President : John Gagro
Head Coach : Steve Zoric
Assistant Coaches: Rob Seib and John Ross
U20's Coach : Goran Sivric
Hurstville Football Club, formerly known as Hurstville Zagreb Football Club is an Australian association football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club was founded by Croatian Australians in November 1970.
Hurstville Zagreb Football Club's humble beginnings began in the New South Wales Soccer Association playing out of the St George district. While playing in these surroundings the club won numerous minor premierships and grand finals.
In 1991 the club was promoted into the New South Wales Football Federation in Division Five. It has been in this league where Hurstville Zagreb FC has really shone through. In ten years the club has moved up through the divisions playing as high as the State Super League in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. The club proudly plays its soccer in Division One.
Over the years the club has been involved in the development of a number of Socceroos and professional footballers, such as, Ante Milicic, Ante Covic, Eddy Bosnar, Ante Moric, Joe Vrkic and Mark Rudan. These players only represent the tip of the iceberg of players who come through the ranks of Hurstville Zagreb FC.
Each year, Hurstville Zagreb hosts the Martin Knezevic Cup in memory of former player, coach and friend, Martin Knezevic.
Zagreb has become the second largest Croatian soccer club in Sydney, after Sydney United and celebrated its 40 year anniversary in 2010. The club currently competes in the New South Wales State League Division Two, the third highest league in NSW.
The club also competes in the annual Australian/NZ-Croatian Soccer Tournament in which it has built a very strong reputation for itself. Hurstville Zagreb hosted this tournament in 1999.
For the upcoming 2013 season, Hurstville Zagreb has changed its name to Hurstville Football Club under direction from the governing body Football NSW.
Hurstville Football Club is proudly sponsored by BOKA Windows, Industrial Electric Co, Ivan's Butchery Chester Hill, Truckmate and The Croatian Club Punchbowl.
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