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Find out which Croatian players participated in major tournaments in former states and unions.

  • World Cups
  • European Championships
  • Olympic games
  • Youth teams
Competition
Host
Placement
Players from Croatia

Competition:

World Championship 1930.

Host:

Uruguay

Placement:

fourth place

Players from Croatia:

Croatian players haven't participated because of a boycott because the residence of the Yugoslavian Football Federation was moved from Zagreb to Beograd.

Competition:

World Championship 1950.

Host:

Brasil

Placement:

first round

Players from Croatia:

Vladimir Beara, Srđan Mrkušić, Stjepan Bobek, Božo Broketa, Željko Čajkovski, Zlatko Čajkovski, Vladimir Firm, Ivica Horvat, Ervin Katnić, Ivo Radovniković, Bernard Vukas

Competition:

World Championship 1954.

Host:

Switzerland

Placement:

quarter-finals

Players from Croatia:

Vladimir Beara, Tomislav Crnković, Zlatko Čajkovski, Ivica Horvat, Bernard Vukas, Stjepan Bobek, Branko Zebec, Branko Kralj, Lav Mantula, Bruno Belin, Zlatko Papec, Dionizije Dvornić, Members of the coaching commission: Leo Lemešić and Franjo Wolfl

Competition:

World Championship 1958.

Host:

Sweden

Placement:

quarter-finals

Players from Croatia:

Vladimir Beara, Tomislav Crnković, Branko Zebec, Ivan Šantek, Luka Lipošinović, Gordan Irović, Nikola Radović, Dražan Jerković

Competition:

World Championship 1962.

Host:

Chile

Placement:

fourth place

Players from Croatia:

Petar Radaković, Vlatko Marković, Andrija Anković, Dražan Jerković (Best goalscorer), Josip Skoblar, Željko Matuš

Competition:

World Championship 1974.

Host:

Germany

Placement:

second round

Players from Croatia:

Ivan Buljan, Dražen Mužinić, Brane Oblak, Ivica Šurjak, Jurica Jerković, Luka Peruzović, Rizah Mešković, Member of the coaching commission: Tomislav Ivić

Competition:

World Championship 1982.

Host:

Spain

Placement:

first round

Players from Croatia:

Ivo Jerolimov, Ivan Gudelj, Velimir Zajec, Zoran Vujović, Zlatko Vujović, Ivan Pudar, Miloš Hrstić, Jurica Jerković, Stjepan Deverić, Ivica Šurjak

Competition:

World Championship 1990.

Host:

Italy

Placement:

quarter-finals

Players from Croatia:

Tomislav Ivković, Zoran Vulić, Zlatko Vujović, Alen Bokšić, Robert Prosinečki (Best Young Player), Robert Jarni, Davor Šuker, Andrej Panadić

Competition
Host
Placement
Players from Croatia

Competition:

European Championship 1960.

Host:

France

Placement:

Silver

Players from Croatia:

Tomislav Crnković, Dražan Jerković, Željko Matuš, Željko Perušić, Branko Zebec, Ante Žanetić

Competition:

European Championship 1968.

Host:

Italy

Placement:

Silver

Players from Croatia:

Rudolf Belin, Dragan Holcer, Mladen Ramljak, Radomir Vukčević

Competition:

European Championship 1976.

Host:

Yugoslavia

Placement:

fourth place

Players from Croatia:

Ivan Buljan, Borislav Đorđević, Jurica Jerković, Dražen Mužinić, Luka Peruzović, Ivica Šurjak, Dragutin Vabec, Slaviša Žungul, Coach: Ante Mladinić

Competition:

European Championship 1984.

Host:

France

Placement:

first round

Players from Croatia:

Borislav Cvetković, Josip Čop, Stjepan Deverić, Ivan Gudelj, Sulejman Halilović, Tomislav Ivković, Branko Miljuš, Zoran Simović, Zlatko Vujović, Velimir Zajec

Competition
Host
Placement
Players from Croatia

Competition:

Olympic games 1920.

Host:

Antwerp (BEL)

Placement:

first round

Players from Croatia:

Dragutin Vrđuka, Vjekoslav Župančić, Jaroslav Šifer, Slavin Cindrić, Rudolf Rupec, Dragutin Vragović, Artur Dubravčić, Emil Perška, Ivan Granec, Josip Scholz, Coach: dr. Veljko Ugrinić

Competition:

Olympic games 1924.

Host:

Paris (FRA)

Placement:

first round

Players from Croatia:

Dragutin Vrđuka, Stjepan Vrbančić, Eugen Dasović, Ivan Marjanović, Rudolf Rupec, Janko Rodin, Dragutin Babić, Emil Perška, Vladimir Vinek, Eugen Plazzeriano, Stjepan Bocak, Slavin Cindrić, Artur Dubravčić, Dragutin Friedrich, Antun Pavleković, Alfons Pažur, Dragutin Vragović, Branko Zinaja, Rudolf Percl

Competition:

Olympic games 1928.

Host:

Amsterdam (NED)

Placement:

first round

Players from Croatia:

Danijel Premerl, Ante Bonačić, Slavin Cindrić, Franjo Giler, Maksimilijan Mihelčić, Emil Perška, Dragutin Babić, Coach: dr. Ante Pandaković

Competition:

Olympic games 1948.

Host:

London (ENG)

Placement:

Silver

Players from Croatia:

Franjo Šoštarić, Miroslav Brozović, Zlatko Čajkovski, Franjo Wolfl, Stjepan Bobek, Željko Čajkovski, Zvonimir Cimermančić, Bernad Vukas, Božo Broketa, Ivan Jazbinšek, Ratko Kacijan, Frane Matošić

Competition:

Olympic games 1952.

Host:

Helsinki (FIN)

Placement:

Silver

Players from Croatia:

Vladimir Beara, Tomislav Crnković, Zlatko Čajkovski, Ivica Horvat, Bernad Vukas, Stjepan Bobek, Branko Zebec, Slavko Luštica, Vladimir Čonč, Vladimir Firm, Member of the coaching commission: Leo Lemešić

Competition:

Olympic games 1956.

Host:

Melbourne (AUS)

Placement:

Silver

Players from Croatia:

Mladen Koščak, Nikola Radović, Ivan Šantek, Zlatko Papec, Luka Lipošinović, Joško Vidošević

Competition:

Olympic games 1960.

Host:

Rome (ITA)

Placement:

Gold

Players from Croatia:

Ante Žanetić, Željko Perušić, Andrija Anković, Aleksandar Kozlina, Željko Matuš, Zvonko Bego

Competition:

Olympic games 1964.

Host:

Tokio (JPN)

Placement:

quarter-finals

Players from Croatia:

Zlatko Škorić, Rudolf Belin, Marijan Brnčić, Milan Čop, Slaven Zambata

Competition:

Olympic games 1980.

Host:

Moscow (RUS)

Placement:

fourth place

Players from Croatia:

Tomislav Ivković, Nikica Cukrov, Miloš Hrstić, Ivan Gudelj, Dušan Pešić, Boro Primorac, Zlatko Vujović, Zoran Vujović, Mišo Krstičević

Competition:

Olympic games 1984.

Host:

Los Angeles (USA)

Placement:

Bronze

Players from Croatia:

Tomislav Ivković, Nenad Gračan, Borislav Cvetković, Branko Miljuš, Ivan Pudar, Stjepan Deverić

Competition:

Olympic games 1988.

Host:

Seoul (KOR)

Placement:

first round

Players from Croatia:

Davor Šuker

Competition
Host
Placement
Players from Croatia

Competition:

Balkan Cup 1934.

Host:

Greece

Placement:

Gold

Players from Croatia:

Bartul Čulić, Dragutin Bratulić, Jozo Matošić, Anđelko Marušić, Ivan Gajer, Gustav Lechner, Ivan Petrak, Members of the coaching commission: Ivo Šuste and Petar Pleše

Competition:

Balkan Cup 1935.

Host:

Bulgaria

Placement:

Gold

Players from Croatia:

Franjo Glaser, Bernard Hugl, Jozo Matošić, Ivan Gajer, Gustav Lechner, Vilim Šipoš, Aleksandar Živković

Competition:

Mediterranean Games 1971.

Host:

Izmir (TUR)

Placement:

Gold

Players from Croatia:

Josip Kečkeš, Marijan Novak, Coach: Dražan Jerković

Competition:

Mediterranean Games 1979.

Host:

Split (CRO)

Placement:

Gold

Players from Croatia:

Tomislav Ivković, Srećko Bogdan, Nikica Cukrov, Miloš Hrstić, Rajko Janjanin, Mišo Krstičević, Boro Primorac, Vedran Rožić, Zlatko Vujović, Zoran Vujović

Competition:

U-20 World Championship 1987.

Host:

Chile

Placement:

Gold

Players from Croatia:

Robert Jarni, Dubravko Pavličić, Igor Štimac, Zvonimir Boban (Silver ball), Robert Prosinečki (Golden ball), Davor Šuker (Silver shoe), Coach: Mirko Jozić

Competition:

U-21 European Championship 1978.

Host:

Mostar/Halle (BiH/GER)

Placement:

Gold

Players from Croatia:

Srećko Bogdan, Miloš Hrstić, Velimir Zajec, Damir Desnica, Blaž Slišković

Competition:

U-21 European Championship 1990.

Host:

Sarajevo/Simferopol (BiH/RUS/UKR)

Placement:

Silver

Players from Croatia:

Robert Jarni, Andrej Panadić, Robert Prosinečki, Zvonimir Boban, Alen Bokšić, Davor Šuker (Golden player and Best goalscorer)

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