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.

Junak Sinj
Full nameNogometni Klub Junak Sinj
Founded18 July 1916; 108 years ago (18 July 1916)
GroundGradski stadion Sinj
Capacity3,096
ChairmanStipe Perić
ManagerIvan Medvid
LeagueTreća NL

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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "3. HNL Jug – Hrvatski nogometni savez". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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