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Dinamo Congratulates Former Player Olmo on World Cup Title
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Dinamo Congratulates Former Player Olmo on World Cup Title

From Veฤernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Dinamo Zagreb congratulated former player Dani Olmo on winning the World Cup with Spain, highlighting his unique achievement as the first HNL player to do so.
  • Olmo joined Dinamo at 16, spent six years there, and has since played for RB Leipzig and Barcelona.
  • He was a starter in Spain's 1-0 World Cup final victory over Argentina.

Croatian football club Dinamo Zagreb celebrated their former player Dani Olmo after he secured the World Cup title with the Spanish national team. The club emphasized Olmo's historic accomplishment as the first player ever to win the world championship while having played in the Croatian First Football League (HNL).

"Olmiฤ‡ is a world champion! Dani Olmo has become the first Dinamo player, and the first ever player from the HNL, to carry the title of world champion! Dear Dani, we are proud of you and congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts!" Dinamo announced on their social media channels.

Olmo joined Dinamo Zagreb at the young age of 16 in 2014, coming from Barcelona's youth academy. He spent six years with the Zagreb club before transferring to German side RB Leipzig. Two years prior to this World Cup victory, he returned to his boyhood club, Barcelona. He was a member of the starting lineup for Spain in the final match where they defeated Argentina 1-0. Olmo has made 58 appearances for Spain, scoring 12 goals.

Olmiฤ‡ is a world champion! Dani Olmo has become the first Dinamo player, and the first ever player from the HNL, to carry the title of world champion! Dear Dani, we are proud of you and congratulate you from the bottom of our hearts!

โ€” Dinamo ZagrebThe club's official announcement celebrating Dani Olmo's World Cup victory.
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Originally published by Veฤernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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