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Croatia national under-23 football team

October 21, 2023

The Croatia national under-23 football team represents Croatia in international women's football matches for players aged 23 or under. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. Although the team never participated at the Olympics, the team is sometimes referred to as the Croatia Olympic football team (Croatian: Hrvatska olimpijska nogometna reprezentacija).

Croatia U23
Nickname(s)Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
AssociationCroatian Football Federation (HNS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachOgnjen Vukojević
CaptainTonio Teklić
Most capsŽeljko Pavlović (5)
Dražen Madunović (5)
Mario Stanić (5)
Josip Gašpar (5)
Danijel Štefulj (5)
Top scorerIgor Cvitanović (2)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Croatia 1–1 Slovenia 
(Varaždin, Croatia; 17 March 1993)
Biggest win
 Qatar A 0–3 Croatia 
(Wiener Neustadt, Austria; 20 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Croatia 0–2 Tunisia 
(Alès, France; 17 June 1993)
Websitehns-cff.hr

The team was formed for the 1993 Mediterranean Games held in France. Prior to the tournament, Croatia played two preparational friendlies against Slovenia, both ending in a 1–1 draw. These were also the first matches ever played by the Croatian team. At the tournament itself, Croatia finished last in its four-teams-group, losing two, and drawing one match. In 1996 the team played a friendly against Brazil as Brazil's preparation match for the upcoming 1996 Olympics, drawing 1–1. During the 1997 Mediterranean Games held in Italy, the team again finished last in its three-teams-group, losing both matches. In 1998, it won a friendly against Romania with a 0–1 score and in 2013 it lost a friendly against the Netherlands. The team didn't play any matches from 2013 until 2022 when it met the Qatari senior team as part of their pre-2022 FIFA World Cup preparation in a friendly in Austria, winning 3–0.

Since Croatia U21 never managed to secure Croatia's participation at the Olympics through UEFA EURO U21 Championship, which serves as a qualifying system, Croatia U23 has never participated at the Olympics.

History Edit

Croatia's national under-23 football team was formed for the occasion of the 1993 Mediterranean Games, held in June 1993 in France. The team was led by Vlatko Marković. Its first matches, the two friendlies against Slovenia, were played as a preparation for the Mediterranean Games. The two teams first met on 17 March 1993 in Zaprešić, Croatia, and the second time on 12 May 1993 in Maribor, Slovenia, with both matches ending in a 1–1 draw.[1][2][3] At the tournament itself, Croatia was in the group with Tunisia, Turkey, and France. It played its first match against Tunisia, losing 0–2.[4][5] Its second match against Turkey also ended in defeat, with a score of 2–3.[6][7] A 3–3 draw against France was their last match in the tournament.[8][9] Croatia finished last among ten teams, while Turkey won the tournament.[citation needed] The 1993 Mediterranean Games were at the same time the first Croatian encounter with international competitive football after its independence. The coach Marković was disappointed with the performance, blaming the "celebrities" within the team, commenting that "the first encounter with the world football shows us how low we have fallen, we're at the tail of all modern football events".[10]

Croatia's U23 team went on to play against Brazil's U23 team in a friendly which ended in a 1–1 draw. Croatia was led by Martin Novoselac. At the time Brazil held the champions title of the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was preparing for the 1996 Olympics in the United States.[11]

Under the leadership of Ivo Šušak, the Croatian U23 team competed at the 1997 Mediterranean Games, being in the group with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain. It lost both matches, with scores 0–1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1–2 against Spain, finishing last in its group. Italy won the tournament, while Croatia finished 10th among 13 teams. The football tournament at the next Mediterranean Games was limited to players aged 21 or younger, with Croatia not participating in future Mediterranean football tournaments.[citation needed]

In 1998, in Bucharest, Croatia played a friendly against Romania, which at the time had one of the best young football teams. Croatia won the match with a 0–1 score.[12] Fifteen years later, in 2013, Croatia played against the Netherlands in Pula, with Croatia losing 2–3.[13][14]

The team was formed again in September 2022 to replace Bolivia senior team for a friendly match against Qatar senior team, after Bolivia canceled the match.[citation needed] The Croatian team was led by Robert Jarni who also led the Croatia U17 team.[15] The match was played on 20 September 2022 in Wiener Neustadt in Austria as Qatar's preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which they hosted. Croatia won 0–3.[citation needed] Qatar senior team played a return match against Croatia on 8 June 2023, in Vorau, with Croatia winning 0–1. The Croatian team was led by Ognjen Vukojević.[citation needed]

Results Edit

17 March 1993 (1993-03-17) Friendly Croatia   1–1   Slovenia Varaždin, Croatia
15:15
  • Cvitanović   6'
 Report
Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lajos Hartmann (Hungary)
12 May 1993 (1993-05-12) Friendly Slovenia   1–1   Croatia Maribor, Slovenia
16:30
Report
Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ladislav Gádoši (Slovakia)
17 June 1993 (1993-06-17) 1993 Mediterranean Games Gr B Croatia   0–2   Tunisia Alès, France
20:00
Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre Pibarot
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Giorgos Bikas (Greece)
19 June 1993 (1993-06-19) 1993 Mediterranean Games Gr B Croatia   2–3   Turkey Sète, France
 Report
Stadium: Stade Louis-Michel
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Merzak Nems (Algeria)
21 June 1993 (1993-06-21) 1993 Mediterranean Games Gr B France   3–3   Croatia Alès, France
 Report
Stadium: Stade Pierre Pibarot
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Salem Prolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
22 May 1996 (1996-05-22) Friendly Brazil   1–1   Croatia Manaus, Brazil
17:00
Report
Stadium: Vivaldão
Attendance: 43,825
17 June 1997 (1997-06-17) 1997 Mediterranean Games Gr D Croatia   0–1   Bosnia and Herzegovina Brindisi, Italy
Report
Stadium: Stadio Franco Fanuzzi
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)
21 June 1997 (1997-06-21) 1997 Mediterranean Games Gr D Croatia   1–2   Spain Lecce, Italy
 Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 150
Referee: Pascal Garibian (France)
17 March 1998 (1998-03-17) Friendly Romania   0–1   Croatia Bucharest, Romania
Report
Stadium: Stadionul Național
5 February 2013 (2013-02-05) Friendly Croatia   2–3   Netherlands Pula, Croatia
15:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Veruda
Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Andrej Kokolj (Slovenia)
Assistant referees: Jure Prapotnik (Slovenia)
Fourth official: Marin Vidulin (Croatia)
20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) Friendly Qatar A   0–3   Croatia Wiener Neustadt, Austria
16:00 UTC Report
Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Referee: Stevan Radenkovic (Austria)
8 June 2023 (2023-06-08) Friendly Qatar A   0–1   Croatia Vorau, Austria
18:00 UTC
Report
Stadium: Ukraft Arena
Referee: Alexander Harkam (Austria)

Coaching staff Edit

Current coaching staff Edit

Position Name
Head coach   Ognjen Vukojević

Players Edit

Last squad Edit

The following players were named in the squad for a friendly against Qatar A on 8 June 2023.[16]

Caps and goals as of 8 June 2023, after the match against Qatar A.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lovro Majkić (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24) 1 0   Istra
12 1GK Dinko Horkaš (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 24) 1 0   Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2 2DF Luka Hujber (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 24) 1 0   Istra
3 2DF Bruno Goda (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Rijeka
4 2DF Branimir Kalaica (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Lokomotiva
5 2DF Vinko Soldo (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Sarajevo
13 2DF Matej Maglica (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Darmstadt 98
14 2DF Ivan Smolčić (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 23) 1 0   Rijeka
15 2DF Jozo Stanić (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 24) 2 0   St. Gallen
6 3MF Mario Ćurić (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Torpedo Moscow
8 3MF Neven Đurasek (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 25) 1 0   Aris
10 3MF Tonio Teklić (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 24) 2 1   Trabzonspor
16 3MF Mario Čuić (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 22) 1 0   Istra
18 3MF Leon Belcar (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 21) 1 0   Varaždin
7 4FW Kristian Fućak (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 24) 1 0   Osijek
9 4FW Sandro Kulenović (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 23) 2 1   Dinamo Zagreb
11 4FW Mario Ćuže (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 24) 1 0   Zrinjski
17 4FW Denis Bušnja (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 23) 1 0   Rijeka
19 4FW Igor Matanović (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 20) 1 1   Karlsruher SC

Competitive record Edit

  Champions  
  Runners-up  
  Third place  
  Fourth place  
  Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

Olympic Games Edit

Summer Olympic Games record Qualifications record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad
  1896 Part of   Austria-Hungary
  1900
  1904
  1908
  1912
  1920 Part of   Kingdom of Yugoslavia
  1924
  1928
  1936
  1948 Part of   Yugoslavia
  1952
  1956
  1960
  1964
  1968
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984
  1988
  1992 Not a FIFA member
  1996 Did not qualify UEFA European Under-21 Championship 1996
  2000 2000
  2004 2004
  2008 2008
  2012 2012
  2016 2016
  2020 2020
  2024 2024
  2028 To be determined 2028
  2032 2032
Total 0/29
Matches
First match —
Biggest win —
Biggest defeat —

Mediterranean Games Edit

Since Croatia's independence, Croatia's U23 football team participated in two Mediterranean Games: 1993 and 1997. The next 2001 Mediterranean Games were limited to U21 teams, while the 2005 Mediterranean Games were set for the U23 teams, even though none of the players who participated were older than 21. The 2009 Mediterranean Games were limited to U20 teams, while the 2013 Games pushed the limit to U19 teams. Since 2018, the Mediterranean Games have invited U18, U19 and U21 teams, though, only U18 teams participated ever since. No Croatian team participated in the Mediterranean Games after 1997.

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA Squad
  1951 Part of   Yugoslavia
  1955
  1959
  1963
  1967
  1971
  1975
  1979
  1983
  1987
  1991
  1993 Group stage 10/10 3 0 1 2 5 8 1993
  1997 Group stage 10/13 2 0 0 2 1 3 1997
Total Group stage 2/13 5 0 1 4 6 11 Total

Correct as of 21 June 1997 after the match against   Spain.

Matches
First match   Croatia 0–2 Tunisia  
(Alès, France; 17 June 1993)
Biggest win —
Biggest defeat   Croatia 0–2 Tunisia  
(Alès, France; 21 June 1993)

Statistics Edit

Managers Edit

 
Vlatko Marković was the first coach of Croatia's U23 national team

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Croatia manager's results.

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage
Manager Tenure Pld W D L Win % Tournaments
  Vlatko Marković 1993 5 0 3 2 000.0   1993 Mediterranean Games – Group stage
  Martin Novoselac 1996 1 0 1 0 000.0 —
  Ivo Šušak 1997–2013 4 1 0 3 025.0   1997 Mediterranean Games – Group stage
  Robert Jarni 2022 1 1 0 0 100.0 —
  Ognjen Vukojević 2023 1 1 0 0 100.0 —

Last updated: Qatar A vs Croatia, 8 June 2023.

Most capped players Edit

 
Mario Stanić (pictured), Željko Pavlović, Dražen Madunović, Josip Gašpar, and Danijel Štefulj are the most capped players for Croatia's U23 team, each playing three matches
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Željko Pavlović 5 0 1993
Dražen Madunović 0 1993
Mario Stanić 1 1993
Josip Gašpar 1 1993
Danijel Štefulj 0 1993–1996
2 Zoran Ban 4 0 1993
Goran Vlaović 1 1993
Ivica Mornar 0 1993
Ivan Jurić 0 1996–1998
Mario Cvitanović 0 1996–1998

Last updated: Qatar A vs. Croatia, 8 June 2023

Top goalscorers Edit

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Igor Cvitanović 2 3 0.67 1993
2 Andrej Kramarić 1 1 1 2013
Ivan Boras 1 1 2013
Josip Mitrović 1 1 2022
Igor Matanović 1 1 2023
Milan Rapaić 2 0.5 1993–1996
Davor Vugrinec 2 0.5 1996–1998
Mario Bazina 2 0.5 1997
Tonio Teklić 2 0.5 2022–2023
Sandro Kulenović 2 0.5 2022–2023
Goran Vučević 3 0.33 1993
Goran Vlaović 4 0.25 1993
Josip Gašpar 5 0.2 1993
Mario Stanić 5 0.2 1993

Last updated: Qatar A vs. Croatia, 8 June 2023

Most clean sheets Edit

Rank Player Clean sheets Caps Ratio Career
1 Nediljko Labrović 1 1 1 2022
Karlo Sentić 1 1 2022
Lovro Majkić 1 1 2023
Dinko Horkaš 1 1 2023
Vladimir Vasilj 3 0.33 1997–1998

Last updated: Qatar A vs. Croatia, 8 June 2023

Record per opponent Edit

Key
  More wins than losses
  As many wins as losses
  Fewer wins than losses

Correct as of 8 June 2023, after the match against   Qatar A.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
  Brazil 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
  France 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
  Netherlands 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
  Qatar A 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
  Romania 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
  Slovenia 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
  Spain 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
  Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
  Turkey 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total: 9 teams played 12 3 4 5 16 17 −1 025.00

See also Edit

Footnotes Edit

  1. ^ Kruljac 1993, p. 35.
  2. ^ Pejić 1993, p. 40.
  3. ^ Večernji list (a) 1993, p. 20.
  4. ^ Slobodna Dalmacija (a) 1993, p. 27.
  5. ^ Večernji list (b) 1993, p. 43.
  6. ^ Slobodna Dalmacija (b) 1993, p. 26.
  7. ^ Večernji list (c) 1993, p. 33.
  8. ^ Slobodna Dalmacija (c) 1993, p. 28.
  9. ^ Večernji list (d) 1993, p. 42.
  10. ^ Bariša 1993, p. 28.
  11. ^ Dasović 2022.
  12. ^ Flak 1998, p. 30: "Tamo gdje je Ceausescuov ožiljak još svjež i dubok, gdje je dacia popularnija od mercedesa i forda, gdje je "zalutao" McDonalds, a slučajni turist traži taksi do zrakoplovne luke, hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija (igrači do 23 godine) razveselila je malobrojnu pratnju, veleposlanika, a nadasve sebe. Čak se u zrakoplovu stidljivo zapvjevalo, splitski naglasak otkrivao je Tudora, Leku i Jurića. I bilo je lijepo, na travnjaku malokad tako pametno i zrelo, nadasve disciplinirano, taktički odlično. I dovoljno za 1:0 pobjedu nad neugodnim Rumunjima. Vrijedna pobjeda, i te kako vrijedna. Pa ti su Rumunji stalno u svjetskom vrhu, a ova mlada reprezentacija je među četiri najbolje u Europi.".
  13. ^ Glas Slavonije 2013.
  14. ^ HNS 2013.
  15. ^ Index.hr 2022.
  16. ^ "Ognjen Vukojević objavio popis igrača za utakmicu s Katarom u Vorauu". Hrvatski Nogometni Savez. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

References Edit

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  • Dasović, Tomislav (7 December 2022). "Utakmica o kojoj se ne priča: 'Miki Rapaić šokirao je Brazil, a Runje je skidao bombe Robertu Carlosu! Nismo ni znali tko je taj'" [The football match nobody's talking about: 'Miki Rapaić shocked Brazil, while Runje saved the bomb shots of Roberto Carlos! We had no idea who the guy was']. Večernji list. Zagreb. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  • Flak, Igor (19 March 1998). "'Nadmudrili smo ih'" ['We out smarted them']. Večernji list. No. 12391. Zagreb.
  • "Francuska-Hrvatska 3:3" [France-Croatia 3:3]. Slobodna Dalmacija. Split. 23 June 1993. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  • "Hrvatska oformila U-23 reprezentaciju da pomogne Kataru" [Croatia forms the U-23 team to help Qatar]. Index.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  • "Hrvatska U-23 reprezentacija bolja od Katara" [The Croatian U-23 team better than Qatar]. Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). Zagreb. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  • Kruljac, Krunoslav (18 March 1993). "Premalo lijepoga" [Not beautiful enough]. Slobodna Dalmacija. Split. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  • "Lekciju održali Tunižani" [A lession from the Tunisians]. Večernji list. No. 10709. Zagreb. 18 June 1993.
  • "Niko Kovač pobjedom je debitirao na klupi mlade U21 vrste Hrvatske. Danas je u Umagu, u Regionalnom kupu, pred oko petstotinjak gledatelja rezultatom 3–1 pobijeđena talentirana Italija" [Niko Kovač had a victory debut on the bench of the young Croatian U-21 team. Today in Umag, in the Regional Cup, in front of some five hundred visitors, talented Italy was defeated with a 3–1 score]. Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian). Zagreb. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  • "Nogometna blamaža" [A football blanter]. Slobodna Dalmacija. Split. 20 June 1993. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
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Austria winning 3 0 Since Croatia U21 never managed to secure Croatia s participation at the Olympics through UEFA EURO U21 Championship which serves as a qualifying system Croatia U23 has never participated at the Olympics Contents 1 History 2 Results 3 Coaching staff 3 1 Current coaching staff 4 Players 4 1 Last squad 5 Competitive record 5 1 Olympic Games 5 2 Mediterranean Games 6 Statistics 6 1 Managers 6 2 Most capped players 6 3 Top goalscorers 6 4 Most clean sheets 7 Record per opponent 8 See also 9 Footnotes 10 ReferencesHistory EditCroatia s national under 23 football team was formed for the occasion of the 1993 Mediterranean Games held in June 1993 in France The team was led by Vlatko Markovic Its first matches the two friendlies against Slovenia were played as a preparation for the Mediterranean Games The two teams first met on 17 March 1993 in Zapresic Croatia and the second time on 12 May 1993 in Maribor Slovenia with both matches ending in a 1 1 draw 1 2 3 At the tournament itself Croatia was in the group with Tunisia Turkey and France It played its first match against Tunisia losing 0 2 4 5 Its second match against Turkey also ended in defeat with a score of 2 3 6 7 A 3 3 draw against France was their last match in the tournament 8 9 Croatia finished last among ten teams while Turkey won the tournament citation needed The 1993 Mediterranean Games were at the same time the first Croatian encounter with international competitive football after its independence The coach Markovic was disappointed with the performance blaming the celebrities within the team commenting that the first encounter with the world football shows us how low we have fallen we re at the tail of all modern football events 10 Croatia s U23 team went on to play against Brazil s U23 team in a friendly which ended in a 1 1 draw Croatia was led by Martin Novoselac At the time Brazil held the champions title of the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was preparing for the 1996 Olympics in the United States 11 Under the leadership of Ivo Susak the Croatian U23 team competed at the 1997 Mediterranean Games being in the group with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Spain It lost both matches with scores 0 1 against Bosnia and Herzegovina and 1 2 against Spain finishing last in its group Italy won the tournament while Croatia finished 10th among 13 teams The football tournament at the next Mediterranean Games was limited to players aged 21 or younger with Croatia not participating in future Mediterranean football tournaments citation needed In 1998 in Bucharest Croatia played a friendly against Romania which at the time had one of the best young football teams Croatia won the match with a 0 1 score 12 Fifteen years later in 2013 Croatia played against the Netherlands in Pula with Croatia losing 2 3 13 14 The team was formed again in September 2022 to replace Bolivia senior team for a friendly match against Qatar senior team after Bolivia canceled the match citation needed The Croatian team was led by Robert Jarni who also led the Croatia U17 team 15 The match was played on 20 September 2022 in Wiener Neustadt in Austria as Qatar s preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which they hosted Croatia won 0 3 citation needed Qatar senior team played a return match against Croatia on 8 June 2023 in Vorau with Croatia winning 0 1 The Croatian team was led by Ognjen Vukojevic citation needed Results EditCroatia nbsp v nbsp Slovenia 17 March 1993 1993 03 17 FriendlyCroatia nbsp 1 1 nbsp SloveniaVarazdin Croatia15 15 Cvitanovic nbsp 6 Report Marusic nbsp 67 Stadium Stadion Varteks Attendance 5 000Referee Lajos Hartmann Hungary Slovenia nbsp v nbsp Croatia 12 May 1993 1993 05 12 FriendlySlovenia nbsp 1 1 nbsp CroatiaMaribor Slovenia16 30 Pavlin nbsp 25 Report Stanic nbsp 12 Madunovic nbsp 70 Pinturic nbsp 78 Stefulj nbsp 82 Stadium Ljudski vrt Attendance 2 000Referee Ladislav Gadosi Slovakia Croatia nbsp v nbsp Tunisia 17 June 1993 1993 06 17 1993 Mediterranean Games Gr BCroatia nbsp 0 2 nbsp TunisiaAles France20 00 Jozinovic nbsp 38 Tezacki nbsp 78 Report Baya nbsp 57 Selimi nbsp 86 Stadium Stade Pierre Pibarot Attendance 2 000Referee Giorgos Bikas Greece Croatia nbsp v nbsp Turkey 19 June 1993 1993 06 19 1993 Mediterranean Games Gr BCroatia nbsp 2 3 nbsp TurkeySete FranceGaspar nbsp 56 Okuroglu nbsp 81 o g Report Erdem nbsp 25 Yalcin nbsp 40 62 Stadium Stade Louis Michel Attendance 2 000Referee Merzak Nems Algeria France nbsp v nbsp Croatia 21 June 1993 1993 06 21 1993 Mediterranean Games Gr BFrance nbsp 3 3 nbsp CroatiaAles FranceNouma nbsp 11 64 pen Zidane nbsp 79 Report Vlaovic nbsp 33 Vucevic nbsp 49 Cvitanovic nbsp 52 Stadium Stade Pierre Pibarot Attendance 7 000Referee Salem Prolic Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil nbsp v nbsp Croatia 22 May 1996 1996 05 22 FriendlyBrazil nbsp 1 1 nbsp CroatiaManaus Brazil17 00 Savio nbsp 48 Report Rapaic nbsp 36 Stadium Vivaldao Attendance 43 825 Croatia nbsp v nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 June 1997 1997 06 17 1997 Mediterranean Games Gr DCroatia nbsp 0 1 nbsp Bosnia and HerzegovinaBrindisi ItalyReport Topic nbsp 40 Stadium Stadio Franco Fanuzzi Referee Graziano Cesari Italy Croatia nbsp v nbsp Spain 21 June 1997 1997 06 21 1997 Mediterranean Games Gr DCroatia nbsp 1 2 nbsp SpainLecce ItalyBazina nbsp 19 Juric nbsp 29 Zilic nbsp Kosic nbsp Report Ballesteros nbsp 7 57 Gurendez nbsp Stadium Stadio Via del Mare Attendance 150Referee Pascal Garibian France Romania nbsp v nbsp Croatia 17 March 1998 1998 03 17 FriendlyRomania nbsp 0 1 nbsp CroatiaBucharest RomaniaReport Vugrinec nbsp Stadium Stadionul Național Croatia nbsp v nbsp Netherlands 5 February 2013 2013 02 05 FriendlyCroatia nbsp 2 3 nbsp NetherlandsPula Croatia15 00 Kramaric nbsp 7 Boras nbsp 90 1 Report de Jong nbsp 50 Locadia nbsp 66 Vilhena nbsp 80 Stadium Stadion Veruda Referee Darko Ceferin Slovenia Assistant referees Andrej Kokolj Slovenia Assistant referees Jure Prapotnik Slovenia Fourth official Marin Vidulin Croatia Qatar A nbsp v nbsp Croatia 20 September 2022 2022 09 20 FriendlyQatar A nbsp 0 3 nbsp CroatiaWiener Neustadt Austria16 00 UTC Report Teklic nbsp 14 pen Mitrovic nbsp 16 Kulenovic nbsp 87 Stadium Stadion Wiener Neustadt Referee Stevan Radenkovic Austria Qatar A nbsp v nbsp Croatia 8 June 2023 2023 06 08 FriendlyQatar A nbsp 0 1 nbsp CroatiaVorau Austria18 00 UTC Shehata nbsp 34 Report Goda nbsp 36 Busnja nbsp 63 Matanovic nbsp 79 Stadium Ukraft Arena Referee Alexander Harkam Austria Coaching staff EditCurrent coaching staff Edit Position NameHead coach nbsp Ognjen VukojevicPlayers EditLast squad Edit The following players were named in the squad for a friendly against Qatar A on 8 June 2023 16 Caps and goals as of 8 June 2023 after the match against Qatar A No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Lovro Majkic 1999 10 08 8 October 1999 age 24 1 0 nbsp Istra12 1 GK Dinko Horkas 1999 03 10 10 March 1999 age 24 1 0 nbsp Lokomotiv Plovdiv2 2 DF Luka Hujber 1999 06 16 16 June 1999 age 24 1 0 nbsp Istra3 2 DF Bruno Goda 1998 04 17 17 April 1998 age 25 1 0 nbsp Rijeka4 2 DF Branimir Kalaica 1998 06 01 1 June 1998 age 25 1 0 nbsp Lokomotiva5 2 DF Vinko Soldo 1998 02 15 15 February 1998 age 25 1 0 nbsp Sarajevo13 2 DF Matej Maglica 1998 09 25 25 September 1998 age 25 1 0 nbsp Darmstadt 9814 2 DF Ivan Smolcic 2000 08 17 17 August 2000 age 23 1 0 nbsp Rijeka15 2 DF Jozo Stanic 1999 04 06 6 April 1999 age 24 2 0 nbsp St Gallen6 3 MF Mario Curic 1998 09 28 28 September 1998 age 25 1 0 nbsp Torpedo Moscow8 3 MF Neven Đurasek 1998 08 15 15 August 1998 age 25 1 0 nbsp Aris10 3 MF Tonio Teklic 1999 09 09 9 September 1999 age 24 2 1 nbsp Trabzonspor16 3 MF Mario Cuic 2001 04 22 22 April 2001 age 22 1 0 nbsp Istra18 3 MF Leon Belcar 2002 01 04 4 January 2002 age 21 1 0 nbsp Varazdin7 4 FW Kristian Fucak 1998 11 14 14 November 1998 age 24 1 0 nbsp Osijek9 4 FW Sandro Kulenovic 1999 12 04 4 December 1999 age 23 2 1 nbsp Dinamo Zagreb11 4 FW Mario Cuze 1999 04 24 24 April 1999 age 24 1 0 nbsp Zrinjski17 4 FW Denis Busnja 2000 04 14 14 April 2000 age 23 1 0 nbsp Rijeka19 4 FW Igor Matanovic 2003 03 31 31 March 2003 age 20 1 1 nbsp Karlsruher SCCompetitive record Edit Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil Olympic Games Edit Summer Olympic Games record Qualifications recordYear Round Position GP W D L GF GA Squad nbsp 1896 Part of nbsp Austria Hungary nbsp 1900 nbsp 1904 nbsp 1908 nbsp 1912 nbsp 1920 Part of nbsp Kingdom of Yugoslavia nbsp 1924 nbsp 1928 nbsp 1936 nbsp 1948 Part of nbsp Yugoslavia nbsp 1952 nbsp 1956 nbsp 1960 nbsp 1964 nbsp 1968 nbsp 1972 nbsp 1976 nbsp 1980 nbsp 1984 nbsp 1988 nbsp 1992 Not a FIFA member nbsp 1996 Did not qualify UEFA European Under 21 Championship 1996 nbsp 2000 2000 nbsp 2004 2004 nbsp 2008 2008 nbsp 2012 2012 nbsp 2016 2016 nbsp 2020 2020 nbsp 2024 2024 nbsp 2028 To be determined 2028 nbsp 2032 2032Total 0 29MatchesFirst match Biggest win Biggest defeat Mediterranean Games Edit Since Croatia s independence Croatia s U23 football team participated in two Mediterranean Games 1993 and 1997 The next 2001 Mediterranean Games were limited to U21 teams while the 2005 Mediterranean Games were set for the U23 teams even though none of the players who participated were older than 21 The 2009 Mediterranean Games were limited to U20 teams while the 2013 Games pushed the limit to U19 teams Since 2018 the Mediterranean Games have invited U18 U19 and U21 teams though only U18 teams participated ever since No Croatian team participated in the Mediterranean Games after 1997 Mediterranean Games recordYear Round Position GP W D L GF GA Squad nbsp 1951 Part of nbsp Yugoslavia nbsp 1955 nbsp 1959 nbsp 1963 nbsp 1967 nbsp 1971 nbsp 1975 nbsp 1979 nbsp 1983 nbsp 1987 nbsp 1991 nbsp 1993 Group stage 10 10 3 0 1 2 5 8 1993 nbsp 1997 Group stage 10 13 2 0 0 2 1 3 1997Total Group stage 2 13 5 0 1 4 6 11 TotalCorrect as of 21 June 1997 after the match against nbsp Spain MatchesFirst match nbsp Croatia 0 2 Tunisia nbsp Ales France 17 June 1993 Biggest win Biggest defeat nbsp Croatia 0 2 Tunisia nbsp Ales France 21 June 1993 Statistics EditManagers Edit nbsp Vlatko Markovic was the first coach of Croatia s U23 national teamThe following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Croatia manager s results Key Pld games played W games won D games drawn L games lost win percentageManager Tenure Pld W D L Win Tournaments nbsp Vlatko Markovic 1993 5 0 3 2 00 0 0 nbsp 1993 Mediterranean Games Group stage nbsp Martin Novoselac 1996 1 0 1 0 00 0 0 nbsp Ivo Susak 1997 2013 4 1 0 3 0 25 0 nbsp 1997 Mediterranean Games Group stage nbsp Robert Jarni 2022 1 1 0 0 100 0 nbsp Ognjen Vukojevic 2023 1 1 0 0 100 0 Last updated Qatar A vs Croatia 8 June 2023 Most capped players Edit nbsp Mario Stanic pictured Zeljko Pavlovic Drazen Madunovic Josip Gaspar and Danijel Stefulj are the most capped players for Croatia s U23 team each playing three matchesRank Player Caps Goals Career1 Zeljko Pavlovic 5 0 1993Drazen Madunovic 0 1993Mario Stanic 1 1993Josip Gaspar 1 1993Danijel Stefulj 0 1993 19962 Zoran Ban 4 0 1993Goran Vlaovic 1 1993Ivica Mornar 0 1993Ivan Juric 0 1996 1998Mario Cvitanovic 0 1996 1998Last updated Qatar A vs Croatia 8 June 2023 Top goalscorers Edit Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career1 Igor Cvitanovic 2 3 0 67 19932 Andrej Kramaric 1 1 1 2013Ivan Boras 1 1 2013Josip Mitrovic 1 1 2022Igor Matanovic 1 1 2023Milan Rapaic 2 0 5 1993 1996Davor Vugrinec 2 0 5 1996 1998Mario Bazina 2 0 5 1997Tonio Teklic 2 0 5 2022 2023Sandro Kulenovic 2 0 5 2022 2023Goran Vucevic 3 0 33 1993Goran Vlaovic 4 0 25 1993Josip Gaspar 5 0 2 1993Mario Stanic 5 0 2 1993Last updated Qatar A vs Croatia 8 June 2023 Most clean sheets Edit Rank Player Clean sheets Caps Ratio Career1 Nediljko Labrovic 1 1 1 2022Karlo Sentic 1 1 2022Lovro Majkic 1 1 2023Dinko Horkas 1 1 2023Vladimir Vasilj 3 0 33 1997 1998Last updated Qatar A vs Croatia 8 June 2023Record per opponent EditKey More wins than losses As many wins as losses Fewer wins than losses Correct as of 8 June 2023 after the match against nbsp Qatar A Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 00 0 00 nbsp Brazil 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 00 0 00 nbsp France 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 00 0 00 nbsp Netherlands 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 00 0 00 nbsp Qatar A 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 100 00 nbsp Romania 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100 00 nbsp Slovenia 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 00 0 00 nbsp Spain 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 00 0 00 nbsp Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 00 0 00 nbsp Turkey 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 00 0 00Total 9 teams played 12 3 4 5 16 17 1 0 25 00See also EditCroatia national football team Croatia national football B team Croatia national under 21 football team Croatia national under 20 football team Croatia national under 19 football team Croatia national under 18 football team Croatia national under 17 football team Croatia national under 16 football team Croatia national under 15 football team Croatia women s national football team Croatia women s national under 19 football team Croatia women s national under 17 football team Croatia women s national under 15 football teamFootnotes Edit Kruljac 1993 p 35 Pejic 1993 p 40 Vecernji list a 1993 p 20 Slobodna Dalmacija a 1993 p 27 Vecernji list b 1993 p 43 Slobodna Dalmacija b 1993 p 26 Vecernji list c 1993 p 33 Slobodna Dalmacija c 1993 p 28 Vecernji list d 1993 p 42 Barisa 1993 p 28 Dasovic 2022 Flak 1998 p 30 Tamo gdje je Ceausescuov oziljak jos svjez i dubok gdje je dacia popularnija od mercedesa i forda gdje je zalutao McDonalds a slucajni turist trazi taksi do zrakoplovne luke hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija igraci do 23 godine razveselila je malobrojnu pratnju veleposlanika a nadasve sebe Cak se u zrakoplovu stidljivo zapvjevalo splitski naglasak otkrivao je Tudora Leku i Jurica I bilo je lijepo na travnjaku malokad tako pametno i zrelo nadasve disciplinirano takticki odlicno I dovoljno za 1 0 pobjedu nad neugodnim Rumunjima Vrijedna pobjeda i te kako vrijedna Pa ti su Rumunji stalno u svjetskom vrhu a ova mlada reprezentacija je među cetiri najbolje u Europi Glas Slavonije 2013 HNS 2013 Index hr 2022 Ognjen Vukojevic objavio popis igraca za utakmicu s Katarom u Vorauu Hrvatski Nogometni Savez 7 June 2023 Retrieved 9 June 2023 References EditBarisa Mladen 23 June 1993 Majstori bez pokrica Worthless experts Slobodna Dalmacija Split Retrieved 21 January 2023 Dasovic Tomislav 7 December 2022 Utakmica o kojoj se ne prica Miki Rapaic sokirao je Brazil a Runje je skidao bombe Robertu Carlosu Nismo ni znali tko je taj The football match nobody s talking about Miki Rapaic shocked Brazil while Runje saved the bomb shots of Roberto Carlos We had no idea who the guy was Vecernji list Zagreb Retrieved 24 January 2023 Flak Igor 19 March 1998 Nadmudrili smo ih We out smarted them Vecernji list No 12391 Zagreb Francuska Hrvatska 3 3 France Croatia 3 3 Slobodna Dalmacija Split 23 June 1993 Retrieved 21 January 2023 Hrvatska oformila U 23 reprezentaciju da pomogne Kataru Croatia forms the U 23 team to help Qatar Index hr in Croatian Zagreb 18 September 2022 Retrieved 21 January 2023 Hrvatska U 23 reprezentacija bolja od Katara The Croatian U 23 team better than Qatar Croatian Football Federation in Croatian Zagreb 21 September 2022 Retrieved 21 January 2023 Kruljac Krunoslav 18 March 1993 Premalo lijepoga Not beautiful enough Slobodna Dalmacija Split Retrieved 22 January 2023 Lekciju odrzali Tunizani A lession from the Tunisians Vecernji list No 10709 Zagreb 18 June 1993 Niko Kovac pobjedom je debitirao na klupi mlade U21 vrste Hrvatske Danas je u Umagu u Regionalnom kupu pred oko petstotinjak gledatelja rezultatom 3 1 pobijeđena talentirana Italija Niko Kovac had a victory debut on the bench of the young Croatian U 21 team Today in Umag in the Regional Cup in front of some five hundred visitors talented Italy was defeated with a 3 1 score Croatian Football Federation in Croatian Zagreb 7 February 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2023 Nogometna blamaza A football blanter Slobodna Dalmacija Split 20 June 1993 Retrieved 21 January 2023 Odlazak bespomocnih The departure of the helpless Vecernji list No 10712 Zagreb 22 June 1993 Pejic Slobodan 13 May 1993 Slovenija Hrvatska 1 1 Slovenia Croatia 1 1 Slobodna Dalmacija Split Retrieved 22 January 2023 Put propustenih prigoda The way of the missed chances Vecernji list No 10713 Zagreb 23 June 1993 Razocaranje Disappointment Slobodna Dalmacija Split 18 June 1993 Retrieved 21 January 2023 Suskovi izgubili U 19 vrsta remizirala Susak s team lost while U 19 tied Glas Slavonije Osijek 5 February 2013 Retrieved 26 January 2023 Veza podbacila A failed connection Vecernji list No 10622 Zagreb 18 March 1993 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Croatia national under 23 football team amp oldid 1180633902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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