HNK Rijeka
HNL (Prva HNL) • Croatia
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Coaches
| # | Name | Position | Phone | Social | Source | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Željko Sopić | Head Coach (held role at start of 2024-25; sacked 13 August 2024) | — | — | — | Wikipedia — 2024-25 HNK Rijeka season | 2024-08-13 |
| 2 | Radomir Đalović | Head Coach (from 13 August 2024; led club to Croatian league title and Croatian Cup double — second league title in club history; departed September 2025 after 52 matches) | — | — | — | Wikipedia / Alamy / TSG News | 2024-08-13 |
| 3 | Dario Grabušić | Assistant Coach / Assistant Manager (under Đalović, 2024-25) | — | — | — | Transfermarkt staff history | — |
| 4 | Darko Raić-Sudar | Sporting Director (appointed 2 April 2023; former player at Osijek, Istra 1961, Israeli clubs; Croatian FA Executive Board member; president of Istrian County FA) | — | — | — | HNK Rijeka official / HRT Radio Rijeka | 2023-04-02 |
Academies
HNK Rijeka Academy (Omladinska škola HNK Rijeka / Škola nogometa HNK Rijeka)
Rujevica neighbourhood, 4 km northwest of Rijeka city centre (modern training facility opened August 2015, cost €24M; 4 training fields incl. Stadion Rujevica)
Director: Fausto Budicin (Head of Football School); Tomislav Ivković (Board Advisor for Youth School from February 2025 — former Croatian international goalkeeper, ex-Porto, PSV)
Page: https://nk-rijeka.hr
Phone: +385 51 612 041
Email: skolanogometa@nk-rijeka.hr
Additional Information
Formal name: HNK Rijeka s.d.d. Founded 1946. OIB: 38726608831. Nickname: 'Bijeli armadoni'. Stadium: Stadion Rujevica (cap. 8,279) — temporary home; original Stadion Kantrida under reconstruction (new 12,000–14,000 seat facility planned). Ownership: Damir Mišković 70% (via Teanna Limited), City of Rijeka 30%. President: Damir Mišković. Achieved UCL play-off round in 2024-25 (eliminated by NK Olimpija August 2024). Under Đalović 2024-25: won HNL (2nd ever league title) + Croatian Cup = historic double. Academy: founded 1972, 400+ youth players, 11 age categories, 5× Croatian U-19 league champions. Membership: clanstvo@nk-rijeka.hr / +385 51 563 640. Social: Facebook /nk.rijeka, Instagram @hnk_rijeka. Transfermarkt: https://www.transfermarkt.com/hnk-rijeka/startseite/verein/144.