Varaždin ( Croatian NK Varaždin ) is a Croatian football club from the city of the same name , in the district of Varaždin . The club was founded in 1931, holds home games at the stadium " Angelko Kheriavets ", accommodating 10,800 spectators. A group of fans is known as "white stones."
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| Full title | Varaždinski športski nogometni klub Varaždin | ||
| Nicknames | Tailors ( Croatian Krojači ) "Bumblebees" ( Horv. Bumbari ) | ||
| Based | 1931 | ||
| Disbanded | |||
| Stadium | Angelko Kheriavets , Varazdin | ||
| Capacity | 10 800 | ||
| The president |  Nenad Horvatich | ||
| Main coach | Rade Herzig | ||
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| Competition | Third League Zone East | ||
| 2015/16 | eleven | ||
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Content
History
The club was founded on June 3, 1931 under the name "Slavija" and existed until 1941 . During World War II, the club temporarily ceased to exist and was reorganized under the name Tekstilac in 1945 . The club received the name “Varteks” in 1958 on the basis of the textile and clothing company, which was the main sponsor.
The club received its first success in 1938 , when it received the right to participate in the Premier League of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The biggest success in Socialist Yugoslavia was getting into the Yugoslav Cup in 1961 . Then Varteks lost the final game to Vardar ( Skopje ) from Macedonia .
Varteks has been a member of the Croatian National League since its inception, that is, since 1991 . The club has not yet managed to win the championship title, but regularly fall into the upper ranks of the table.
At the international level, the team attracted attention in 2001 , when Aston Villa was knocked out of the UEFA Cup .
Varteks is not a wealthy club, but the club is steadily ranking at the top of the standings. The driving force behind Vartex is youth training. Often, students of the club are sold to foreign clubs.
Achievements
- Championship of Croatia
- Third place (3): 1995/96 , 2002/03 , 2005/06
- Croatian Cup
- Finalist (6): 1995/96 , 1997/98 , 2001/02 , 2003/04 , 2005/06 , 2010/11
Varazdin in European competition
| Season | Tournament | Round | Rival | Houses | Away | Total score |
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| 1996/97 | Cup Winners Cup | KR | Union (Luxembourg) | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 |
| P1 | Lokomotiv (Moscow) | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 ( g ) | ||
| 1998/99 | Cup Winners Cup | P1 | Rudar (Velenje) | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| P2 | Heerenveen | 4–2 ( D.V. ) | 1-2 | 5–4 | ||
| Black Sea Fleet | Mallorca | 0–0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | ||
| 1999/2000 | Intertoto Cup | P1 | Locomotive 96 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 |
| P2 | Brann | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–3 (5–4 p ) | ||
| P3 | Rostelmash | 1-2 | 1–0 | 2–2 ( g ) | ||
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | KR | Vaduz | 6–1 | 3–3 | 9–4 |
| P1 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 ( g ) | ||
| P2 | Brondby | 3–1 | 0-5 | 3–6 | ||
| 2002/03 | UEFA Cup | KR | Dundalk | 5–0 | 4–0 | 9–0 |
| P1 | Midtjylland | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1-2 | ||
| 2003/04 | UEFA Cup | KR | Levadia | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–3 |
| P1 | Debrecen | 1-3 | 2-3 | 3–6 | ||
| 2005/06 | Intertoto Cup | P1 | Dynamo (Tirana) | 4–1 | 1-2 | 5–3 |
| P2 | Inter (Turku) | 4–3 | 2–2 | 6–5 | ||
| P3 | Lance | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | ||
| 2006/07 | UEFA Cup | KP1 | Tirana | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1-3 |
| 2011/12 | Europa League | KP1 | Lusitans | 5–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 |
| KP2 | Iskra Steel | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | ||
| KP3 | Dynamo (Bucharest) | 1-2 | 2–2 | 3-4 |
Famous Players
- Drazen Ladic
- Davor Vugrinets
- Nikola Pokrivach
- Leon Benko
- Ivica Krizhanac
- Daniel Hrman
- Kristian Ipsha
- Marco Topic
- Sandro blodek
Famous Trainers
- Miroslav Blazhevich
Links
- Official Website (Croatian)