2008–09 NK Dinamo Zagreb season

Dinamo Zagreb
2008–09 season
Chairman Croatia Mirko Barišić
Manager Branko Ivanković
(until 24 November 2008)
Marijan Vlak
(until 5 March 2009)
Krunoslav Jurčić
Prva HNL 1st
Croatian Cup Winners
UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup Group stage
Top goalscorer League: Mario Mandžukić (16)
All: Mario Mandžukić (24)
Highest home attendance 27,000 - v Slaven Belupo, 17 May, Prva HNL
Lowest home attendance 400 - v Zadar, 23 November, Prva HNL

This article shows statistics of individual players for the football club Dinamo Zagreb It also lists all matches that Dinamo Zagreb will play in the 2008-09 season.

Events

First-team squad

Team roster

As of 5 March 2009 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Croatia GK Tomislav Butina
2 Croatia DF Ivan Tomečak
3 Argentina DF Luis Ibáñez
4 Croatia DF Robert Kovač
5 Argentina MF Adrián Calello
6 Croatia DF Dejan Lovren
7 Brazil DF Etto
8 Croatia MF Ante Tomić
10 Brazil MF Sammir
11 Croatia FW Josip Tadić
12 Croatia GK Ivan Kelava
No. Position Player
13 Cameroon MF Mathias Chago
16 Croatia MF Milan Badelj
17 Croatia FW Mario Mandžukić
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Mirko Hrgović
19 Croatia DF Tomislav Barbarić
20 Czech Republic FW Miroslav Slepička
21 Croatia MF Ivica Vrdoljak
22 Croatia DF Igor Bišćan (captain)
24 Croatia FW Ilija Sivonjić
30 Croatia GK Filip Lončarić
77 Chile MF Pedro Morales

Transfers

Summer

Midfielder Luka Modrić agreed to a five-year contract with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in a transfer worth €21m in late April, meaning his last game for the Croatian Cup second leg final on 14 May. On 22 May defender Hrvoje Čale signed a four-year contract with the Turkish side Trabzonspor for €2.2m, and four days later defensive midfielder Ognjen Vukojević joined Ukrainian giants Dynamo Kiev in a €6m transfer. During the summer transfer window, a group of players were released, including 33-year-old forward Davor Vugrinec who joins city rivals NK Zagreb, Georg Koch who signs a deal with Rapid Vienna and Tomislav Mikulić who signs a two-year contract with Standard Liège. Marijan Buljat and Dario Jertec were also released after failing to break into the first team squad under Branko Ivanković, and join biggest local rivals, Hajduk Split.

As for the arrivals, goalkeeper Tomislav Butina signed a two-year deal after being released by Olympiacos. Butina signed a two-year deal after being released by the Greek powerhouse, in a transfer which marked his return to the club after spending five years playing abroad, and 15 years after his first top-flight debut for the Blues in 1993. Heart of Hajduk Award winner Mirko Hrgović also joined the club from Japanese side JEF United, in a transfer which stirred some resentment by supporters of both Hajduk and Dinamo. Three South American players also joined the club in the summer transfer window: Luis Ibáñez and Guillermo Suárez came from Argentina's Boca Juniors and Tigre for €650,000 and €1m respectively, while Chilean international Pedro Morales joined from Universidad de Chile in a €1.6m transfer.

Did'dy Guela also left the club in late August amid heavy criticism by Ivanković and a publicized conflict with Ante Tomić in training. Two months after his contract was terminated he joined Greek side Larissa.

In

Date Pos Player From Fee
GK Croatia Tomislav Butina Greece Olympiacos Free
MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Hrgović Japan JEF United Free
DF Argentina Luis Ibáñez Argentina Boca Juniors €650,000
11 June 2008 MF Chile Pedro Morales Chile Universidad de Chile €1,600,000
MF Argentina Guillermo Suárez Argentina Tigre €1,000,000

Out

Date Pos Player To Fee
MF Croatia Dario Jertec Croatia Hajduk Split Free
DF Croatia Marijan Buljat Croatia Hajduk Split Free
GK Germany Georg Koch Austria Rapid Vienna Free
GK Croatia Tomislav Vranjić Greece Larissa Free
FW Croatia Davor Vugrinec Croatia NK Zagreb Free
DF Croatia Tomislav Mikulić Belgium Standard Liège Undisclosed
MF Croatia Ognjen Vukojević Ukraine Dynamo Kiev €6,000,000
DF Croatia Hrvoje Čale Turkey Trabzonspor €2,200,000
MF Croatia Luka Modrić England Totenham Hotspur €21,000,000
MF Ivory Coast Did'dy Guela Greece Larissa Free

Winter

On 15 December 2008, Dinamo executive Zdravko Mamić and sports director Zoran Mamić agreed on a 5 12-year deal with Adrián Calello signed from Argentina's Independiente. The following two signings were confirmed a few days later, in the form of forwards Miroslav Slepička, who signed from Sparta Prague a 3 12-year deal worth €1.5m, and the 21-year-old Ilija Sivonjić from the local side Inter Zaprešić. In late December it was announced that Mihael Mikić left the club to join the Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima for €800,000. The last player to arrive in the winter transfer window was the 34-year-old Croatian international Robert Kovač, who signed from Borussia Dortmund for €500,000.

Six youth players also signed their first senior contracts, out of which only Ivan Tomečak joined the first team squad, while the rest were loaned to NK Lokomotiva, Dinamo's feeder club.

Additionally, Dario Zahora, the 26-year-old Croatian forward who spent the last couple of seasons on loan spells at Slovenian sides Domžale and Interblock Ljubljana, joined Norwegian powerhouse Rosenborg for €280,000 in March 2009.

Defender Dino Drpić, a product of Dinamo's youth academy and a permanent member of the first team squad since 2000, was abruptly suspended in January 2009, for "poor disciplinary record". He was removed from the first team and soon loaned out to German side Karlsruher SC. It was announced on 21 May 2009 that Karlsruhe bought Drpić's contract for €900,000, with the German side trailing at the bottom of the league table with just one match left to play.

In
Date Pos Player From Fee
15 December 2008 MF Argentina Adrián Calello Argentina Independiente €2,200,000
18 December 2008 FW Czech Republic Miroslav Slepička Czech Republic Sparta Prague €1,500,000
18 December 2008 FW Croatia Ilija Sivonjić Croatia Inter Zaprešić €450,000
29 January 2009 DF Croatia Robert Kovač Germany Borussia Dortmund €450,000
Out
Date Pos Player To Fee
23 December 2008 MF Croatia Mihael Mikić Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima €800,000
13 March 2009 FW Croatia Dario Zahora Norway Rosenborg €280,000
FW Croatia Tomislav Šokota Belgium Lokeren Free transfer
FW Croatia Boško Balaban Greece Panionios Free transfer
21 May 2009 DF Croatia Dino Drpić Germany Karlsruhe €900,000

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić
Assistant manager Croatia Hrvoje Braović
Assistant manager Croatia Boris Kubla
Goalkeeping coach Croatia Mario Jozić
Fitness coach Croatia Miljenko Rak

Source:

Kit

Supplier: Diadora
Sponsor(s): INA, Privredna banka Zagreb, Večernji list

Domestic
Home
Domestic
Away
European
Matches

Last updated: 13 April.
Source: Sportnet.hr

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last Match
Prva HNL1st27 July31 May
UEFA Champions LeagueQR1QR316 July27 August
UEFA CupR1Group stage18 September3 December
Croatian CupFirst roundWinners8 October28 May

Prva HNL

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Zagreb (C) (Q) 33 23 5 5 71 26+45 74 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 Hajduk Split (Q) 33 21 5 7 59 25+34 68 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
3 Rijeka (Q) 33 17 5 11 50 44+6 56 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round
4 Slaven Belupo (Q) 33 16 7 10 46 39+7 55 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round 1
5 NK Zagreb 33 13 8 12 38 391 47

Updated to games played on 31 May 2009.
Source: Sportske Novosti
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 23 5 5 71 26  +45 74 14 1 2 38 7  +31 9 4 3 33 19  +14

Last updated: 31 May.
Source: Sportnet.hr

Results by round

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GroundHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
Result W W W W W W D L L W D L W W D W W W L W W W D W W W W W W W W L D

Last updated: 31 May.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results by opponent

Team Results Points
1 2 3
Cibalia 60 11 43 7
Croatia Sesvete 10 61 40 9
Hajduk Split 02 02 22 1
Inter Zaprešić 31 31 10 9
Osijek 10 20 00 7
Rijeka 20 01 40 6
Slaven Belupo 02 10 20 6
Šibenik 22 30 20 7
Varteks 21 10 61 9
Zadar 32 20 20 9
NK Zagreb 22 31 01 4

Source: Prva HNL 2008–09 article

UEFA Cup

Classification

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Udinese 430164+29
England Tottenham Hotspur 421174+37
Netherlands NEC 420265+16
Russia Spartak Moscow 41125614
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 41034953

Last updated: 18 December 2008
Source: Competition Article

Matches

Competitive

Match Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Dinamo Scorers Report
116 JulyChampions LeagueQR1A Northern IrelandLinfield Northern Ireland2 – 04,000Mandžukić, Drpićuefa.com
223 JulyChampions LeagueQR1HLinfield Northern Ireland1 – 12,000Mandžukićuefa.com
327 JulyPrva HNL1HRijeka2 – 06,000Badelj, Balabansportnet.hr
430 JulyChampions LeagueQR2A SloveniaDomžale Slovenia3 – 02,500Vrdoljak, Sammir, Tadićuefa.com
53 AugustPrva HNL2HInter Zaprešić3 – 12,000Sammir, Tadić, Tomićsportnet.hr
66 AugustChampions LeagueQR2HDomžale Slovenia3 – 28,000 Bišćan, Hrgović, Drpićuefa.com
79 AugustPrva HNL3ARCroatia Sesvete1 – 07,500 Moralessportnet.hr
813 AugustChampions LeagueQR3A UkraineShakhtar Donetsk Ukraine0 – 2 uefa.com
917 AugustPrva HNL4HCibalia6 – 02,000Mandžukić (3), Tadić,
Sammir, Badelj
sportnet.hr
1023 AugustPrva HNL5AZadar3 – 24,000 Balaban (2), Mandžukićsportnet.hr
1127 AugustChampions LeagueQR3HShakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1 – 318,000 Balabanuefa.com
1231 AugustPrva HNL6HVarteks2 – 11,000Morales (2)
1314 SeptemberPrva HNL7ANK Zagreb2 – 22,000Balaban, Mandžukić
1418 SeptemberUEFA CupR1HSparta Prague Czech Republic0 – 0
1521 SeptemberPrva HNL8HHajduk Split0 – 28,000
1626 SeptemberPrva HNL9ASlaven Belupo0 – 23,000
172 OctoberUEFA CupR1A Czech RepublicSparta Prague Czech Republic3 – 3 Morales, Lovren, Badelj
185 OctoberPrva HNL10HOsijek1 – 01,500 Lovren
198 OctoberCroatian Cup1st roundANK Gaj Mače5 – 1 Balaban, Sammir, Badelj,
Šokota, Bišćan
2019 OctoberPrva HNL11AŠibenik2 – 25,000Tadić, Ibáñez
2123 OctoberUEFA CupGroup stageHNEC Nijmegen Netherlands3 – 215,000 Mandžukić, Balaban, Vrdoljak
2229 OctoberCroatian Cup2nd roundAHrvatski Dragovoljac6 – 02,000Balaban (3), Ibáñez, Sammir, Tadić
232 NovemberPrva HNL13AInter Zaprešić3 – 12,500 Mandžukić, Vrdoljak, Morales
246 NovemberUEFA CupGroup stageA EnglandTottenham Hotspur England0 – 416,295
259 NovemberPrva HNL14HCroatia Sesvete6 – 11,000Morales (3), Tadić,
Mandžukić, Etto
2612 NovemberCroatian CupQuarterfinalAZagora Unešić2 – 16,000Šokota, Mikić
2716 NovemberPrva HNL15ACibalia1 – 15,000 Sammir
2819 NovemberPrva HNL12*ARijeka0 – 13,500
2923 NovemberPrva HNL16HZadar2 – 0400 Hrgović, Šokota
3027 NovemberUEFA CupGroup stageHSpartak Moscow Russia0 – 115,000
3130 NovemberPrva HNL17AVarteks1 – 02,000Balaban
323 DecemberUEFA CupGroup stageA ItalyUdinese Italy1 – 215,000Bišćan
337 DecemberPrva HNL18HNK Zagreb3 – 1758Balaban, Sammir, Mandžukić
3410 DecemberCroatian CupQuarterfinalHZagora Unešić5 – 11,000Tomić, Lovren, Tadić (2), Šokota
3522 FebruaryPrva HNL19AHajduk Split0 – 235,000
361 MarchPrva HNL20HSlaven Belupo1 – 02,500Sammir
374 MarchCroatian CupSemifinalANK Zagreb2 – 02,500Sivonjić, Morales
388 MarchPrva HNL21AOsijek2 – 08,000Sammir, Vrdoljak
3915 MarchPrva HNL22HŠibenik3 – 05,000Sivonjić, Vrdoljak, Mandžukić
4018 MarchCroatian CupSemifinalHNK Zagreb4 – 11,000Mandžukić (3), Morales
4122 MarchPrva HNL23HOsijek0 – 07,000
425 AprilPrva HNL24ACibalia4 – 36,000Tomečak (2), Sivonjić (2)
4311 AprilPrva HNL25HInter Zaprešić1 – 09,000Mandžukić
4419 AprilPrva HNL26ARCroatia Sesvete4 – 03,000Slepička (3), Tomečak
4522 AprilPrva HNL27HZadar2 – 06,000Bišćan, Mandžukić
4626 AprilPrva HNL28AVarteks6 – 16,000Mandžukić (2), Slepička (3), Hrgović
473 MayPrva HNL29HRijeka4 – 09,000Badelj (2), Sammir, Chago
4810 MayPrva HNL30AŠibenik2 – 05,000Mandžukić, Tomečak
4913 MayCroatian CupFinalHHajduk Split3 – 020,000Mandžukić (2), Sammir
5017 MayPrva HNL31HSlaven Belupo2 – 027,000Sammir, Mandžukićsportnet.hr
5124 MayPrva HNL32HNK Zagreb0 – 112,000 sportnet.hr
5228 MayCroatian CupFinalAHajduk Split0 – 3
(4 – 3 p)
18,000
5331 MayPrva HNL33AHajduk Split2 – 210,000Chago, Mandžukićsportnet.hr

Last updated 31 May 2009
Sources: Sportske novosti, Sportnet.hr

Friendlies

Match Date
Tournament
Round
Ground
Opponent
Score
Dinamo Scorers
129 JuneFriendlyN/AN SloveniaInterblock Ljubljana Slovenia0 – 0
22 JulyFriendlyN/AA SloveniaMura 05 Slovenia0 – 1
38 JulyFriendlyN/AHROlimpija Ljubljana Slovenia4 – 1 Morales, Chago,
Tadić, Tomić
43 SeptemberFriendlyN/AAZagorec4 – 2 Balaban, Šokota,
Krpić, Ibáñez
58 SeptemberFriendlyN/AAHrvatski Dragovoljac3 – 1 Šokota (2), Tadić
618 JanuaryFriendlyN/AAJunak Sinj3 – 0 Vrdoljak, Balaban, Sivonjić
723 JanuaryGabela TournamentSemifinalA Bosnia and HerzegovinaGOŠK Gabela Bosnia and Herzegovina3 – 1 Šokota, Sivonjić, Tadić
824 JanuaryGabela TournamentFinalN Bosnia and HerzegovinaNK Osijek0 – 0
927 JanuaryFriendlyN/AHRFehérvár Hungary1 – 0 Šokota
101 FebruaryFriendlyN/AN TurkeyBełchatów Poland2 – 2 Bišćan, Tomić
114 FebruaryFriendlyN/AN TurkeyTeplice Czech Republic1 – 0 Tadić
127 FebruaryFriendlyN/AN TurkeySanfrecce Hiroshima Japan4 – 3Morales (2), Mandžukić (2)
139 FebruaryFriendlyN/AN TurkeyLitex Lovech Bulgaria0 – 0
1414 FebruaryFriendlyN/AA AustriaRed Bull Salzburg Austria4 – 3Sammir (2), Slepička
Mandžukić
1517 FebruaryFriendlyN/AANK Lučko 5 – 2 Šokota (2), Badelj
Tadić, Morales
1625 MarchFriendlyN/AANK Ivančica 15 – 0 Slepička (5), Vrdoljak, Etto,
Chago, Ibáñez, Tomić (2),
Tadić (2), Tomečak (2)
177 AprilFriendlyN/AANK Križevci 8 – 2 Slepička (4), Mandžukić, Tomečak, Bišćan, Sivonjić

HNL Indoor Tournament

(All games played at Krešimir Ćosić Arena in Zadar.)

Match Date
Round
Opponent
Score
17 January1Inter Zaprešić4 – 3
27 January2Zadar2 – 3
39 January3NK Zagreb1 – 2
49 January4Osijek4 – 2
59 January5Varteks5 – 4
610 January6Hajduk Split3 – 4
710 January7Šibenik4 – 1
810 January8Zadar2 – 3
910 January9Rijeka8 – 5
1010 January10NK Zagreb1 – 2
1110 JanuarySemifinalHajduk Split2 – 5
1210 January3rd placeNK Zagreb8 – 6

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 31 May 2009.

Key

Player left the club in mid-season
Player joined the club in mid-season

Goalscorers

Rank Name League Cup Europe Total
1 Croatia Mario Mandžukić 16 5 3 24
2 Croatia Boško Balaban[1] 6 4 2 12
Brazil Sammir 8 3 1 12
4 Chile Pedro Morales 7 2 1 10
5 Croatia Josip Tadić 4 3 1 8
6 Czech Republic Miroslav Slepička 6 6
Croatia Milan Badelj 4 1 1 6
8 Croatia Ivica Vrdoljak 3 2 5
9 Croatia Ilija Sivonjić[3] 3 1 4
Croatia Tomislav Šokota[1] 1 3 4
Croatia Igor Bišćan 1 1 2 4
Croatia Ivan Tomečak 4 4
13 Croatia Dejan Lovren 1 1 1 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirko Hrgović 2 1 3
15 Croatia Dino Drpić[2] 2 2
Argentina Luis Ibáñez 1 1 2
Croatia Ante Tomić 1 1 2
Cameroon Mathias Chago 2 2
19 Croatia Mihael Mikić[4] 1 1
Brazil Etto 1 1

Source: Competitive matches

Notes

1. a b : On 5 March 2009 the managing board decided to release both Boško Balaban and Tomo Šokota citing "poor performance".
2. a : On 13 January the club's management announced that Dino Drpić was to be suspended due to "poor disciplinary record". His contract was terminated and was put on transfer list, and was subsequently loaned to Karlsruher SC.
3. a : Ilija Sivonjić signed for Dinamo in the winter transfer window from Inter Zaprešić; he scored 8 goals for Inter in the first 18 rounds of the Prva HNL 2008–09 season.
4. a : Mihael Mikić was released and joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the winter transfer window in January 2009.

References

External links

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