The HNK Rijeka Chronicle
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words at HNK Rijeka training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Fran Tudor 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.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Marko Aščić 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 HNK Rijeka this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
A promise honoured for Zvonimir Šarlija
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. HNK Rijeka told Zvonimir Šarlija something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
Market12 Oct 2026
Amer Gojak is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at HNK Rijeka has been clear about where Amer Gojak stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
The manager makes an example of Gabriel Rukavina
“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.
Market12 Oct 2026
Toni Fruk linked with a move away
The name of Toni Fruk keeps appearing in other people's back pages. HNK Rijeka say nothing, which says plenty.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
A reunion for Ivan Ćubelić
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against NK Varazdin in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
Match12 Oct 2026
HNK Rijeka have something to play for
Position 4 on 15 points, and the places that carry a European ticket are close enough to count. Seasons like this are decided by two results in April, and the club knows which two.
Loan watch12 Oct 2026
The goals keep arriving from Niko Janković’s exile
5 goals in 9 games at Slovan Bratislava — numbers that travel home faster than he does. Somebody at HNK Rijeka updates a spreadsheet every Monday, and it makes better reading each week.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes Tornike Morchiladze a promise
- The dugout Amer Gojak knocks on the manager's door
- Squad “I want to play”: Gabriel Rukavina speaks