Club History
History of football in Trbovlje dates back to 1922, which applies to the anniversary of the birth of football in Trbovlje, when it was founded as ŠK Zora. In the same year, the ŠK Zora aroused a lot of interest in this sport among youth working class. Throughout this period, the following clubs were established in Trbovlje : SK Trbovlje, DSK Svoboda, SK Amater, SK Dobrna, DASK, SK Retje, NK Rudar, NK Retje, NK Svoboda, NK Dobrna, NK Sloga and NK Cement 1876. All clubs (except Rudar) are now dissolved.
On the 50th anniversary of the club, they won the Slovenian championship for the first time. A successful period lasted until 1980, as NK Rudar won the republic league two more times between 1974 and 1979. The team was led by prestigious Slovenian expert Zdenko Verdenik.
With the collapse of Yugoslavia and the independence of Slovenia, all Slovenian teams returned from the federal leagues. Some of the key players left the club and Rudar was eliminated from the newly established Slovenian league. They never returned back to the first division.
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