The Zadar Gazette
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Darijo Pjaca
Successful dribbles: 48. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Zadar
Darijo Pjaca was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Zadar training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mate Corluka is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market3 Aug 2026
Teodoro Ferrari attracts admirers
The name of Teodoro Ferrari has come up in conversations Zadar were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mate Corluka knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Mate Corluka trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market3 Aug 2026
Teodoro Ferrari is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Zadar has been clear about where Teodoro Ferrari stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Market Experience through the door at Zadar
- Match No goals between Zadar and Lucko
- Squad Andrej Lovren makes his debut at 19
- Market Zadar pick up Robert Ćosić for nothing