NK Kurilovec are a football team from Velika Gorica currently playing in the Treća HNL.[2]

NK Kurilovec
Full nameNK Kurilovec Velika Gorica
Founded1948; 76 years ago (1948)[1]
GroundSRC Udarnik
Capacity1,000
ManagerSenad Harambašić
LeagueTreća HNL
WebsiteClub website

Kurilovec changed their name from NK Udarnik Kurilovec in 2018 after the town of Kurilovec became a part of Velika Gorica.[1]

Udarnik were promoted to the Croatian third league in 2017 after winning the 4th division title by ten points. It is their second appearance in the third division.[3]

They appeared in the 2003-04 Croatian Cup, losing in the preliminary round.[4]

The club has a football school for children.[5] They organise the Alpas Cup for under-11s, which features teams from all over Europe.[3]

Current squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   CRO Matija Halilić
GK   CRO Leon Išek
DF   CRO Ivan Bolješić
DF   CRO Tomislav Grdenić
DF   CRO Marko Kušec
DF   CRO Ante Radoš
DF   CRO Albin Saiti
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   BIH Mijo Šarić
DF   CRO Stjepan Završki
MF   CRO Habib Alili
MF   CRO Antonio Bakula
MF   CRO Marin Matoš
MF   NGA Musa Ugbede
FW   CRO Filip Župetić

Personnel edit

Position Staff
Manager   Senad Harambašić
Fitness coach   Ivan Zagorec

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Vitas, Zoran (29 January 2018). "Udarniku iz Kurilovca nakon 70 godina novo ime". Večernji List. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "NK Kurilovec". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b "NK Udarnik Kurilovec: Ostvarili smo najveći uspjeh u povijesti, u trećoj ligi nećemo biti prolaznici". germanijak.hr. 28 June 2017.
  4. ^ "2003-04 Croatian Cup". RSSSF.
  5. ^ "Nogometna škola NK Udarnik Kurilovec". sretnigrad.com.