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Croatia national under-21 football team

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Croatia U21
Nickname(s)Mladi Vatreni (The Young Blazers)
AssociationCroatian Football Federation (HNS)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIgor Bišćan
CaptainBoško Šutalo
Most capsLuka Ivanušec (28)
Top scorerTomislav Bušić (13)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Croatia 6–1 Hungary 
Zagreb, 14 October 1992
Biggest win
 Croatia 10–0 San Marino 
Zagreb, 8 October 2020
Biggest defeat
 Spain 6–0 Croatia 
Alicante, 10 September 2012
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2000)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2021)
Websitehns-cff.hr

The Croatia national under-21 football team represents Croatia in association football matches for players aged 21 or under.

The team played its first match, a friendly against Hungary in Zagreb in 1992. Since that time, Croatia qualified for five UEFA European Under-21 Championship, namely 2000, 2004, 2019, 2021 and 2023. Croatia was unable to pass the group stage until the 2021 Euro when it was eliminated in the quarter-finals, its greatest accomplishment in the European competition so far.

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Croatia

Croatia

Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. Its coast lies entirely on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. The country spans 56,594 square kilometres, and has a population of nearly 3.9 million.

Association football

Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposite team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is considered the world's most popular sport.

Exhibition game

Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team sports, matches of this type are often used to help coaches and managers select and condition players for the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team.

Hungary national under-21 football team

Hungary national under-21 football team

The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

Zagreb

Zagreb

Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Slovenia at an elevation of approximately 122 m (400 ft) above sea level. The population of the Zagreb urban agglomeration is 1,071,150, approximately a quarter of the total population of Croatia, while at the 2021 census the city itself had a population of 767,131.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the competition also serves as the UEFA qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics.

2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 12th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Slovakia from 27 May to 4 June 2000. The tournament had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts. The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 22nd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. The final tournament was hosted by Italy in mid-2019, after their bid was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee on 9 December 2016 in Nyon, Switzerland.

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 23rd edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. Initially, 12 teams were to play in the tournament, however on 6 February 2019, UEFA's executive committee increased this number to 16. Only players born on or after 1 January 1998 were eligible to participate.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship will be the 24th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. A total of 16 teams will play in the final tournament, and only players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate.

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 10 8 0 2 26 11 +15 24 Final tournament 3–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0
2  Croatia 10 7 1 2 25 10 +15 22 Play-offs 3–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–0
3  Finland 10 6 1 3 18 13 +5 19 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–0
4  Austria 10 5 1 4 22 13 +9 16 2–1 1–3 2–3 6–0 2–0
5  Azerbaijan 10 2 1 7 12 24 −12 7 1–2 1–5 1–1 0–3 3–0
6  Estonia 10 0 0 10 0 32 −32 0 0–5 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–5
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship play-offs

The four play-off winners qualify for the final tournament.

All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Croatia  3–3 (5–4 p)  Denmark 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)
Slovakia  3–5  Ukraine 3–2 0–3
Republic of Ireland  1–1 (1–3 p)  Israel 1–1 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Iceland  1–2  Czech Republic 1–2 0–0

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2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A

Group A of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of six teams: Croatia, Austria, Norway, Finland, Azerbaijan, and Estonia. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 28 January 2021, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.

Norway national under-21 football team

Norway national under-21 football team

The Norway national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions and then in 2023.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship will be the 24th edition of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-21 national teams of Europe. A total of 16 teams will play in the final tournament, and only players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to participate.

Finland national under-21 football team

Finland national under-21 football team

The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.

Results and fixtures

2022

29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Euro 2023 qualif Gr A Croatia  2–3  Finland Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Péter Kóbor (Hungary)
Assistant referees: Gergo Vigh-tarsonyi (Hungary)
Fourth official: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) Euro 2023 qualif Gr A Norway  3–2  Croatia Drammen, Norway
18:00
Report
Stadium: Marienlyst
Referee: David Munro (Scotland)
Assistant referees: David Roome (Scotland)
Assistant referees: Craig Ferguson (Scotland)
Fourth official: Greg Aitken (Scotland)
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08) Euro 2023 qualif Gr A Estonia  0–4  Croatia Pärnu, Estonia
Report
Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Referee: Ashot Ghaltakhchyan (Armenia)
Assistant referees: Mesrop Ghazaryan (Armenia)
Assistant referees: Artur Gdlyan (Armenia)
Fourth official: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23) Euro 2023 qualif play-offs Croatia  2–1  Denmark Pula, Croatia
18:00
Report
Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Giorgi Elikashvili (Georgia)
Assistant referees: David Akhvlediani (Georgia)
Fourth official: Irakli Kvirikashvili (Georgia)
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) Euro 2023 qualif play-offs Denmark  2–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(4–5 p)
 Croatia Vejle, Denmark
18:00 Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
Assistant referees: Roland Riedel (Austria)
Assistant referees: Santino Schreiner (Austria)
Fourth official: Walter Altmann (Austria)
Penalties
17 November 2022 (2022-11-17) Friendly Croatia  3–1  Poland Pula, Croatia
18:00
Report Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina
21 November 2022 (2022-11-21) Friendly Croatia  1–1  Austria Pula, Croatia
18:00 Report
Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina

2023

23 March 2023 (2023-03-23) Friendly Croatia  0–0  Israel Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Stadion Varteks
Referee: Toni Dadić (Croatia)
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28) Friendly England  1–2  Croatia London, England
19:45 (UTC+01:00)
Stadium: Craven Cottage
21 June 2023 (2023-06-21) 2023 Euro Gr B Ukraine  v  Croatia Bucharest, Romania
19:00 Report Stadium: Superbet Arena
24 June 2023 (2023-06-24) 2023 Euro Gr B Spain  v  Croatia Bucharest, Romania
21:45 Report Stadium: Superbet Arena
27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) 2023 Euro Gr B Croatia  v  Romania Bucharest, Romania
21:45 Report Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Faroe Islands  v  Croatia
13 October 2023 (2023-10-13) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Greece  v  Croatia
17 October 2023 (2023-10-17) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Croatia  v  Belarus
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Belarus  v  Croatia

2024

21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Andorra  v  Croatia
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Portugal  v  Croatia
5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Croatia  v  Faroe Islands
10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Croatia  v  Portugal
11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Croatia  v  Andorra
15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Euro 2025 qualif Gr G Croatia  v  Greece

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Croatia national under-21 football team results (2020–present)

Croatia national under-21 football team results (2020–present)

This is a list of the Croatia national under-21 football team results from 2020 to the present.

Finland national under-21 football team

Finland national under-21 football team

The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

The 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-21 football competition to determine the 14 teams that would be joining the automatically qualified co-hosts Romania and Georgia in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A

2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group A

Group A of the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition consists of six teams: Croatia, Austria, Norway, Finland, Azerbaijan, and Estonia. The composition of the nine groups in the qualifying group stage was decided by the draw held on 28 January 2021, 12:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, with the teams seeded according to their coefficient ranking.

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia.

Bartol Franjić

Bartol Franjić

Bartol Franjić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a defender for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg.

Josip Šutalo

Josip Šutalo

Josip Šutalo is a Croatian professional footballer currently playing as a defender for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatia national team.

Gabriel Vidović

Gabriel Vidović

Gabriel Vidović is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for German club Bayern Munich II.

Gabriel Vidović

Gabriel Vidović

Gabriel Vidović is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Naatan Skyttä

Naatan Skyttä

Naatan Skyttä is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club OB, on loan from Toulouse.

Hungarian Football Federation

Hungarian Football Federation

The Hungarian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Hungary. It organizes the Hungarian league and the Hungarian national team. It is based in Budapest.

Norway national under-21 football team

Norway national under-21 football team

The Norway national under-21 football team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, is the national football team of Norway for players of 21 years of age or under at the start of a UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign. The team has reached the European Championship finals three times, in 1998 and 2013, winning bronze medals on both occasions and then in 2023.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name[1]
Head coach Croatia Igor Bišćan
Assistant coaches Croatia Ante Tomić
Croatia Renato Pilipović
Croatia Ognjen Vukojević
Goalkeeping coach Croatia Darko Staneković
Fitness coaches Croatia Vedran Naglić
Croatia Aris Naglić
Analyst Croatia Nikola Buzadžić
Doctors Croatia Mislav Rakić
Croatia Boban Dangubić
Croatia Nino Brajković
Physiotherapists Croatia Tomislav Buljan
Croatia Neven Golubar
Technical secretary Croatia Josip Tomaško
Kit men Croatia Milan Vincek
Croatia Luka Karlo

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Croatia

Croatia

Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. Its coast lies entirely on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. The country spans 56,594 square kilometres, and has a population of nearly 3.9 million.

Igor Bišćan

Igor Bišćan

Igor Bišćan is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of the Croatia national under-21 team. In his playing career, he was a versatile player and could play almost every position in the defence or midfield, but featured mostly as a central midfielder, or as a central defender in his latter years.

Ante Tomić (footballer)

Ante Tomić (footballer)

Ante Tomić is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant manager of the Croatia national under-21 team.

Renato Pilipović

Renato Pilipović

Renato Pilipović is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant manager of the Croatia national under-21 team.

Ognjen Vukojević

Ognjen Vukojević

Ognjen Vukojević is a Croatian football manager and former professional player. He is currently the manager of the Croatia national under-20 team, an assistant manager of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv, and a scout of the Croatia national team.

Players

Current squad

The following was the final squad for the friendlies played against Israel and England on 23 and 28 March 2023.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nikola Čavlina (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb
1GK Dominik Kotarski (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 23) 12 0 Greece PAOK
1GK Ivor Pandur (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 23) 4 0 Netherlands Fortuna Sittard

2DF David Čolina (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 22) 15 0 Germany FC Augsburg
2DF Jan Jurčec (2000-11-27) 27 November 2000 (age 22) 2 0 Austria Rheindorf Altach
2DF Luka Jelenić (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 22) 2 0 Croatia Varaždin
2DF Roko Jureškin (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 22) 1 1 Italy Benevento
2DF Mauro Perković (2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
2DF Hrvoje Smolčić (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 22) 6 0 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Nikola Soldo (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 22) 8 1 Germany 1. FC Köln

3MF Martin Baturina (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 20) 8 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Veldin Hodža (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 20) 5 0 Croatia Rijeka
3MF Niko Janković (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Croatia Rijeka
3MF Lukas Kačavenda (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 20) 9 1 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb
3MF Ante Palaversa (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 22) 8 0 France Troyes
3MF Jurica Pršir (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 22) 11 1 Croatia Gorica

4FW Dion Drena Beljo (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 21) 7 1 Germany FC Augsburg
4FW Ivan Dolček (2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 22) 6 0 Croatia Šibenik
4FW Matija Frigan (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Croatia Rijeka
4FW Marin Ljubičić (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 21) 7 2 Austria LASK
4FW Antonio Marin (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 22) 15 1 Croatia Rijeka
4FW Roko Šimić (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 19) 14 7 Switzerland Zürich
4FW Luka Stojković (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 19) 3 0 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb
4FW Gabriel Vidović (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 19) 6 2 Netherlands Vitesse

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Karlo Sentić (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Croatia Hajduk Split v.  Austria, 21 November 2022

DF Mislav Matić (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Croatia Šibenik v.  Austria, 21 November 2022
DF Marco Pašalić (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund v.  Austria, 21 November 2022
DF Ivan Smolčić (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 22) 2 0 Croatia Rijeka v.  Austria, 21 November 2022

MF Marko Bulat (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 21) 3 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb v.  Austria, 21 November 2022
MF Luka Sučić (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 20) 7 5 Austria Red Bull Salzburg v.  Denmark, 27 September 2022
MF Jakov-Anton Vasilj (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Croatia Lokomotiva Zagreb v.  Denmark, 27 September 2022

FW Stipe Biuk (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 20) 10 2 United States Los Angeles FC v.  Austria, 21 November 2022
FW Ante Crnac (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Croatia Slaven Belupo v.  Austria, 21 November 2022
FW Igor Matanović (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 19) 1 0 Germany St. Pauli v.  Denmark, 27 September 2022
FW Michele Šego (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Croatia Varaždin v.  Austria, 21 November 2022

Key
  • SEN = Joined the senior team.
  • INJ = Injured or ill.
  • WD = Withdrew from the squad.
  • SUS = Suspended from participating.

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Exhibition game

Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team sports, matches of this type are often used to help coaches and managers select and condition players for the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team.

Israel national under-21 football team

Israel national under-21 football team

The Israel national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association (IFA). It is considered to be the feeder team for the senior Israel national football team.

England national under-21 football team

England national under-21 football team

The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.

Goalkeeper (association football)

Goalkeeper (association football)

The goalkeeper is a position in association football. It is the most specialised position in the sport. The goalkeeper's main role is to stop the opposing team from scoring. This is accomplished by having the goalkeeper move into the trajectory of the ball to either catch it or direct it further from the vicinity of the goal line. Within the penalty area goalkeepers are allowed to use their hands, giving them the sole rights on the field to handle the ball. The goalkeeper is indicated by wearing a different coloured kit from their teammates and opposition.

Croatian Football Federation

Croatian Football Federation

The Croatian Football Federation is the national governing body of football in Croatia. It was originally formed in 1912 and is based in the capital city of Zagreb. The organisation is a member of both FIFA and UEFA, and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of football in Croatia. The current president of HNS is Marijan Kustić.

Dominik Kotarski

Dominik Kotarski

Dominik Kotarski is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Greek Super League club PAOK.

Hellenic Football Federation

Hellenic Football Federation

The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), also known as the Greek Football Federation is the governing body of football in Greece. It contributes in the organisation of Superleague Greece and organizes the Greek Cup and the Greece national team. It is based in Athens.

Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard

Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger of former clubs Fortuna 54 and Sittardia, which merged as the Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie on 1 July 1968.

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Defender (association football)

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David Čolina

David Čolina

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German Football Association

German Football Association

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FC Augsburg

FC Augsburg

Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg or Augsburg, is a German football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemania Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969. With over 18,800 members, it is the largest football club in Swabian Bavaria.

Competative record

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA Manager
Spain 1996 did not qualify 4/6 10 5 2 3 13 12 Martin Novoselac
Romania 1998 3/5 8 4 0 4 13 9 Ivo Šušak
Slovakia 2000 Group stage 4/4 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad 1/5 10 7 2 1 28 9 Ivo Šušak
Switzerland 2002 did not qualify 2/4OFF 8 3 4 1 10 7 Martin Novoselac
Germany 2004 Group stage 4/4 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad 1/4 8 4 2 2 11 5 Martin Novoselac
Portugal 2006 did not qualify 1/6OFF 12 8 1 3 16 11 Slaven Bilić
Netherlands 2007 3/3 2 0 0 2 2 4 Dražen Ladić
Sweden 2009 2/6 10 7 1 2 20 12 Dražen Ladić
Denmark 2011 1/5OFF 10 5 2 3 18 15 Dražen Ladić
Israel 2013 4/5 8 2 1 5 7 16 Ivo Šušak
Czech Republic 2015 1/5OFF 10 6 1 3 22 9 Niko Kovač / Nenad Gračan
Poland 2017 3/6 10 6 2 2 24 11 Nenad Gračan
Italy 2019 Group stage 4/4 3 0 1 2 4 8 Squad 1/6 10 8 1 1 31 5 Nenad Gračan
Hungary Slovenia 2021 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 0 3 5 7 Squad 1 / Squad 2 2/6 10 6 2 2 37 7 Nenad Gračan / Igor Bišćan
Romania Georgia (country) 2023 qualified 1/6 8 6 1 1 19 7 Igor Bišćan
Total Group stage 4/14 13 1 3 9 16 26 134 77 22 35 271 139
Notes
  • OFF = Lost in play-offs.

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UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the competition also serves as the UEFA qualification tournament for the Summer Olympics.

Spain

Spain

Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country primarily located in southwestern Europe with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea. The largest part of Spain is situated on the Iberian Peninsula; its territory also includes the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla in Africa. The country's mainland is bordered to the south by Gibraltar; to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea; to the north by France, Andorra and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 505,990 km2 (195,360 sq mi), Spain is the second-largest country in the European Union (EU) and, with a population exceeding 47.4 million, the fourth-most populous EU member state. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas include Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Zaragoza, Málaga, Murcia, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and Bilbao.

Martin Novoselac

Martin Novoselac

Martin Novoselac is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate, and an area of 238,397 km2 (92,046 sq mi), with a population of under 18.9 million inhabitants (2023). Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați.

Ivo Šušak

Ivo Šušak

Ivo Šušak is a Croatian football manager. He was the head coach of Dinamo Vinkovci, Zagreb, Osijek, Maribor, and Dinamo Tbilisi. He was also the head coach of Croatia under-21 team and the Georgian national team.

Slovakia

Slovakia

Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres (19,000 sq mi), with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice.

Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.

Germany

Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of 357,022 square kilometres (137,847 sq mi), with a population of over 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr.

Portugal

Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population.

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 15th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. In December 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place from 23 May–4 June 2006. The tournament was won by the Netherlands, who beat Ukraine 3–0 in the final.

Statistics

Managers

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each manager including their results regarding European Under-21 Championship.

Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage
Bilić is one of two former U21 managers who later coached Croatia's senior team
Bilić is one of two former U21 managers who later coached Croatia's senior team
Manager Tenure Pld W D L Win % Tournaments
Croatia Martin Novoselac 1994–1996
2000–2004
Symbol delete vote.svg 1996 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Symbol delete vote.svg 2002 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Symbol confirmed.svg 2004 European Championship – Group stage
Croatia Ivo Šušak 1997–2000
2011–2013
Symbol delete vote.svg 1998 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Symbol confirmed.svg 2000 European Championship – Group stage
Symbol delete vote.svg 2013 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Croatia Slaven Bilić 2004–2006 20 11 3 6 055.0 Symbol delete vote.svg 2006 European Championship – Play-offs
Croatia Aljoša Asanović (c) 2005 1 0 0 1 000.0 Symbol delete vote.svg 2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[2]
Croatia Ivica Grnja (c) 2005 1 0 0 1 000.0 Symbol delete vote.svg 2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[3]
Croatia Marijan Brnčić (c)[4] 2005 1 0 1 0 000.0
Croatia Dražen Ladić 2006–2011 32 20 6 6 062.50 Symbol delete vote.svg 2007 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Symbol delete vote.svg 2009 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Symbol delete vote.svg 2011 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Croatia Niko Kovač 2013 7 5 0 2 071.4
Croatia Nenad Gračan 2013–2019 41 21 9 11 051.2 Symbol delete vote.svg 2015 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Symbol delete vote.svg 2017 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Symbol confirmed.svg 2019 European Championship – Group stage
Croatia Igor Bišćan 2019– 30 18 5 7 060.0 Symbol confirmed.svg 2021 European Championship – Quarter-finals
Symbol confirmed.svg 2023 European Championship – TBD

Last updated: England vs Croatia, 28 March 2023. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

Most capped players

Before joining the senior team Vida played 19 matches for the U21 team
Before joining the senior team Vida played 19 matches for the U21 team
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Luka Ivanušec 2017–2021 28 10
2 Tomislav Vranjić 2002–2005 26 0
3 Tomislav Bušić 2005–2008 25 12
4 Nikola Moro 2017–2021 24 6
5 Josip Tadić 2005–2008 22 5
6 Ivan Leko 1994–2000 21 5
Mato Jajalo 2007–2010 4
8 Tomo Šokota 1997–2000 19 10
Nikola Vlašić 2015–2019 7
Lovro Majer 2017–2021 5
Davor Vugrinec 1994–1997 3
Dejan Lovren 2007–2010 3
Mario Lučić 2002–2004 2
Domagoj Vida 2007–2010 2
Dario Smoje 1997–2000 1
Boško Šutalo 2019– 1
Mario Carević 2001–2004 0
Luka Vučko 2004–2006 0
Borna Sosa 2017–2020 0

Last updated: England vs Croatia, 28 March 2023

Source: Croatian Football Federation

Top goalscorers

Brozović scored 7 goals for the U21 team before he was promoted to the senior team
Brozović scored 7 goals for the U21 team before he was promoted to the senior team
# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Tomislav Bušić 2005–2008 12 29
2 Tomo Šokota 1997–2000 10 19
Luka Ivanušec 2017–2021 28
4 Josip Brekalo 2016–2019 9 17
5 Eduardo da Silva 2004–2005 8 12
Stipe Perica 2013–2016 12
7 Roko Šimić 2021– 7 11
Marcelo Brozović 2011–2014 13
Nikola Vlašić 2015–2019 19
10 Ante Rukavina 2007–2008 6 9
Mario Pašalić 2014–2016 14
Mihael Mikić 1999–2001 15
Sandro Kulenović 2019–2021 15
Nikola Moro 2017–2021 24

Last updated: England vs Croatia, 28 March 2023

Source: Croatian Football Federation

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Croatia

Croatia

Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. Its coast lies entirely on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, with twenty counties. The country spans 56,594 square kilometres, and has a population of nearly 3.9 million.

Martin Novoselac

Martin Novoselac

Martin Novoselac is a Croatian former footballer who played as a defender.

1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1994–96), had 44 entrants. After the quarter-finals stage, Spain were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total. Italy U-21s won the competition for the third consecutive time.

2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2002 was the 13th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Switzerland between 16 and 28 May 2002.

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 14th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Germany between 27 May and 8 June 2004.

Ivo Šušak

Ivo Šušak

Ivo Šušak is a Croatian football manager. He was the head coach of Dinamo Vinkovci, Zagreb, Osijek, Maribor, and Dinamo Tbilisi. He was also the head coach of Croatia under-21 team and the Georgian national team.

1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1996–98), had 46 entrants. Before the quarter-finals stage, Romania were chosen as the hosts of the final stages, consisting of four matches in total.

2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

The 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 12th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Slovakia from 27 May to 4 June 2000. The tournament had 47 entrants. Northern Ireland competed for the first time. For the first time a finals tournament with two groups of four teams was held, with one of those teams, Slovakia, having been chosen as the hosts. The top four teams in this competition qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, or simply the 2013 Euro Under-21, was the 19th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Israel from 5–18 June 2013.

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the 15th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship. In December 2005, Portugal was selected to host the finals of the competition, which took place from 23 May–4 June 2006. The tournament was won by the Netherlands, who beat Ukraine 3–0 in the final.

Aljoša Asanović

Aljoša Asanović

Aljoša Asanović is a former Croatian professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1984 to 2002. He was one of the best players in the Yugoslav First League, emerging as one of five top scorers during the 1989–90 season with 14 goals.

Ivica Grnja

Ivica Grnja

Ivan "Ivica" Grnja, also known as John Grnja is a Croatian football manager and former professional player.

Record per opponent

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Albania 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 050.00
 Australia U23 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Austria 4 1 3 0 5 3 +2 025.00
 Azerbaijan 4 4 0 0 11 3 +8 100.00
 Belarus 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 066.67
 Belgium 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 050.00
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9 4 3 2 19 14 +5 044.44
 Bulgaria 6 2 1 3 6 6 +0 033.33
 Chile U23 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Czech Republic 7 1 3 3 11 10 +1 014.29
 Cyprus 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
 Denmark 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 066.67
 England 7 3 1 3 12 10 +2 042.86
 Estonia 10 9 1 0 23 3 +20 090.00
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Finland 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 050.00
 France 5 0 1 4 3 8 −5 000.00
 Georgia 4 1 2 1 4 4 +0 025.00
 Germany 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Greece 10 6 2 2 20 11 +9 060.00
 Hungary 12 7 4 1 30 14 +16 058.33
 Iceland 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 1 0 7 3 +4 050.00
 Israel 5 0 2 3 0 5 −5 000.00
 Italy 8 1 4 3 7 10 −3 012.50
 Italy B 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Latvia 4 3 1 0 9 4 +5 075.00
 Liechtenstein 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
 Lithuania 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 100.00
 FYR Macedonia 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 075.00
 Malta 4 4 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Moldova 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
 Montenegro 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 033.33
 Morocco U20 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
 Netherlands 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
 Norway 5 4 0 1 15 7 +8 080.00
 Poland 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 033.33
 Portugal 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 025.00
 Romania 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
 Russia 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1 000.00
 San Marino 6 6 0 0 33 0 +33 100.00
 Scotland 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 033.33
 Serbia 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 050.00
 Serbia and Montenegro 5 1 1 3 12 12 +0 020.00
 Slovakia 7 3 2 2 12 9 +3 042.86
 Slovenia 11 6 1 4 20 13 +7 054.55
 Spain 8 1 1 6 7 18 −11 012.50
 Sweden 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 050.00
 Switzerland 5 2 0 3 6 10 −4 040.00
 Togo U23 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Turkey 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Ukraine 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 033.33
 United Arab Emirates U23 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Total: 54 teams played 227 111 50 66 410 252 +158 048.90

Last updated: England vs Croatia, 28 March 2023

Source: Croatian Football Federation

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Albania national under-21 football team

Albania national under-21 football team

The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, which is held every two years.

Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

The Australia national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the Olympic Games. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the Olyroos.

Austria national under-21 football team

Austria national under-21 football team

The Austria national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Austria and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association.

Azerbaijan national under-21 football team

Azerbaijan national under-21 football team

The Azerbaijan national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of the Azerbaijan and is controlled by the AFFA.

Belarus national under-21 football team

Belarus national under-21 football team

The Belarus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. The team competed in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Belgium national under-21 football team

Belgium national under-21 football team

The Belgium national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Their biggest successes were winning the 2007–09 International Challenge Trophy and reaching the European Championship semi-finals in 2007 in the Netherlands. Thanks to the latter achievement, Belgium qualified for the football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Their current home stadium is Den Dreef in Leuven.

Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team

Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 national football team is made up by players who are 21 years old or younger and represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in international football matches at this age level.

Bulgaria national under-21 football team

Bulgaria national under-21 football team

The Bulgaria national under-21 football team is considered to be the feeder team for the Bulgaria national football team. This team is for Bulgarian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year UEFA European Under-21 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23.

Czech Republic national under-21 football team

Czech Republic national under-21 football team

The Czech Republic national under-21 football team is the national under-21 association football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.

Cyprus national under-21 football team

Cyprus national under-21 football team

The Cyprus national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Cyprus and like the senior team, is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association.

Denmark national under-21 football team

Denmark national under-21 football team

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

England national under-21 football team

England national under-21 football team

The England national under-21 football team, also known as England under-21s or England U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team.

Source: "Croatia national under-21 football team", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 28th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_under-21_football_team.

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References
  1. ^ "Croatia U-21". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ He coached the U21 team during the first play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:3 to Serbia HNS: Serbia-Croatia 3:1, 2005
  3. ^ He coached the U21 team during the second play-off to 2006 European Championship lost 1:2 to Serbia HNS: Croatia-Serbia 1:2, 2005
  4. ^ As a temporary manager he coached the U21 team during the friendly 1:1 draw against Italy HNS: Croatia-Italy 1:1, 2005
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