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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 (12)
FIFA codeCRO
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Croatia 0–0 Italy 
13 February 1993
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)

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


Competition



UEFA U-21 Championship


UEFA U-21 Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Position Pld W D L GF GA Manager
1996 Did not qualify 4/6 10 5 2 3 13 12 Martin Novoselac
1998 3/5 8 4 0 4 13 9 Ivo Šušak
2000 Group stage 4/4 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad 1/5 10 7 2 1 28 9 Ivo Šušak
2002 Did not qualify 2/4OFF 8 3 4 1 10 7 Martin Novoselac
2004 Group stage 4/4 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad 1/4 8 4 2 2 11 5 Martin Novoselac
2006 Did not qualify 1/6OFF 12 8 1 3 16 11 Slaven Bilić
2007 3/3 2 0 0 2 2 4 Dražen Ladić
2009 2/6 10 7 1 2 20 12 Dražen Ladić
2011 1/5OFF 10 5 2 3 18 15 Dražen Ladić
2013 4/5 8 2 1 5 7 16 Ivo Šušak
2015 1/5OFF 10 6 1 3 22 9 Niko Kovač / Nenad Gračan
2017 3/6 10 6 2 2 24 11 Nenad Gračan
2019 Group stage 4/4 3 0 1 2 4 8 Squad 1/6 10 8 1 1 31 5 Nenad Gračan
2021 Quarter-finals 8 4 1 0 3 5 7 Squad 1 / Squad 2 2/610622377 Nenad Gračan / Igor Bišćan
2023 Qualified 1/68611197 Igor Bišćan
Total Group stage 4/14 13 1 3 9 16 26 134 77 22 35 271 139
Notes

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  1  Denmark 23 September 2022 27 September 2022
Slovakia  2  Ukraine 23 September 2022 27 September 2022
Republic of Ireland  3  Israel 23 September 2022 27 September 2022
Iceland  4  Czech Republic 23 September 2022 27 September 2022

Recent fixtures



2021


31 May UEFA Under-21 Euro 2021 Spain  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Croatia Maribor, Slovenia
18:00 CEST
  • Puado 66', 110'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Ljudski vrt
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
2 September UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Croatia  2–0  Azerbaijan Velika Gorica, Croatia
19:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Gradski stadion
Referee: Denys Shurman (Ukraine)
7 September UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Finland  0–2  Croatia Oulu, Finland
17:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Raatti Stadium
Referee: Vitor Ferreira (Portugal)
8 October UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Croatia  3–2  Norway Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
12 October UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Azerbaijan  1–5  Croatia Sumgait, Azerbaijan
18:30 CEST
(20:30 AZT)
  • Gurbanli 55' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Kapital Bank Arena
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)
11 November UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Croatia  2–0  Estonia Pula, Croatia
18:00 CET
Report Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina
Referee: Ishmael Barbara (Malta)
16 November UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Austria  1–3  Croatia Ried im Innkreis, Austria
20:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

2022


25 March UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Croatia  0–0  Austria Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks
Referee: Manfredas Lukjancukas (Lithuania)
29 March UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Croatia  2–3  Finland Varaždin, Croatia
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Gradski stadion Varteks
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
3 June UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Norway  3–2  Croatia Drammen, Norway
18:00
Report Stadium: Marienlyst
Referee: David Munro (Scotland)
8 June UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualification Estonia  0–4  Croatia Pärnu, Estonia
Report Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
23 September 2022 2023 UEFA EC
Play-offs
Croatia  v Denmark  Pula, Croatia
18:00 Report Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina
27 September 2022 2023 UEFA EC
Play-offs
Denmark  v Croatia  Vejle, Denmark
18:00 Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium

Coaching staff



Current coaching staff


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

Players



Current squad


The following is the list of players for the UEFA Under-21 Euro 2023 qualifying play-off fixtures against  Denmark on 23 September 2022 and 27 September 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Dominik Kotarski (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 22) 10 0 PAOK
1GK Ivor Pandur (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 22) 4 0 Fortuna Sittard
1GK Nikola Čavlina (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 20) 0 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb

2DF David Čolina (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 22) 13 0 Hajduk Split
2DF Mario Vušković (2001-11-16) 16 November 2001 (age 20) 13 2 Hamburger SV
2DF Bartol Franjić (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 22) 10 1 VfL Wolfsburg
2DF Krešimir Krizmanić (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 22) 7 0 Gorica
2DF Nikola Soldo (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 21) 6 1 1. FC Köln
2DF Hrvoje Smolčić (2000-08-17) 17 August 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
2DF Mauro Perković (2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Istra 1961

3MF Martin Baturina (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 19) 7 0 Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Jurica Pršir (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 22) 7 1 Gorica
3MF Luka Sučić (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 20) 7 5 Red Bull Salzburg
3MF Toni Fruk (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 21) 4 2 Gorica
3MF Veldin Hodža (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 19) 2 0 Rijeka
3MF Jakov-Anton Vasilj (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 20) 1 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb
3MF Niko Janković (2001-08-25) 25 August 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Zrinjski Mostar

4FW Roko Šimić (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 19) 10 7 Red Bull Salzburg
4FW Stipe Biuk (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 19) 6 0 Hajduk Split
4FW Gabriel Vidović (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003 (age 18) 4 1 Vitesse
4FW Dion Drena Beljo (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 20) 3 0 Osijek
4FW Igor Matanović (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 19) 1 0 St. Pauli
4FW Silvio Goričan (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb
4FW Marco Pašalić (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Borussia Dortmund II
4FW Michele Šego (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Varaždin

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) 0 0 Hajduk Split v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
GK Renato Josipović (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Široki Brijeg v.  Finland, 29 March 2022

DF Boško Šutalo (captain) (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22) 19 1 Dinamo Zagreb v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF Josip Šutalo SEN (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 22) 8 2 Dinamo Zagreb v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF Josip Stanišić SEN (2000-04-02) 2 April 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Bayern Munich v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF Roko Jurišić (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Rijeka v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
DF Alois Dominik Oroz (2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Sturm Graz v.  Finland, 29 March 2022
DF Stipe Radić (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 22) 0 0 Beerschot v.  Austria, 16 November 2021

MF Luka Stojković (2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 18) 1 0 Lokomotiva Zagreb v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
MF Ante Palaversa (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 22) 6 0 Troyes v.  Finland, 29 March 2022
MF Marko Bulat (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Dinamo Zagreb v.  Finland, 29 March 2022
MF Niko Rak (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Šibenik v.  Azerbaijan, 12 October 2021

FW Antonio Marin (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 21) 15 1 Dinamo Zagreb v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
FW Lukas Kačavenda (2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 19) 9 1 Lokomotiva Zagreb v.  Estonia, 8 June 2022
FW Marin Ljubičić (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 20) 5 1 LASK v.  Finland, 29 March 2022
FW Marin Laušić (2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 21) 1 0 Maribor v.  Austria, 16 November 2021
FW Denis Bušnja (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Rijeka v.  Azerbaijan, 12 October 2021

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

Past squads



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 U-21 managers who later coached Croatia's senior team
Bilić is one of two former U-21 managers who later coached Croatia's senior team
Manager Tenure Pld W D L Win % Tournaments
Martin Novoselac 1994–1996
2000–2004
1996 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2002 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2004 European Championship – Group stage
Ivo Šušak 1997–2000
2011–2013
1998 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2000 European Championship – Group stage
2013 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Slaven Bilić 2004–2006 20 11 3 6 055.0 2006 European Championship – Play-offs
Aljoša Asanović (c) 2005 1 0 0 1 000.0 2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[2]
Ivica Grnja (c) 2005 1 0 0 1 000.0 2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify[3]
Marijan Brnčić (c)[4] 2005 1 0 1 0 000.0
Dražen Ladić 2006–2011 32 20 6 6 062.50 2007 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2009 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2011 European Championship – Failed to qualify
Niko Kovač 2013 7 5 0 2 071.4
Nenad Gračan 2013–2019 41 21 9 11 051.2 2015 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2017 European Championship – Failed to qualify
2019 European Championship – Group stage
Igor Bišćan 2019– 22 14 3 5 063.6 2021 European Championship – Quarter-finals

Last updated: Croatia vs Finland, 29 March 2022. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.


Most capped players


Before joining the senior team Vida played 19 matches for the U-21 team
Before joining the senior team Vida played 19 matches for the U-21 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: Croatia vs. Denmark, 23 September 2022

Source: Croatian Football Federation


Top goalscorers


Brozović scored 7 goals for the U-21 team before he was promoted to the senior team
Brozović scored 7 goals for the U-21 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: Croatia vs. Denmark, 23 September 2022

Source: Croatian Football Federation


See also



References


  1. "Croatia U-21". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. He coached the U-21 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 U-21 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 U-21 team during the friendly 1:1 draw against Italy HNS: Croatia-Italy 1:1, 2005



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