The Croatia Zmijavci Post
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bruno Brajković gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Bruno Brajković has just signed for Croatia Zmijavci, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Kustosija tell Croatia Zmijavci: Moris Majdak-Zebić 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bruno Brajković falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Croatia Zmijavci
Lovre Borovičkić 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Vedran Simunovic steps up from the Croatia Zmijavci academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Vedran Simunovic 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Croatia Zmijavci promote Robert Grbic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Robert Grbic 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
Croatia Zmijavci promote Tin Lovren from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tin Lovren 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
Croatia Zmijavci promote Ivan Ivanovic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ivan Ivanovic 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.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Bruno Brajković gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Match A bad afternoon for Croatia Zmijavci against Opatija
- Squad This league is too small for Borna Barišić
- The dugout Luka Tadic answers for it