Benjamin Dulčić

Right Midfielder - Hrvatski Dragovoljac
6 Feb 2027
Saturday
Process

Marked for Benjamin Dulčić

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The Hrvatski Dragovoljac Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Giovanni Jerolimov stands alone

6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Squad

A falling-out at Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Antonio Jakoliš and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Transfer targets

HNK Rijeka tell Hrvatski Dragovoljac: Marko Aščić is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

The terraces

The crowd has taken to Giovanni Jerolimov

At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.

Squad

A row about effort at Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Isaiah Ngbede was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Benjamin Dulčić

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Transfer targets

Hrvatski Dragovoljac ask about Paul Bismarck Tabinas

A loan enquiry to Dinamo Zagreb: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

Transfer targets

Hrvatski Dragovoljac ask about Šimun Begović

A loan enquiry to NK Osijek: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.

The dugout

Half-satisfied: Nikola Stanisic on the draw

“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 0‑0, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.

In brief

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The Hrvatski Dragovoljac Courier

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

Nowhere to hide for Hrvatski Dragovoljac

1‑5 against Cibalia, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.

Market

Josip Brkić puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Hrvatski Dragovoljac, and it is not being withdrawn.

The terraces

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 4 of the 20 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Squad

Antonio Jakoliš signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Antonio Jakoliš commits to Hrvatski Dragovoljac for another 2 years.

Squad

Antonio Jakoliš in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Hrvatski Dragovoljac this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

Josip Brkić among the goals in a wild afternoon

6 goals in one match, Josip Brkić on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Cibalia.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Luis Ibáñez

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Benjamin Dulčić

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Hrvatski Dragovoljac dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

In brief