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NK Imotski 
Full name Nogometni klub Imotski Founded 1991 Ground Gospin dolac
(Capacity: 4,000)Chairman Ante Đuzel Manager Mirko Grabovac League Druga HNL 2010–11 Druga HNL, 5th 
Home colours
Away coloursNK Imotski is a Croatian football club based in the town of Imotski, in the region of Dalmatia. They play in Druga HNL, Croatia's second level.
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Current squad
- As of 4 April 2010[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player 
DF Fabijan Bulić 
MF Slavko Grubić (on loan from Hajduk Split) FW Hrvatin Gudelj MF Ivan Jerković MF Marin Jonjić FW Marin Koštić GK Stanko Marušić MF Petar Mrkonjić No. Position Player FW Zvonimir Perković-Šantar MF Ivan Rako DF Danijel Rašić GK Antoni Soldo (on loan from Široki Brijeg) DF Nikola Šimić MF Petar Šuto FW Ivan Todorić DF Mirko Tolić FW Darko Vučić (on loan from Croatia Sesvete) Nationalist symbols controversy
In October 2007, the Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija reported that NK Imotski's club dress had Ustaša-related symbols (The letter U and the Independent State of Croatia-resembling coat of arms inside the letter. That was, in fact, the logo of the club's leading sponsor, the edile company "gUj" (meaning "Gojko Und Jure"). Some historians and critics claim the symbols display is an open praising of the Ustaše, a World War II-era Nazi regime in Croatia.[2]
The club's president Nediljko Tolo said that "as long as the sponsor finances our club, we will carry those symbols on our dresses".[3]
According to the club's web site, the shirt with the logo have become a "hit" among the fans and have been widely accepted.[4]
In early November 2007 Croatian Second League Association announced that NK Imotski violated FIFA, Croatian Football Federation rules and laws of Republic of Croatia. NK Imotski had to quit a sponsorship deal with "Gojko und Jure" until the company changes its logo. NK Imotski had to find new club dresses for the players and remove all "Gojko und Jure" advertisements around the stadium.[5]
References
- ^ "NK Imotski" (in Croatian). Nogometni magazin. http://www.hnl-statistika.com/c1.asp?ID=14. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
- ^ Imotski nogometaši nose na dresovima ustaško znakovlje - Jutarnji.hr
- ^ Slobodna Dalmacija
- ^ NK imotski report
- ^ NK Imotski s 'ustaškim' majicama prekršio zakon - Dnevnik.hr
External links
- Official website (Croatian)
- NK Imotski at Nogometni magazin (Croatian)
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- Croatian football clubs
- Croatian football club stubs
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