Poljud Staduim
From inception until 1979, the team Hajduk evolved on a
former base of maneuver Austro-Hungarian Army that the
club had turned into a football stadium. And now occupied
by rugby team from Split. In 1979 was inaugurated by
President Tito, a totally futuristic stadium straight out of
the imagination of the great architect Boris Magas. Shellshaped, with a capacity of 55,000 seats, the Poljud was
born. Its structure is an architectural feat for its time, its
roof made of plastic plate home to much of the stands and
booths sports reporters who are suspended in the air with a
direct view of the pitch. Over the years, the Poljud became
and is an institution in Split but also throughout the
Croatia. Since then, HNK Hajduk Split is the resident
Poljud. But Poljud is a football stadium, it is the meeting
place for sports athletic, cultural and concerts. The latest
being the Ultra Festival Europe rally, which is one of the
biggest music events in the world passing the biggest DJ in
the world in July 2014, and was more than 300 000 people
attended this global event.
Torcida Split
These are the fans that gives a team, in any sport, the desire
to go further. Torcida Split is the best example. Founded in
1950, Torcida Split is the oldest club in the world to bear.
They are one of the biggest clubs in Croatia bear. Torcida
Split really takes shape at the game very tense between the
arch-rivals Hajduk, Red Star Belgrade, on October 28,
1958 or in the 87th minute, when Hajduk scored the
winning goal. At the final whistle it was a lot of fan who
invaded the pitch to glorify their scorer. This movement
will be called to support the Ultra suite. Ultra that we find
in many team in Croatia but also in the world. Like any
large group of support, they have their place in Poljud
stadium. For each match, it will regroup in the north stand
to bring their strength to their team. It is not uncommon for
fans forming patterns in the stands. All these fans give each
match a voice and visual spectacle.
All our regrets
While writing this first article on Hajduk, we learned
with sadness the death of mister Vladimir Beara who
left us to join the stars of Hajduk at the age of 85
following a heart attack. Vladimir Beara occupied in
1950-60, the position of goalkeeper in. Vladimir was
considered by his colleagues and opponents as the
greatest goalkeeper Yugoslav goal. He was a gold
medalist with the team of Yugoslavia at the Olympic
Games in 1952, this year Yugoslavia was ranked 21st in
the medal obtained, with a total of three medals.
Special thanks to Goran Vučević, sporting director HNK
Hajduk for his valuable time, availability and the entire
management team of the club and a big thank you to Boris
and Frane without whom this article would not have been
written.
In future editions of "International Tourist Split" we will
return to the players yesterday and today HNK Hajduk
Split as well as the history of this club out of the ordinary.
Torcida’s stand
« Hajduk lives forever »