Rukavina leads Hajduk recruits
Sunday, June 29, 2003
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Croatian league runners-up HNK Hajduk Split have strengthened their squad with three new signings.
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Hajduk, who will play in the UEFA Cup qualifying round next month, have landed Croatian international midfield player Tomislav Rukavina, 29, on a two-year contract from Italian Serie B side AC Venezia. Rukavina, a product of Hajduk's youth academy though he never played for the first team, said: "I didn't play a lot last season with Venezia, but I believe I can do a job for Hajduk."
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Rukavina will be joined in Split by NK Zagreb midfield player France Cacic, 23, who has arrived on a three-year contract. Meanwhile, Bosnia-Herzegovnian international Dragan Blatnjak, 21, became the third addition when the NK Zadar striker agreed a three-year deal. Hajduk, who also won the 2003 Croatian Cup, will take on Finnish side FC Haka for a place in the UEFA Cup first round.
