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General Information for Croatia

Hrvatski Nogometni Savez
Founded
1912
FIFA entry
1992
Average height in 1997
1.84m
Average age in 1997
26.9
Confederation
UEFA
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Blažević, Miroslav (Coach)

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Blažević, Miroslav (Coach)

Day of Birth
1935-02-10
Day of Death
2023-02-08
Place of Birth
Travnik (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Matches
10 (8 / 2)
Goto coach Miroslav Blažević

Players of Croatia in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ladić, Dražen 1963-01-01 Goalkeeper Croatia Croatia Zagreb 7 0 0 0 0 0
Mrmić, Marijan 1965-05-06 Goalkeeper Turkey Beşiktaş JK 2 1 0 0 0 0
Gabrić, Tonči 1961-11-11 Goalkeeper Croatia Hajduk Split 1 1 0 0 0 0
Šimić, Dario 1975-11-12 Centre Back Croatia Croatia Zagreb 8 0 0 0 0 0
Bilić, Slaven 1968-09-11 Centre Back England Everton FC 7 0 2 0 0 0
Jurić, Goran 1963-02-05 Sweeper Croatia Croatia Zagreb 7 0 0 0 0 0
Jerkan, Nikola 1964-12-08 Centre Back Austria Rapid Wien 4 0 0 0 0 0
Šarić, Daniel 1972-08-04 Right Back Croatia Croatia Zagreb 3 0 0 0 0 0
Butorović, Darko 1970-08-12 Right Back Portugal FC Porto 2 0 0 0 0 0
Štimac, Igor 1967-09-06 Centre Back England Derby County 2 0 0 0 0 0
Pavličić, Dubravko 1967-11-28 Centre Back Spain UD Salamanca 1 1 0 0 0 0
Balajić, Andrija 1972-08-22 Left Back Croatia Varteks Varaždin 1 0 0 0 0 0
Milinović, Damir 1972-10-15 Centre Back Croatia HNK Rijeka 0 1 0 0 0 0
Tudor, Igor 1978-04-16 Centre Back Croatia Hajduk Split 0 1 0 0 0 0
Boban, Zvonimir 1968-10-08 Attacking Midfielder Italy AC Milan 8 0 3 0 0 0
Prosinečki, Robert 1969-01-12 Centre Midfielder Croatia Croatia Zagreb 7 0 1 0 0 0
Asanović, Aljoša 1965-12-14 Attacking Midfielder Italy SSC Napoli 6 2 2 0 0 0
Jarni, Robert 1968-10-26 Left Midfielder Spain Real Betis Sevilla 6 0 0 0 0 0
Soldo, Zvonimir 1967-11-02 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 5 0 1 0 0 0
Jurčić, Krunoslav 1969-11-26 Defensive Midfielder Croatia Croatia Zagreb 2 4 0 0 0 0
Pralija, Nenad 1970-12-11 Defensive Midfielder Spain Espanyol Barcelona 2 2 0 0 0 0
Marić, Silvio 1975-03-20 Attacking Midfielder Croatia Croatia Zagreb 2 1 1 0 0 0
Kovač, Niko 1971-10-15 Defensive Midfielder Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1 2 0 0 0 0
Mamić, Zoran 1971-09-30 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfL Bochum 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ergović, Ivo 1967-12-24 Midfielder Croatia NK Osijek 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mumlek, Miljenko 1972-11-21 Midfielder Croatia Varteks Varaždin 0 1 0 0 0 0
Šuker, Davor 1968-01-01 Centre Forward Spain Real Madrid 7 0 4 0 0 0
Bokšić, Alen 1970-01-21 Centre Forward Italy Lazio Roma 7 0 2 0 0 0
Cvitanović, Igor 1970-11-01 Centre Forward Spain Real Sociedad San Sebastian 5 2 0 0 0 0
Vlaović, Goran 1972-08-07 Centre Forward Spain Valencia CF 4 4 2 0 0 0
Erceg, Tomislav 1971-10-22 Striker Italy Ancona Calcio 1 3 1 0 0 0
Stanić, Mario 1972-04-10 Right Winger Italy AC Parma 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Croatia in 1997

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-03-29
Croatia
Croatia
Denmark
Denmark
1:1 c
Croatia vs. Denmark
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Stadion Poljud
1997-04-02
Croatia
Croatia
Slovenia
Slovenia
3:3 c
Croatia vs. Slovenia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Stadion Poljud
1997-04-30
Greece
Greece
Croatia
Croatia
0:1 c
Greece vs. Croatia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Kaftanzoglio Stadio
1997-06-08
Japan
Japan
Croatia
Croatia
4:3 c
Japan vs. Croatia
Friendly
Japan National Stadium
1997-06-12
Croatia
Croatia
Turkey
Turkey
1:1 c
Croatia vs. Turkey
Friendly
Yurtec Stadium Sendai
1997-09-06
Croatia
Croatia
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
3:2 c
Croatia vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Stadion Maksimir
1997-09-10
Denmark
Denmark
Croatia
Croatia
3:1 c
Denmark vs. Croatia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Parken
1997-10-11
Slovenia
Slovenia
Croatia
Croatia
1:3 c
Slovenia vs. Croatia
World Cup 1998 - Group 1
Centralni Stadion Bežigrad
1997-10-29
Croatia
Croatia
Ukraine
Ukraine
2:0 c
Croatia vs. Ukraine
World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs
Stadion Maksimir
1997-11-15
Ukraine
Ukraine
Croatia
Croatia
1:1 c
Ukraine vs. Croatia
World Cup 1998 - Play-Offs
NSC Olimpiyskiy
10 Matches

Match Progress for Croatia in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Croatia

Opponent M W D L G
France
France
12 2 3 7 16
Slovenia
Slovenia
12 7 4 1 20
Turkey
Turkey
12 4 5 3 16
Spain
Spain
11 3 1 7 16
England
England
11 3 2 6 13
Slovakia
Slovakia
11 6 3 2 25
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 29
Portugal
Portugal
10 1 2 7 8
Ukraine
Ukraine
9 5 3 1 15
Belgium
Belgium
9 3 3 3 9
Israel
Israel
9 8 1 0 22
Hungary
Hungary
9 4 4 1 17
Estonia
Estonia
9 6 2 1 16
Italy
Italy
9 3 6 0 11
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
9 6 2 1 15
Wales
Wales
8 4 3 1 12
Denmark
Denmark
8 5 1 2 14
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
8 5 2 1 12
Scotland
Scotland
8 2 3 3 7
Greece
Greece
8 2 4 2 10
Austria
Austria
7 6 0 1 12
Ireland
Ireland
7 2 3 2 8
South Korea
South Korea
7 3 2 2 11
Poland
Poland
7 4 2 1 11
Iceland
Iceland
7 5 1 1 13
Mexico
Mexico
6 4 0 2 9
Sweden
Sweden
6 4 0 2 8
Latvia
Latvia
6 6 0 0 17
Russia
Russia
6 3 3 0 10
Czechia
Czechia
6 3 3 0 17
Andorra
Andorra
6 6 0 0 24
Argentina
Argentina
6 2 1 3 7
Australia
Australia
6 2 2 2 11
Germany
Germany
5 2 1 2 8
Brazil
Brazil
5 1 1 3 7
Norway
Norway
5 3 1 1 10
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
4 2 2 0 9
Japan
Japan
4 2 1 1 8
Romania
Romania
4 4 0 0 6
Switzerland
Switzerland
4 1 2 1 6
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 4 0 0 14
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
3 3 0 0 14
Morocco
Morocco
3 2 1 0 11
Cyprus
Cyprus
3 3 0 0 6
Georgia
Georgia
3 2 0 1 4
San Marino
San Marino
3 3 0 0 18
Armenia
Armenia
3 2 1 0 3
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 2 0 1 6
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 1 1 0 2
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
2 2 0 0 8
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 0 2 0 2
Kosovo
Kosovo
2 2 0 0 7
Iran
Iran
2 1 1 0 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 2 0 0 7
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 0 1 6
Moldova
Moldova
2 2 0 0 2
Serbia
Serbia
2 1 1 0 3
Belarus
Belarus
2 2 0 0 4
Egypt
Egypt
2 1 1 0 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
2 2 0 0 4
Finland
Finland
2 1 1 0 2
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 4
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 3
Albania
Albania
1 0 1 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 1 0 0 2
Mali
Mali
1 1 0 0 2
USA
USA
1 1 0 0 2
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
China
China
1 0 1 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 4
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1 1 0 0 3
Canada
Canada
1 1 0 0 4
Senegal
Senegal
1 1 0 0 2
Chile
Chile
1 0 1 0 1
Jordan
Jordan
1 1 0 0 2
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 1
Jamaica
Jamaica
1 1 0 0 3
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