History
Between two world wars
Dinamo Zagreb was founded on April 26th 1911 under the name ''Prvi Hrvatski Građanski Športski Klub''. Since June 9th 1945 till June 26th 1991 the club existed under the name ''Dinamo'', then since February 24th 1993 the name ''HAŠK-Građanski'', after that for seven years clubs name was ''Croatia'', and since February 14th 2000 its name is ''Dinamo'' again.
Through all that time Dinamo remained the same club, it only changed name few times due to the historical circumstances.
The time after the second world war
Dinamo continued what Građanski began, and together with Hajduk, and serbian clubs Crvena Zvezda and Partizan became the member of the states ''Great Four''. It showed his strength by wining the second jugoslavian afterwar championship in 1948 and the state cup in 1951. 50's were also top years for Dinamo.
By starting european football cups in the mid 50's Dinamo increased his international potential, and in 60's he achieved excellent results in Europe. First in 1961 semifinals of Cup of the cups, then two years later he played the finals of Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (today UEFA cup), and finally he won Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1967 by outperforming the great Leeds United.
Besides the international achievements succesfull 60's brought four winnings and two finals in Jugoslavian cup, but in the state cup Dinamo for five times lost in finals and won the second place. The reason for this certain failure was not only sports and psychological nature but also political strategies that came from Beograd.
The 70's, without any trophies, were dry era with two defeats from Hajduk and two second places in championship. But despite the lack of titules Dinamo had a huge popularity and was at the top by the numbers of visitors at the games.
Finally in 1982, under the leadership of
Miroslav Blažević Ćiro, Dinamo won his fourth afterwar champions title. The
next year Dinamo repeated that succes, but few years after that he couldn't
make good results. He returned to the jugoslavian football top at the end of
the decade.
Since the end of the second world war til the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991 Dinamo gained four leagues titles and seven cups.
The independant Croatia
Since declaring independance of Croatia in 1991 Dinamo grew up into a leading club in the state, the most succesfull in the former Jugoslavia and one of the most powerfull clubs in Southeastern Europe, at the level od Fenerbahce, Glatasaray, Besiktas and Olympiacos.
Only for two times in modern Croatia Dinamo ended the season lower than the thirs place, in 1992 and 2005, and in first eleven seasons he played ten times in the cups finals.
Under the name ''Croatia'' in the 90's Dinamo gained five championships and four cups, and he continued winning after the returning of the old name on february 14th 2000. The most deserving for the returnig of the name ''Dinamo'', besides the fans who scaned the name Dinamo at the stadium since 1993 till 2000, are todays executive vice president Zdravko Mamić, Zlatko Canjuga, Tomislav Židak – the journalist in Jutarnji list and Dinamo's long time chronicler and bussinessman Željko Šelendić.
The period between 1996 and 2000 was extremly successfull – Dinamo won five titles and three cups in a row, and the second gold erawas between 2006 and 2010 when Dinamo gained champions title five years in a row. With great games since the begining of this season (2010/11) Dinamo is looking forward to winning another champions title and croatian cup also.
In the First Croatian Football League Dinamo setted some records that will be hard to crash. In the last few years Dinamo is statisticaly the most succesfull team in the european football.
On the international field The blue team gained series of observed results, including winnings over Partizan and Grasshopper by 5:0 (both in 1997), over the Celtic by 3:0 (in 1998), Porto by 3:1 (in 1998), Ajax by 1:0 (in 1998) and 3:2 (in 2007) and equal with no goals with Manchester United. One of the biggest Dinamo's succesessis certanly winning the great Villarreal in Maksimir (in 2010)
Since the season 2005/06 Dinamo played 62 european games in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europe League, and he achieved great results in european games. In same period Dinamo placed in group phase of UEFA Europa League for five times and is situated in 80 best UEFA Europa League clubs. Since his begining Dinamo met a lot of great europen clubs, and some of them are Werder Bremen, Ajax Amsterdam, Hamburger SV, Basel, Shakhtar Donetsk, Sparta Praha, Tottenham Hotspur, Spartak Moscow, Udinese Udine, Red Bull Salzburg, Anderlecht Bruxelles, Villarreal. The scent of european succes is easy to feel for a long time now, and it's matter of time when Dinamo will wellcome spring in Europe.
Dinamo is also the key of Croatian football representation succeses, which is by the FIFA data from February 2011 9th team of the world (over the 60% of the representative players are actual or former Dinamo players (Badelj, Vrsaljko, Modrić, Eduardo, Ćorluka, Vukojević, Kranjčar, Leko, Čale, Pokrivač, Mandžukić, Lovren, Drpić, Pranjić, Schieldenfeld).
Dinamo achieved a great success in the summer of 2011 - UEFA Champions League placement after 12 long years. Dinamo played against big football clubs Real Madrid, Lyon and Ajax in the group stage of the competition. Despite not-so-good results, Dinamo had a chance to play against great european teams on Maksimir stadium and he also brought the whiff of the Champions League to Zagreb. Dinamo ended the 2011-2012 season with the double crown: title in the Croatian League and the Croatian cup trophy. It was a really successful and fantastic season for Dinamo!
Championship winning teams
1923. Građanski
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Standing, from the left: Šifer, Mesić, Vragović, Kinert, Mantler, Bažant, Pasinek, Rupec, Petrška, Götz, Ferderber; Lower row: Pavleković, Vrđuka, Babić Coach: Arthur Gaskel |
1926. Građanski
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Upper row, from the left: D. Babić, Rupec, Ivančić, Perška, Mantler, In the middle: Cindrić, Giler, Rudolf Hitrec, Remec, N. Babić, Urbanke, Josef Brändstatter (coach); sitting: Mihelčić |
1928. Građanski
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Standing, from the left: Mihelčić, Cindrić, D. Babić, dr. Marošević (president), Gmajnički, Perška, Stanković, Rajković Gumhalter Lower row: Kralj, Remec, Kovačić, Mihaljević, Mekić Coach: Imre Poszonyi |
1937. Građanski
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Standing, from the left: Urch, Jazbinšek, Hügl, Jozo Jakopić (main secretary), Kovačević, Kokotović Lower row: Danić, Lešnik, Antolković, Pleše, Medarić Coach: Márton Bukovi |
1940. Građanski
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Standing, from the left: Jakopić (main secretary), Jazbinšek, Cimermančić, Đanić, Belošević, Lešnik, Urch, Brozović, Lower row: Antolković, Matekalo, Žalant, Kokotović Coach: Márton Bukovi |
1943. Građanski
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From the left: Antolković, Glaser, Brozović, Cimermančić, Dubac, Lešnik, Jazbinšek, Wölfl, Pleše, Lechner, Kokotović Coach: Márton Bukovi |
1948. Dinamo
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From the left: Cimermanić, Pukšec, Željko Čajkovski, Jazbinšek, Benko, Jurić, Kacian, Wölfl, Horvat, Arneri, Pleše Coach: Karl Mütsch |
1954. Dinamo
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Upper row, from the left: Majerović, Čonč, Crnković, Osajnak, I. Horvat, Kralj In the middle: Dvornić, Strnad, Ž. Čajkovski, Banožić, Benko, Cizarić, Ivan Jazbinšek (coach) Sitting down: Ferković, Lipošinović, Kukec, Šikić, Režek, Mantula |
1958. Dinamo
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From the left: Režek, Košćak, Lipošinović, Šikić, Hmelina, Matuš, Benko, Šantek, Jerković, Irović, Crnković; još igrali Gašpert, Banožić, Čonč, Ferković, Horvat, Hugl, Kolonić i Prelčec Coach: Gustav Lechner |
1982. Dinamo
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Standing, from the left: Bošnjak, Kurtela, Stipić, Ćalasan, Panić, Cerin, Hohnjec In the middle:Čačković (physio), Ivković, Cvetković, Krnčević, H. Dragičević, E. Dragičević, Braun, Bračun, Vlak, Belin (assistant) Sitting down: Dumbović, Hadžić, Bručić, Kranjčar, Miroslav Blažević (coach), Zajec, Deverić, Mlinarić, Mustedanagić |
1993. Croatia
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Standing, from the left: Vlaović, Ladić, Pakasin, Lesjak, Cvitanović, Mamić, Stanić, Ibrahimović, Panadić Lower row: Adžić, Škrinjar, Halilović, Kosić, Marić, Gašpar, Turković, Peternac, Ištvanić Coach: Miroslav Blažević |
1996. Croatia
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Standing, from the left: Slišković, Mladinić, A. Petrović, Jeličić, Mamić, Soldo, I. Cvitanović, Viduka;In the middle: Radanović (physio), Tomas, Ibrahimović, Golubica, D. Šimić, Ladić, Marić, Kovačić; Lower row: J. Šimić, Turković, Mlinarić, Z. Cvetković (assistant), Zlatko Kranjčar (coach), Vlak (assistant), Krznar, Gašpar, Kosić |
1997. Croatia
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Standing, from the left: Kovačić, Mladinić, A. Petrović, Slišković, A. Dautbegović, I. Cvitanović, Viduka, Jurčić; In the middle: Radanović (physio), Galić, Marić, Ibrahimović, Krznar, Rukavina, Ladić, M. Cvitanović, Štefulj, Marković (assistant); Lower row: Šarić, Mujčin, Braović, Otto Barić (coach),Vlak (assistant), Kosić, D. Šimić, Gašpar |
1998. Croatia
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Standing, from the left: Ibrahimović, Mladinić, M. Cvitanović, Jurčić, Stinčić (assistant), Bišćan, Tomas, Viduka, Butina; In the middle: Radanović (physio), Orsag (assistant), Krznar, V. Petrović, Jeličić, Jurić, Ladić, Šokota, Prosinečki, Gašpar, D. Šimić, Mlinarić (assistant), Braović (assistant); Lower row: Mujčin, Jurčec, J. Šimić, Munoz, Z. Kranjčar (coach), Šabić, Rukavina, Šarić, Marić |
1999. Croatia
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Standing, from the left:dr. Župančić, Babić, Prister, Novosel (club director), Bišćan, Bukovina, Šokota, Cvrk, Mikić, Canjuga (club president), Vitez, Štefulj, Mujčin, Prosinečki, Jurić, Jurčić; Lower row: Banović, Šimić, Sedloski, Tokić, Rukavina, Kozniku, Rukavina, Šabić, Tomas, Mikulenas, Cvitanović Coach: Ilija Lončarević |
2000. Dinamo
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Standing, from the left: Marijan Vlak (coach), Šimić, Hrvoje Braović (assistant), Butina, Pavlović, Bišćan, Sedloski, M. Cvitanović, Tokić, Cvrk, Abramović Lower row: Pilipović, Šabić, Tomas, Bazina, Krznar, Mikić, I. Cvitanović, Šarić, Vasilj, Šokota, Mujčin Players not on the photo: Ladić, Jurić, Prosinečki, Rukavina, Jurčić, Jeličić, Kozniku i Mikulenas |
2003. Dinamo
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Upper row: Kristijan Polovanec, Mario Jozić, Igor Cvetković, Boštijan Cesar, Dino Drpić, Tomislav Butina, Marko Marić, Goce Sedloski, Mate Dragičević, Jasmin Agić, Dario Smoje In the middle: Ado Kožul, dr. Mladen Čepulić, Željko Stinčić, Igor Gabrijelić, Miroslav Stipić, Miroslav Blažević (coach), Đuro Bago, Mario Novak Stanko, Igor Serdar, Davor Bukovina Sitting down: Damir Krznar, Dalibor Poldrugač, Mihael Mikić, Dario Zahora, Dumitru Mitu, Silvio Marić, executive vice-president Zdravko Mamić, Niko Kranjčar, Boško Balaban, Ivica Olić, Edin Mujčin, Mario Jurić, Danijel Krivić |
2006. Dinamo
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Upper row: Hrvoje Čale, Goran Ljubojević, Eddy Bosnar, Vedran Ćorluka, Ivan Turina, Dino Drpić, Marko Šarlija, Marijan Buljat, Ante Tomić, Zoran Mamić In the middle: Igor Serdar, Filip Lončarić, Hyn Kim, Tomislav Talijanac, Teo Kardum, dr. Mladen Čepulić, Zvezdan Cvetković, Mirko Lulić, Davor Bukovina, Mathias Chago, Saško Pandev, Dario Zahora, Neven Vuljanko, Mario Petrović Lower row: Mario Lučić, Araujo dos Santos Etto, Silvio Marić, Eduardo da Silva, Miljenko Rak, Džemal Mustedanagić, coachJosip Kuže, Tomislav Obradović, Alen Dautbegović, Luka Modrić, Ivan Bošnjak, Miroslav Šarić, Dumirtu Mitu, Livio Cvrk |
2007/08. Dinamo
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Upper row: Ivan Turina, Mathias Chago, Ante Tomić, Vedran Ćorluka, Mihael Kovačević, Tomo Šokota, Filip Lončarić, Dino Drpić, Gordon Schildenfeld, Nikola Pokrivač, Carlos, Ivan Kelava In the middle: Mario Novak Stanko (physio), Mario Petrović (physio), Hrvoje Čale, Josip Tadić, Miljenko Rak (fitness coach) , Boris Kubla, Rajko Magić (assistant), Mirko Jozić (assistant), Fahrija Dautbegović (assistant), Marijan Buljat, Did'dy Guela, Livio Cvrk (kit manager), Hrvoje Šojat (doctor), Marko Rubinić (physio) Lower row: Etto, Dario Jertec, Mihael Mikić, Luka Modrić, Branko Ivanković (coach), Eduardo, Davor Vugrinec, Ognjen Vukojević, Sammir |
2009/10. Dinamo
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Upper row: Filip Lončarić, Tomislav Barbarić, Dejan Lovren, Ante Tomić, Ivica Vrdoljak, Tomislav Butina, Mario Mandžukić, Ilija Sivonjić, Miroslav Slepička, Carlos, Dominik Picak In the middle: Nenad Krošnjar (physio), Mario Petrović (physio), Miljenko Rak (fitness coach), dr. Mladen Čepulić, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Milan Badelj, Igor Bišćan, Miralem Ibrahimović, Tomislav Rukavina (assistant), Pedro Morales, Leandro Cufre, Mathias Chago, Davor Bukovina (tehnical director), dr. Božidar Šebečić, Mario Rubinić (physio) Lower row: Ivan Štefanić (physio), Denis Glavina, Robert Kovač, Andrej Kramarić, Ivan Tomečak, Krunoslav Jurčić (coach), Luis Ibanez, Adrian Calello, Etto, Sammir, Livio Cvrk (kit manager) |
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