THE SPORTS GROUND: MARIJAN KUSTIĆ RECEIVED A NEW MANDATE AT THE HEAD OF THE CROATIAN FOOTBALL FEDERATION -

Marijan Kustić, the current president of the Croatian Football Association, earned a new four-year mandate at the head of the umbrella organization of Croatian football with unanimous support at the Electoral Assembly, held at the Westin Hotel in Zagreb.

At the Assembly, the new HNS Executive Committee was unanimously elected, which still consists of Đuro Bukvić, Nenad Črnko, Nenad Horvatić, Davor Ivić, Ante Kulušić, Josip Kuterovac, Drago Lucić, Robert Markulin, Damir Mišković, Slavko Prišćan, Božidar Šikić, Ile Topuzović, Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović, Darko Raić Sudar and Mario Smodlaka. The new member of the Executive Board is Kristijan Antolović, who replaced former member Mata Kljajić in the executive branch.

The first vice-president of HNS remains Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović, and the new vice-presidents are Nenad Horvatić, Davor Ivić, and Ile Topuzović, Damir Mišković remains vice-president as in the last convocation.

I am honored and proud to be the president of the Croatian Football Association. To make these kinds of results, to launch this many projects in infrastructure, that’s something great. I would like to thank presidents Čeferin and Infantino for the great support we have from UEFA and FIFA. Of course, I am happy about the project of building a football camp, about which perhaps there was not much optimism at the start. I said that we will not lay foundation stones but be specific. I would like to thank the Government of the Republic of Croatia, which provided great support, as well as the city of Velika Gorica, which was unique in supporting this project. I believe that we will start the works at the beginning of April, and that is something truly special. When I received your trust three and a half years ago, I announced this, and I am glad that we are fulfilling that promise. The unity we have shown in these four years is a great pleasure for me, and they lead to such results. Togetherness is a source of pride for all of us – said Marijan Kustić, whose entire speech can be found at the following link

The assembly was graced by the presence of Fifa representative Marion Gavat, regional coordinator in the department for national associations, head of the department for national associations of UEFA Mario Georgiou, general secretary of the Croatian Olympic Committee Siniša Krajač, honorary presidents of HNS Branko Mikša and Mladen Vedriš, coach of Vatreni Zlatko Dalić, executive vice-president of the Croatian Water Polo Association Perica Bukić and president of the Croatian Basketball Association Nikola Rukavina.

It is a great pleasure to be together again, on this day when another sport has achieved the results that we are continuously achieving. Croatian sport is on the rise again, from water polo and skiing onwards, and we can be proud to be at the head of that column that gives special dignity to our country abroad – Mladen Vedriš

It is always a pleasure for me to come to the HNS assembly because its awards speak volumes about the work of the HNS. The HOO and the Croatian Olympic family respect your results, which is proven by the fact that your president became the vice-president of our organization, which is an honor for us, and I believe you too. We welcome the good cooperation so far and look forward to an even better one in the future. HNS is an example of continuity, from administrative to leading the team on the field – Siniša Krajač

The speeches of Mladen Vedriš and Siniša Krajač can be found on the following link.

It is a great pleasure to be at the Election Assembly of HNS and I convey to you the greetings of UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin and General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis. Croatia has positioned itself as a great soccer nation. Your exceptional results have put you at the top of the world, as these medals show. Ahead of the League of Nations playoffs, I wish your national team good luck – said Mario Georgiou

It is a great honor to be here with you and to represent FIFA at your assembly. I convey to you the greetings of President Infantino, General Secretary Grafström and the entire FIFA administration. The results of Croatian football speak for themselves, especially in the last two world championships, as well as the legendary football players who come from Croatia – you have earned your place among the world’s football elite. We cannot emphasize enough how extraordinary an achievement it is for a country of four million people to win a silver and then a bronze medal at the world championships – said Marion Gavat

The speeches of FIFA and UEFA representatives can be found at the following link.

The assembly was attended by 64 out of a total of 75 representatives.

SOURCE: Croatian Football Federation