Rene Komar

Rene Komar
Rene Komar with DPMM during the 2009 Singapore League Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-11-06) 6 November 1977
Place of birth Croatia
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Pomorac
2005–2007 DPMM (7)
2007–2008 Pomorac 0 (0)
2008–2009 DPMM 20 (1)
2010–2012 Crikvenica 68 (1)
2013–2021 Risnjak
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rene Komar (born 6 November 1977 in Croatia) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Pomorac

Komar developed at NK Pomorac 1921 where he was a mainstay in the team at their peak in their history, playing in the Prva HNL from 2001 to 2003.[1] They were relegated that season through losing the play-offs to NK Inter Zaprešić spearheaded by a young Dinamo Zagreb loanee, Eduardo da Silva.[2]

DPMM

Komar moved to Bruneian club DPMM FC owned by Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah in May 2005. He made his competitive debut at the year's Champions Cup on 6 May, in a pulsating 4–3 win over the Army football team where his goal in the 78th minute ignited his new team to victory from a 3–1 deficit.[3] He scored his first league goal in the league in a 5–1 victory over NBT FC.[4] He also featured for DPMM at the 2005 ASEAN Club Championship, going all the way to the semi-finals.[5]

At the start of the 2005–06 Malaysia Premier League season, Brunei DPMM FC replaced the Bruneian representative side in the Malaysian league system.[6] Under fellow Croatian Ranko Buketa, Komar and his team was promoted to the Malaysia Super League via the play-offs, overcoming Pahang in a 2–1 aggregate win.[7] He was retained by the club for their maiden MSL season, where his stellar performances in defence helped them reach third place at the conclusion of the campaign.[8] He was named the Player of the Year by the club.[9] At the end of the 2006–07 season, Komar was released by the club.[10]

Komar was recalled back to Brunei in the summer of 2008 after an administrative error scuppered a return to Pomorac in the 2007–08 season.[11] DPMM transferred to the Singapore S.League in 2009.[12] He scored one goal that year, in a 2–0 victory over Balestier Khalsa.[13] Later that season, Komar was handed a 15-month ban by the Football Association of Singapore for raising his hands to the referee in a game against Home United.[14] As a result of FIFA's suspension of Brunei, DPMM were forced to end their participation in the middle of their campaign, but not before winning the 2009 Singapore League Cup.[15]

Crikvenica

Komar moved to NK Crikvenica of the 3. HNL West in 2010, alongside Mate Brajković.[16] He became a regular with the team on the Croatian coast for the next three seasons, helping them consolidate their place in the Croatian third tier.[17]

Risnjak

After a possible deal with NK Borac Bakar of the 4. HNL failed to materialise,[18][19] Komar settled down at amateur side NK Risnjak in 2013 and helped the Gorski Kotar region club rise up the county leagues, winning it outright in 2015.[20][21] He played for the club until the 2021–22 season.[17]

Honours

Team

DPMM
NK Risnjak

Personal life

At the 20th anniversary of the establishment of DPMM FC in 2020, Komar was invited back to Brunei as a guest, the only former Croatian DPMM footballer to be given such honour.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Rene Komar » Statistics: Club Matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Inker ponovno među najboljima". Sportnet.hr. 14 June 2003. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "DPMM FC Bag Champion Cup". Borneo Bulletin. 7 May 2005. Archived from the original on 25 November 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "DPMM hit five past NBT". www.eteamz.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "ASEAN Champions Cup 2005". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "20 pemain tempatan, 4 pemain import saring jersi Brunei DPMM FC" [20 local players, 4 import players don the Brunei DPMM FC jersey] (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 7 December 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Brunei In Super League". Borneo Bulletin. 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Brunei DPMM FC Take On Kedah". Borneo Bulletin. 16 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Crown Prince Attends DPMM FC Gala". Borneo Bulletin. 18 February 2007. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Brunei want revenge against UPB". The Brunei Times. 6 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Rene ready to rock". www.eteamz.com. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Brunei's DPMM Join Singapore League". Goal. 14 February 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  13. ↑ Bruneidaily (2 July 2009). "bruneidaily: Still unbeaten at home..."
  14. ↑ "Singapore: DPMM Trio Receive Lengthy Bans For Referee Attack — Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  15. ↑ "DPMM unable to continue 2009 S.League season". S.League. 23 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "NK Crikvenica ostvarila najveći transfer u povijesti". crikvenica.hr. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Rene Komar - Croatian Football Federation". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Rene Komar dogovorio suradnju s Borcem, iskusni branič pojačao Bakrane". Sportcom.hr. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Dušan Gruevski, trener Borca uoči Goranina: U Delnice putujemo bez šest igrača, ali želimo tri boda". Sportcom.hr. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Rene Komar: S guštom igram za Risnjak, tu sam dok me budu trebali". Sportcom.hr. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Risnjak postao jesenski prvak bez poraza". Sportcom.hr. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "PRINC OD BRUNEJA Kako je Riječanin Rene Komar oduševio jednog od najbogatijih ljudi na svijetu…". Novi list. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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