VK Jadran Split

VK Jadran Split
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Founded23 September 1920; 103 years ago (1920-09-23)
LeagueCroatian League
Regional League A1
LEN Champions League
Based inSplit, Croatia
ArenaSports Center Poljud
PresidentAlbert Pavlović
Head coachMile Smodlaka[1]
Websitevkjadransplit.hr

Vaterpolski klub Jadran Split (English: Jadran Split Water Polo Club), commonly referred to as Jadran Split or simply Jadran, is a professional water polo club based in Split, Croatia. As of 2021–22 season, the club competes in the Croatian League, Regional League A1 and LEN Champions League.

History

Jadran was founded in 1920 originally called "Pomorski klub Baluni" which changed to "Jadran Split" almost the year after the winning of the first national championship in 1923. Immediately after the Second World War (1946-60) the club topped the league six times, two of these (1947, 1948) as the water polo section of the famous multi-sports club of Hajduk Split. Thirty years later Jadran returned powerfully to the forefront in 1991 by winning the last league of united Yugoslavia, followed by two consecutive conquests of the European Championship in 1992 and 1993 as a representative value of the newly independent Croatia. The 1997-98 season found Jadran in another one European cup final but this time lost the LEN Trophy from Partizan.

Honours

European competitions

LEN Champions League

  • Winners (2): 1991-92, 1992-93[2]

LEN Trophy

  • Runners-up (1): 1997-98

LEN Super Cup

  • Runners-up (2): 1992, 1993

COMEN Cup

  • Winners (2): 1991, 1995

Regional League

  • Runners-up (1): 2021-22

Domestic competitions

Yugoslav League

  • Winners (9): 1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1990-91

Croatian League

  • Winners (1): 2022-23

Croatian Cup

  • Winners (1): 2021-22

Current squad

Season 2021–22[3]

№ Nat. Player Birth Date Position L/R
1 Croatia Ivan Marcelić (1994-11-05) November 5, 1994 (age 29) Goalkeeper
2 Croatia Rino Burić (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 (age 27) Guard
3 Croatia Jerko Marinić Kragić (1991-01-24) January 24, 1991 (age 33) Wing
4 Croatia Marino Čagalj (2002-01-01) January 1, 2002 (age 22) Guard R
5 Croatia Zvonimir Butić (1987-01-01) January 1, 1987 (age 37) Wing L
6 Croatia Duje Pejković (1999-01-01) January 1, 1999 (age 25) Wing
7 Croatia Luka Bukić (1994-04-20) April 20, 1994 (age 29) Wing
8 Croatia Konstantin Kharkov (1997-01-01) January 1, 1997 (age 27) Wing
9 Croatia Marin Delić (1996-06-03) June 3, 1996 (age 27) Wing
10 Croatia Nikša Dobud (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 38) Center R
11 Croatia Anđelo Šetka (1985-09-14) September 14, 1985 (age 38) Wing R
12 Croatia Toni Radan (2001-01-01) January 1, 2001 (age 23) Wing R
13 Croatia Mate Anić (1994-04-06) April 6, 1994 (age 30) Goalkeeper R
14 Croatia Robert Stojanac (2005-01-01) January 1, 2005 (age 19) Wing R

References

  1. ^ "Promjene u splitskom Jadranu: Asić napustio klub, Smodlaka novi trener". sportnet.rtl.hr. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ http://www.sss.hr/index.php/clanice/klubovi/43-klubovi/vaterpolo/155-jadran Archived 2014-12-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
  3. ^ "Seniori". jug.hr.

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