, the club became well-known because 120 of its players were killed fighting on the side Josip Broz Tito's Partisans, fighting against Axis forces.[2]

After achieving four consecutive promotions, the club went from playing in Croatia's fourth tier to playing in the Prva HNL, Croatia's top division. In the team's first season in the top flight in the 2010-11 season, they achieved a very respectable third spot, just two points behind powerhouses and local rivals HNK Hajduk Split. Because of its finish that season, they qualified to play for Europe for the first time in the club's existence and entered directly into the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round were they met Slovenian side NK Domžale. They won 5-2 on aggregate and in the third qualifying round they were drawn against Premier League side Fulham, whom they lost to 2-0 on aggregate.

Logo and colours

Found as HRŠD "Anarch" first colors were black (the color of Anarchists), HRŠD stands for Hrvatsko radničko športsko društvo, "Croatian Workmens' Sport Society". As influence of "red" (organized labour, Social democrat and Communist) youth got stronger in 1933 the club has changed its colors to all red and its name to RNK Split, Radnički nogometni klub, "Workmens' Football Club". During SFR Yugoslavia RNK Split played four times in the top football division, without winning a Championship or Cup title. The biggest success in ex-Yugoslav Cup was in the season of 1960–61, when they lost in the semifinals against Macedonian squad Vardar in the game on Vardar's home stadium.

Club honours

  • 2. HNL: Champions 2010
  • 3. HNL South: Champions 2009
  • 4. HNL South: Champions 2008

Current squad

As of 27 February 2012

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

No. Position Player
1 Croatia GK Andrija Vuković
2 Croatia MF Lovro Šindik
4 Croatia DF Ivica Križanac
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Velimir Vidić
6 Croatia DF Tomislav Glumac
7 Croatia MF Ante Babić
8 Croatia MF Ante Vitaić
9 Croatia FW Ivan Baraban
10 Croatia MF Ante Erceg
11 Croatia FW Ante Rebić
12 Croatia GK Danijel Zagorac
13 Croatia DF Damir Rašić
14 Croatia DF Duje Vučemilović-Grgić
16 Croatia DF Božo Musa
No. Position Player
17 Croatia MF Mate Pehar
18 Croatia MF Josip Serdarušić
19 Croatia FW Dražen Jelić
20 Croatia MF Josip Golubar
21 Croatia FW Romano Obilinović
24 Croatia MF Marko Čulić
25 Croatia DF Filip Marčić
26 Croatia MF Nino Galović
29 Croatia MF Marko Tešija
30 Croatia GK Hrvoje Sunara
32 Croatia FW Dražen Bagarić
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Mirko Hrgović
90 Croatia FW Duje Čop

Recent seasons

Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Cup Competition Round Player Goals
League Other competitions Top goalscorer
1992 2. HNL South 14 8 4 2 19 8 20 3rd
1992–93 2. HNL South 30 17 10 3 58 15 44 2nd R1
1993–94 2. HNL South 30 12 6 12 53 42 30 6th
1994–95 2. HNL South 32 15 10 7 51 34 55 4th R2
1995–96 2. HNL South 30 10 10 10 51 34 40 7th
1996–97 2. HNL South 36 25 5 6 73 25 80 1st
1997–98 2. HNL South 32 21 5 6 52 19 68 1st R2
1998–99 2. HNL 36 17 8 11 60 34 59 5th
1999–2000 2. HNL 32 6 8 18 29 68 26 15th R1
2000–01 3. HNL South 28 10 5 13 28 37 35 10th
2001–02 3. HNL South 30 12 4 14 55 48 40 9th
2002–03 3. HNL South 28 7 9 12 30 44 30 15th
2003–04 1. ŽNL S-D 26 13 3 10 46 31 42 5th
2004–05 1. ŽNL S-D 32 12 10 10 52 41 46 7th
2005–06 1. ŽNL S-D 36 15 9 12 52 40 54 9th
2006–07 4. HNL South-A 28 12 6 10 46 34 42 2nd
2007–08 4. HNL South-A 30 21 4 5 87 25 67 1st Milardović, AntonioAntonio Milardović 21
2008–09 3. HNL South 34 23 8 3 79 20 77 1st Žužul, AnteAnte Žužul 28
2009–10 2. HNL 26 16 5 5 56 26 53 1st R1 Žužul, AnteAnte Žužul 12
2010–11 1. HNL 30 16 5 9 38 22 53 3rd Golubović, BojanBojan Golubović 6
2011–12 1. HNL 30 14 8 8 43 32 50 4th R2 Europa League QR3 CzopDuje Čop 8

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • RU = Runners-up
  • W = Winners

European record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2011–12 Europa League QR2 Slovenia Domžale 3–1 2–1 5–2
QR3 England Fulham 0–0 0–2 0–2

Notable players

Players that later became famous as coaches:

Notable coaches

References

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