NK Maribor
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| Full name | Nogometni Klub Maribor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Stadion Ljudski Vrt, Maribor (Capacity 12,435 (the second stage of renovation will be finished in autumn 2009)) |
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| Chairman | Drago Cotar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Zlatko Zahovič | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | 1.SNL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 1.SNL, 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NK Maribor is a Slovenian football team, playing in the city of Maribor. They participated in the UEFA Champions League in the 1999-2000 season, and have advanced to the 2006 UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round as a result of winning in the Intertoto Cup in 2006.
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[edit] History - Years 1960 to 1991
NK Maribor Football Club was founded on 12th of December in 1960. Dr. Srečko Koren was elected the club's first president, Andrija Pflander appointed as the club's first head-coach and Oto Blaznik was chosen to be the club’s first captain. On 5th of February in 1961, the club played its first match at the former stadium by the Tržaška Street. Despite the rainy weather, around 1500 spectators saw Maribor defeat city rivals NK Kovinar Maribor by 2-1 (0-0), with Stefan Tolič scoring both goals. In 1961 Maribor FC won the prestigious Slovene championship and gained a place in the Western group of the 2nd Federal Division through qualifying phases (in the decisive matches Maribor FC defeated NK Uljanik from Pula, Croatia). In 1967, Maribor FC qualified for the 1st Yugoslav Federal Division, and played there for five seasons. The club’s first match in the first division in 1967 was played against Vardar (1-1) in Skopje, and the last one in 1972 against Olimpija (3-6) at the Ljudski vrt stadium in Maribor. For the next three years, Maribor FC played in the Western group of the 2nd Yugoslav Division. In 1975, the club was relegated from the 2nd Division and had to spend one season in the Slovene League, but were promoted back in the 2nd Yugoslav Division only a year after. From 1977 to 1981 Maribor FC played in the Western group of the 2nd Yugoslav Division, before being unfortunately relegated again. Maribor FC then played in the Western group of the 2nd Yugoslav Division in the 1982/83, 1984/85 and 1986/87 seasons, and in the meantime, in the 1987/88 season competed in the Slovene Football League. From summer of 1989 to summer of 1991, the club which had joined the MSD Branik in 1988, competed by the name of NK Maribor Branik in the Western Group of the newly formed Inter-Republic League (clubs from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia).
[edit] Recent history
In the first years after independence of Slovenia the club under the name Maribor Branik quickly became the greatest rival of Olimpija Ljubljana, the team which dominated the Slovene league in the early 90s. The second half of the 90s was the most successful era for NK Maribor. Under coach Bojan Prašnikar the club went through Champions League qualifiers in season 1999/00, beating KRC Genk and Olympique Lyon and secured a place in the group phase of the competition. NK Maribor even surprised the mighty Dynamo Kyiv at Olympiskiy and secured a goalless draw against German club Bayer Leverkusen. Success in the Champions League paradoxically caused financial problems for the club, which resulted in bad results during the following five years. NK Maribor returned to international stage in 2006, beating Villarreal CF in Intertoto Cup and subsequently qualifying for the UEFA Cup, where their run was ended by Partizan Belgrade.
[edit] Honours
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- 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03
- Slovenian Cup Winners: 5
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- 1991/92, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1998/99, 2003/04
[edit] Current lineup
As of February 2008
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[edit] Out on loan:
Mitja Brulc - to HK Kopavogur
[edit] Squad Changes during the summer transfer window 2007/2008
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[edit] Squad Changes during the winter transfer window 2007/2008
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[edit] Technical Team
- Director of Football: Zlatko Zahovič
- Director: Bojan Ban
- Secretary: Uroš Jurišič
- Head Coach: Darko Milanič
- Assistant Coach: Ante Šimundža
- Goalkeeper Coach: Janko Veselič
- Physiotherapist: Zlatko Milišić
- Team Doctor: Matjaž Vogrin
- Youth center director: Polde Polegek
[edit] External links
- (Slovene) Official website
- (Slovene) Supporter website
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Slovenian First League 2007-08
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