SCHOOL, basics

INSCRIPTIONS TO SOCCER SCHOOL

128, Maksimirska street, 10000 Zagreb
Phone: 01/2386-126, Fax: 01/2386- 127,
e-mail: nogometna.skola@nk-dinamo.hr

	Romeo Jozak , school director
	Igor Gabrijelić Secretary		Anđelko Ivanjko Database administrator

Dinamo has always paid special attention to training and upbringing of the first junior team was founded in 1945., and the coach was the famous goalkeeper of “Građanski”- Maks Mihelčić. Soon after that, Martin Bukovi joined the youth staff as an expert coach, but he also left it two years later, deeply disappointed with the banning of “Građanski”. In 1950., the junior team blossomed under the persistant coaching and leadership of Mirko Kokotović. They won three Championships that year: Zagreb’s, Croatian and Yugoslav Championship.

Dinamo’s Juniors – the Croatian Champions in 2003. with Mirko Barišić – the Chairman

Toni Pogačnik, Dragutin Franković and Milan Antolković trained the juniors after Mirko Kokotović. In 1952., Branko Horvatek started training one of the best generations “in blue”. Many famous players were formed during his coaching: Dražen Jerković, Mladen Košćak, Marijan Kolonić, Mladen Klobučar and many others. They won the title of the Champion in 1954. again and the period of 18 years without any success came after that. The decision to found the Junior School “Hitrec-Kacian” was brought on 27th December, 1967. Branko Horvatek was elected its Chairman on 1st July, 1968. His return was the beginning of the new successful for Dinamo’s juniors. Apart from him, the coaches: Zorislav Srebrić, Marko Jurić, Pero Dujmović, Vladimir Čonč, Ivan Đalma Marković, Mirko Belić, Rudolf Cvek and Zdenko Kobešćak were also meritorious for the extraordinary success that the juniors achieved in the period of 1972.-1974. Milan Antolković became the director of the junior school in 1972. and four great players came out of his school: Zlatko Kranjčar, Velimir Zajec, Josip Kuže and Marijan Vlak.

Dinamo’s juniors were the Yugoslav Champions five times (1950., 1954., 1972., 1973., 1974.) and they won the Yugoslav Junior Cup two times (1967. and 1973.). Mirko Bazić led the Hitrec-Kacian football school until 1998. During his leadership, many famous coaches were working with 350 youngsters: Đemal Mustedanagić, Fahrija Dautbegović, Stjepan Lamza, Stjepan Deverić, Miro Stipić, Vinko Šaka, Igor Gabrijelić, Gordan Ćiprić, Davor Parlov, Zdenko Kobešćak and Krasnodar Rora. Ilija Lončarević became the Director of the school in 1999., and Marko Mlinarić led the school from 2000.-2001. Hrvoje Braović was the director from 2001.-2002., and his successor was Božidar Šikić who considerably intensified the trainings. Each cathegory has its own coaches. The aim is to train as many talented players for the first team as possible. This year, Mirko Jozić has become the director of the school. He is well-known coach, former selector of the Croatian National Team and as such announced certain improvements in the training of the juniors in order to enable them join the strongest team in the future. Today Romeo Jozak is director of youth department.