NK Istra 1961



























Istra 1961
NK Istra 1961.svg
Full nameNogometni Klub Istra 1961
Nickname(s)
Verudeži
Zeleno-žuti (The Green-Yellows)
Short nameIST
Founded1948; 70 years ago (1948)
GroundStadion Aldo Drosina
Capacity9,800[1]
Owner
Flag of the Basque Country.svg Baskonia Alavés
Manager
Croatia Krunoslav Rendulić
LeaguePrva HNL
2017–18
Prva HNL, 9th
WebsiteClub website
















Home colours














Away colours


Nogometni Klub Istra 1961 (English: Istra 1961 Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Istra 1961 or simply Istra 1961, is a football club from Pula, Istria, Croatia, currently playing in the Croatian First Division.


The football club NK Uljanik from which the club originates was founded in 1948. In 1961, it merged with another local club, NK Pula, to form NK Istra. For this reason, 1961 is occasionally considered as the club's founding year. The greatest club success was in the 2002–03 season when they finished runners-up in the Croatian Cup, losing to Hajduk Split 4–1 on aggregate. In the 2004–05 season, the club changed its name into NK Pula 1856, because 1856 was the year that the Austro-Hungarian Empire made Pula the port of its arsenal and the shipyard Uljanik was opened. Also in the same year, it competed in the Prva Liga for the first time. In 2005, it was renamed again to NK Pula Staro Češko due to a sponsorship contract with the brewery Daruvarska pivovara (Staro Češko is a beer brand). Just one year later, the name was once again changed, this time to NK Pula. Again, just a year later in the middle of 2007, the name was changed for the fifth time in as many years, to NK Istra 1961. The change of name came after an ultimatum from the local fans Demons who said the club would have their support only if the club changed its name and club colours to the traditional city colours (yellow and green). After renaming club was sold in 2011 to a Russian who achieved promotion for the club and sold it in 2015.


Its crest features the city's Roman Arena in Pula, as well as the old team crest.


Istra 1961 play their home matches at the recently renovated Stadion Aldo Drosina, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000 spectators.


Nk Istra 1961[2] was bought by an American Investment group in 2015. The NK Istra academy system is very strong and consistently competes for top spots in the rankings. Nk Istra 1961 has a rich fan history. The group of die hard fans are referred to as the Demoni, and are known for their explosive chants and celebrations as well as their extreme pride for the club.




Contents





  • 1 Recent seasons

    • 1.1 Key



  • 2 First-team squad


  • 3 Records


  • 4 Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors


  • 5 Honours


  • 6 Managers


  • 7 Notable players


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




Recent seasons




Former crest
















































































































































































































































































































































































Season
League

Cup
Top goalscorer
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Pos
Player
Goals
1992
3. HNL West B
14
4
8
2
21
9
16
3rd




1992-93
3. HNL West
30
16
7
7
56
32
39
1st

R1


1993-94
2. HNL South
30
7
7
16
21
43
21
14th



1994-95
2. HNL West
36
12
8
16
40
48
44
13th



1995-96
2. HNL West
34
18
8
8
58
36
62
5th



1996-97
2. HNL West
30
19
6
5
65
21
63
3rd



1997-98
2. HNL West
30
12
7
11
42
31
43
6th



1998-99
3. HNL West
30
13
7
10
33
35
46
3rd



1999-00
3. HNL West
30
17
6
7
56
30
57
3rd

R1


2000-01
3. HNL West
30
17
11
2
73
26
62
1st ↑



2001-02

2. HNL South
30
17
8
5
57
26
59
2nd

PR


2002-03

2. HNL South
32
20
7
5
63
31
67
2nd

RU


2003-04
2. HNL South
32
18
8
6
59
33
62
1st ↑

QF


2004-05

1. HNL
32
7
14
11
28
31
35
10th

QF
Josip Jerneić, Vedran Stošić
6
2005-06

1. HNL
32
13
6
13
44
36
45
7th

R1

Stiven Rivić
12
2006-07

1. HNL
33
6
11
16
28
40
29
11th ↓

R1
Marko Radas, Almir Halilović
5
2007-08

2. HNL
30
17
7
6
42
14
58
3rd

R1
Saša Šest
8
2008-09

2. HNL
30
18
6
6
46
20
60
1st ↑

R1

Mohamed Kalilou Traoré
9
2009-10

1. HNL
30
9
8
13
31
40
35
11th

R2

Asim Šehić
15
2010-11

1. HNL
30
9
4
17
24
44
31
15th

QF

Siniša Linić
5
2011-12

1. HNL
30
11
9
10
35
33
42
9th

QF

Sandi Križman
7
2012-13

1. HNL
33
11
11
11
35
32
44
6th

R2

Goran Roce
11
2013-14

1. HNL
36
12
8
16
45
56
44
6th

SF

Dejan Radonjić
9
2014-15

1. HNL
36
7
14
15
36
59
35
9th

QF

Dejan Radonjić
16
2015-16

1. HNL
36
4
12
20
23
58
24
9th

R2

Stefan Nikolić
5
2016-17

1. HNL
36
10
9
17
33
49
39
6th

R2

Goran Roce
8
2017-18

1. HNL
36
6
9
21
28
60
27
9th

QF

Five players
3


Key










1st
2nd


Champions
Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

Top scorer shown in bold when he was also top scorer for the division.










First-team squad



As of 14 August 2018[3]

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






































































No.

Position
Player
1

Spain

GK

Ioritz Landeta (on loan from Alavés)
2

Argentina

DF

Tomás Oneto (on loan from Talleres)
3

Croatia

DF

Petar Rubić
4

Spain

DF

Julio Rodríguez
5

Croatia

DF

Tomislav Čuljak
6

Croatia

DF

Manolo Bilić
7

Spain

FW

Dani Iglesias (on loan from Alavés)
8

France

MF

Michel Espinosa
9

Spain

FW

Adrián Fuentes (on loan from Alavés)
10

Lithuania

FW

Karolis Laukzemis
11

Croatia

FW

Goran Roce
12

Croatia

GK

Josip Čondrić
13

Argentina

FW

Ramón Mierez
14

Albania

MF

Eraldo Çinari (on loan from Alavés)
15

Croatia

DF

Martin Franić


































































No.

Position
Player
16

Republic of Macedonia

DF

Agron Rufati
17

Senegal

MF

Arona Sané
18

Argentina

FW

Luis Vila
20

Croatia

MF

Antonio Ivančić
21

Croatia

GK

Lovro Majkić
22

Croatia

DF

Marin Grujević
23

Argentina

MF

Agustín Cardozo (on loan from Tigre)
24

Spain

MF

Arturo Segado (on loan from Alavés)
25

South Korea

MF

Kiu
26

Ghana

MF

Obeng Regan
27

Croatia

FW

Vice Miljanić
28

Mali

FW

Mohamed Traoré
29

Ecuador

MF

Jonathan Caicedo
30

Croatia

DF

Hisa Ramadani
31

Croatia

MF

Toni Burić


Records


The following are lists of top players in terms of number of appearances and goals for Istra 1961 in 1. HNL, as of 19 May 2018.[4]


Bold denotes players still playing for Istra 1961.









Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors























Period

Kit manufacturer
Shirt partner
2007–2010

Legea
Puljanka
2011–2012

Jako

Croatia Osiguranje
2012

Puma

Croatia Osiguranje
2013–2016

Errea

Croatia Osiguranje
2016–2018

Nike

Croatia Osiguranje
2018

Kelme

Croatia Osiguranje


Honours



  • Croatian Second Division:

Winners (2): 2003–04, 2008–09

  • Croatian Third Division:

Winners (1): 2000–01
  • Croatian Cup:
Runners up: 2002–03

Semi-finals: 2013–14


Managers




  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Igor Pamić (2004–05)


  • Croatia Milivoj Bračun (2005–06)


  • Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić (2006–07)


  • Croatia Nenad Gračan (2007)


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Elvis Scoria (30 October 2007 – 2 November 2009)


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Valdi Šumberac (2 November 2009 – 27 February 2010)


  • Croatia Zoran Vulić (28 February 2010 – 22 May 2010)


  • Croatia Ante Miše (22 May 2010 – 2 August 2010)


  • Croatia Robert Jarni (4 August 2010 – 19 September 2010)


  • Croatia Davor Lasić (interim) (19 September 2010 – 5 October 2010)


  • Croatia Zoran Vulić (6 October 2010 – 21 March 2011)


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Igor Pamić (29 March 2011 – 5 October 2015)


  • Croatia Robert Rubčić (interim) (5 October 2015– January 2016)


  • Croatia Andrej Panadić (January 2016– 18 July 2016)


  • Croatia Goran Tomić (26 July 2016 – 1 December 2016)


  • Croatia Darko Raić-Sudar (interim) (1 December 2016 – 30 December 2016)


  • Croatia Marijo Tot (30 December 2016 – 19 May 2017)[5]


  • Croatia Darko Raić-Sudar (interim) (19 May 2017 – 31 May 2017)[5]


  • Croatia Darko Raić-Sudar (1 June 2017 - 1 June 2018)[6]


  • Spain Manolo Márquez (1 June 2018 - 18 September 2018)


  • Spain Curro Torres (19 September 2018 - 27 October 2018)



Notable players




  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Goran Roce


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Vanja Iveša


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Fausto Budicin


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Dalibor Pauletić


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Stiven Rivić


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Sandi Križman


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Alen Pamić


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Manuel Pamić


  • Croatia Zastava Istarske županije.svg Andrea Ottochian


  • Croatia Darko Raić-Sudar


  • Croatia Aljoša Vojnović


  • Croatia Zoran Zekić


  • Croatia Hrvoje Milić


  • Croatia Mislav Anđelković


  • Croatia Josip Jerneić


  • Croatia Slavko Blagojević


  • Croatia Dejan Radonjić


  • Croatia Tomislav Havojić


  • Croatia Antonijo Ježina


  • Croatia Nikola Kalinić


  • Croatia Siniša Linić


  • Croatia Nikola Prelčec


  • Croatia Nikola Žižić


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Asim Šehić


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mateo Sušić


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Mahir Iftić


  • Cameroon Henri Belle


  • Germany Croatia Marcel Heister


  • Mali Mohamed Kalilou Traoré


  • South Korea Chung Woon


  • Serbia Marjan Marković



References





Nk Istra Fanpage: http://nkistrafan.weebly.com/about.html




  1. ^ "Stadion Aldo Drosina - NK Istra 1961". www.nkistra1961.hr. Retrieved 15 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "About". bryant spaces. Retrieved 17 April 2017.


  3. ^ "Igrači - NK Istra 1961". www.nkistra1961.hr. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


  4. ^ "Igrači". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


  5. ^ ab "Coach Marijo Tot's contract terminated, temporary coach Darko Raić-Sudar". nkistra1961.hr. NK Istra 1961 (published 19 May 2017). 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


  6. ^ "Darko Raić-Sudar novi trener prve momčadi Istre 1961, pomoćni Nenad Basta" (in Croatian). 1 June 2017.




External links





  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata(in Croatian)


  • Istra 1961 profile at UEFA.com


  • Istra 1961 profile at Sportnet.hr (in Croatian)

  • Nk Istra Fanpage: http://nkistrafan.weebly.com/about.html








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