Zvonko_Bakula

Zvonko Bakula

Zvonko Bakula

Bosnian footballer

Zvonko Bakula (born May 20, 1982) is a former Bosnian footballer who played as a defender.

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Club career

Bosnia

Bakula played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with NK Posusje in the 2002–03 season.[1] He would re-sign with the club the following season.[2] After four consecutive seasons with Posusje, he joined HNK Brotnjo in 2007 to play in the country's second division. He would immediately return to his former club the next season.[3][4]

Canada

In the summer of 2010, he was transferred abroad to play in the Canadian Soccer League with the expansion franchise Brantford Galaxy.[5] In his debut season in the inter-provincial league, he assisted Brantford in securing a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the first division.[6] Bakula participated in the opening round of the postseason, where he contributed the winning goal against the Serbian White Eagles in the second match which advanced the club to the next round.[7] In the semi-final round of the tournament, Brantford would eliminate Portugal FC to advance to the championship final.[8] He would appear in the championship final match against Hamilton Croatia where the Galaxy would successfully defeat Hamilton.[9][10]

Bakula was re-signed by Brantford for the 2011 season.[11][12] However, the club failed to secure a postseason berth by finishing ninth in the league's first division.[13] After two seasons with Brantford, he signed with league rivals London City for the 2012 campaign.[14][15][16] Following the conclusion of the season, he was nominated for the league's top defender award.[17] In 2013, after a brief stint in Europe, he re-signed with London for another season.[18]

Croatia

In the winter of 2013, he returned to Europe to play in the Croatian second-tier league with NK Imotski where he played in 5 matches.[19] After a short stint with Imotski, he played with NK Kamen Ivanbegovina for the 2014–15 season.[20] In 2016, he played in the Croatian regional level with NK Vinjani.[21]

Administrative career

In 2023, he returned to his former club Posusje, where he made the transition into the administrative field of football and was named to the club's supervisory board by the board of directors.[22]

References

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    "NK Posusje 2002-03". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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    "NK Posusje 2003-04". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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    "NK Posusje 2008-09". de.eufo.de. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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    "Posušaci also started work" [Posušaci also started work]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 1 January 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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    "Galaxy Add Players". Brantford Expositor. 13 August 2010. pp. B1.
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    Smiley, Brian (4 October 2010). "Galaxy soars to playoffs". Brantford Expositor. pp. B1.
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    Smiley, Brian (19 October 2010). "Galaxy's dream season continues". Brantford Expositor.
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    Smiley, Brian (25 October 2010). "Galaxy, Hamilton Croatia to kick off for title". Brantford Expositor.
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    "Fazlagic scores twice, Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia 3-0 for CSL title: Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia for CSL title". The Canadian Press. 31 October 2010.
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    "2010 CSL season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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    Smiley, Brian (14 May 2011). "Galaxy: Ready for kickoff!". Brantford Expositor.
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    O' Leary, Ed (27 June 2011). "Misik scores winner in Galaxy debut ; SOCCER". Brantford Expositor.
  13. [13]
    "Galaxy fail to make CSL playoffs". Brantford Expositor. 3 October 2011.
  14. [14]
    Carruthers, Dale (15 June 2012). "Croatian keeper new hope". London Free Press. pp. D5.
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    "Priča o srpskom fudbalu u kanadskom Londonu - B92.net" [The story of Serbian football in London, Canada]. B92.net (in Serbian). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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    Brodie, Jonathon (10 June 2012). "Tie for London City". www.ourlondon.ca. Our London. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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    "Upcoming CSL Awards Night for the Winners........CSL releases list of individuals nominated". Canadian Soccer League. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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    "2013 London City roster". canadiansoccerleague.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  19. [19]
    "Croatia - Z. Bakula - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  20. [20]
    "Kamen - Neretva 1:1 - SuperSport HNL". hnl.hr. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  21. [21]
    "Sluzbeno Glasilo Nogometnog Saveza Zupanije Splitsko-Dalmatinske" (PDF). nszsd.hr. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  22. [22]
    "HŠK Posušje dobio novo rukovodstvo" [HŠK Posusje got a new management]. sportsport.ba (in Croatian). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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