NK Marsonia 1909

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NK Marsonia 1909
Full nameNogometni klub Marsonia 1909
Nickname(s)"Marsa", "Savski galebovi" (Sava Gulls)
Founded1976 (original Marsonia in 1909)
GroundStanko Vlajnić-Dida
Capacity10,000
ChairmanDubravko Galović
ManagerDario Damjanović
LeagueSecond League (III)
2022–23TBA

NK Marsonia 1909 is a Croatian football club based in the city of Slavonski Brod. Before merge with NK Marsonia in August 2011,[1] the club was known under the name MV Croatia.

History[edit]

MV Croatia years[edit]

MV Croatia logo

MV Croatia was founded in 1976 under the name Croatia Slavonski Brod. The club added the initials "MV" after the Croatian War of Independence to honor its two members Miroslav Marić and Ante Vrbat who lost their lives fighting the Serbian forces that tried to occupy the city of Slavonski Brod.[1][2]

MV Croatia spent most of its history in lower Croatian leagues and its first major success was participation in Croatian second division for the season 2010–11, becoming the prominent club in Slavonski Brod.

Formation of Marsonia 1909[edit]

On August 1, 2011, agreement was made of merging MV Croatia and NK Marsonia into one club that will take over the tradition of most successful and most beloved city's club (Marsonia) and will compete in Croatian second division according to MV Croatia's results. NK Marsonia will still continue to exist under the same name and it will serve as a reserve team of NK Marsonia 1909.

Current squad[edit]

As of 4 February 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Croatia CRO Karlo Krijan
2 DF Croatia CRO Lukas Kovačević
3 FW Croatia CRO Ivan Didović
4 DF Croatia CRO Josip Balentović
6 MF Croatia CRO Antonio Svrzlić
7 DF Croatia CRO Dario Ćato
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Selmir Mahmutović
10 MF Croatia CRO Mihael Bosanac
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Ermin Huseinbašić
12 GK Croatia CRO Matko Kramer
12 GK Croatia CRO Ajdin Memović
14 DF Croatia CRO Damir Mirković
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 Croatia CRO Matej Ćavara
17 FW Croatia CRO Matej Sivrić
18 MF Croatia CRO Lovro Anić
19 MF Croatia CRO Marin Tolić
20 MF Croatia CRO Marko Salamunović
22 MF Croatia CRO Mateo Zečević
24 DF Croatia CRO Karlo Begović
27 DF Croatia CRO Dominik Perković
39 Croatia CRO Ivan Blatančić
44 DF Croatia CRO Dominik Jergović
88 FW Croatia CRO Silvio Mihić
97 MF Croatia CRO Karlo Ivanagić

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Od sada pod novim imenom Marsonia 1909" (in Croatian). sbplus.hr. 2011-01-08.

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