The Djakovo Croatia Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Jan Hlapčić
There were 8 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ivan Dominić gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Ivan Dominić has just signed for Djakovo Croatia, and for once the answer mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Marko Novak-Stanko stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Marko Novak-Stanko and Djakovo Croatia agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Djakovo Croatia
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Zoran Lesjak was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Hajduk Split tell Djakovo Croatia: Karl Harry Leban 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Djakovo Croatia promote Darijo Knezevic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Darijo Knezevic has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Damir Srna joins the Djakovo Croatia first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Damir Srna is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Djakovo Croatia promote Ivan Modric from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Modric has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dino Vrsaljko steps up from the Djakovo Croatia academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dino Vrsaljko has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Match Hrvatski Dragovoljac take the points off Djakovo Croatia
- The dugout Ante Srna answers for it
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Mario Ivanovic