Croatia national under-21 football team
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| Croatia Under-21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Vatreni ("The Blazers") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Association | Croatian Football Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Dražen Ladić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Kristijan Ipša | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Tomislav Vranjić (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Tomo Šokota (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First International Croatia 0-0 Italy February 13, 1993, friendly |
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| Biggest win Croatia 6-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Osijek, September 5, 1997, qual.EC |
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| Biggest defeat Croatia 0-4 Bosnia and Herzegovina Vinkovci, November 17, 2004, friendly |
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Group stage 2000 & 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Croatia national under-21 football team has played since Croatia's independence in 1990 and is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation. (For the team under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia see Yugoslavia national under-21 football team.)
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[edit] UEFA U-21 Championship Record
1996: Did not qualify. Finished 4th of 5 in qualification group.
1998: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 5 in qualification group.
2000: Group stage.
2002: Did not qualify. Lost in playoff.
2004: Group stage.
2006: Did not qualify. Lost in playoff.
2007: Did not qualify. Finished 3rd of 3 in qualification group.
[edit] Current Squad
Head Coach 
Dražen Ladić
GOALKEEPERS
Dinamo Zagreb - Filip Lončarić
Dinamo Zagreb - Ivan Kelava
NK Zadar - Antonijo Ježina
DEFENDERS
FC Energie Cottbus - Kristijan Ipša
NK Inter Zaprešic - Dejan Lovren
Hajduk Split - Mario Maloča
FC Red Bull Salzburg - Manuel Pamić
Hajduk Split - Goran Jozinović
NK Varteks Varaždin - Igor Prahić
NK Zadar - Ante Puljić
MIDFIELDERS
NK Rijeka - Anas Sharbini
SpVgg Greuther Fürth - Ivo Iličević
NK Zadar - Marin Tomasov
NK Osijek - Domagoj Vida
FC Terek Grozny - Marko Dinjar
Hajduk Split - Drago Gabrić
NK Slaven Belupo - Mato Jajalo
FC Energie Cottbus - Stiven Rivić
Hajduk Split - Marin Ljubičić
FC Vorskla Poltava - Denis Glavina
Eintracht Frankfurt - Krešo Ljubičić
FORWARDS
Hajduk Split - Nikola Kalinić
Hajduk Split - Ante Rukavina
Hajduk Split - Tomislav Bušić
FC Slovan Liberec - Andrej Kerić
Dinamo Zagreb - Mario Mandžukić
Dinamo Zagreb - Josip Tadić
[edit] See also
- Croatian Football Federation
- Croatia national football team
- UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
[edit] External links
- UEFA Under-21 website Contains full results archive
- The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of U-21/U-23 Championships.
