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EXCITING Melbourne Croatia striker Zeljko Adzic has won the prestigious John Warren Medal as the National Soccer League Players’ Player of the Year. Adzic, who is currently in Yugoslavia with first division club Dinamo Zagreb, won by 13 votes from team-mate Branko Milosevic with newcomer Greg Brown from Parramatta Melita …

ZAGREB, Thursday: Greetings from Zagreb where I have the pleasure of writing this week’s column. Apart from this city of one million being the capital of the northern Republic of Croatia, it is rich in history – boasting one of Europe’s oldest cathedrals and a university which is more than …

MELBOURNE: Melbourne Croatia climbed into the National Soccer League top five yesterday after beating Sydney Olympic 2-1 at North Sunshine. It will occupy third position at least until the balance of the present round has been played. Goalkeeper Clint Gosling was Olympic’s hero, saving a penalty by Zeljko Adzic in …

IT’S that time of the year for our national championship – the crucial time that separates the men from the boys, the final championship contenders from the also rans. To accommodate the “summer” season kick-off in October, this year’s championship finishes in August and as such is already almost two-thirds …

Young goal-scoring sensation Ivan Kelic maintained his outstanding record as league leaders Melbourne Croatia shared the points with St George in a 2-2 draw at St George Stadium last night. Kelic, 20, scored twice within the space of eight minutes midway through the first half, both from inside the six-metre …

MELBOURNE: The curtain was drawn on the 1988 soccer season when Melbourne Croatia beat South Melbourne 4-3 in extra time in the Dockerty Cup final at Middle Park yesterday. In an enthralling clash, the teams were locked at 2-2 at full-time, before Croatia gained the upper hand in the tie-breaking …

When it was born in 1977 the National Soccer League was a visionary competition. For one of the few times its history Australian soccer was ahead of its time. While other football codes laughed and scoffed, saying the soccer revolution would die in its infancy, the 14 foundation clubs rejoiced …

MELBOURNE: National Soccer League newcomer Melbourne Croatia has signed former Welsh international captain Terry Hennessey as its coach for the 1984 season. Hennessey earlier this year guided Tulsa Roughnecks to the North American Soccer League, title. His signing is a scoop for Croatia. The Croatia secretary, Eddie Muzaferovic, said yesterday …