Luka Modrić, Mario Mandžukić, Ivan Rakitić: Who are Croatia's top UEFA Champions League performers?
venerdì 20 dicembre 2024
Intro articolo
Which Croatian players have the most appearances and goals in Europe's leading club competition?
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Corpo articolo
Croatia became a UEFA member nation in 1993, two years after the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, but Croatian players and clubs had long been a presence in UEFA club competitions. The nation's top players, meanwhile, have graced the biggest stages with the most successful sides, Luka Modrić notably winning the UEFA Champions League six times with Real Madrid.
Last updated 20/12/2024
Most appearances by Croatian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
134: Luka Modrić (Tottenham, Real Madrid)
97: Ivan Rakitić (Schalke, Barcelona, Sevilla)
73: Mateo Kovačić (GNK Dinamo, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City)
63: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar)
60: Mario Mandžukić (Bayern München, Atlético de Madrid, Juventus)
50: Robert Kovač (Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern München, Juventus)
48: Ivan Perišić (Dortmund, Inter, Bayern München, Tottenham)
43: Dejan Lovren (Lyon, Liverpool, Zenit)
40: Marcelo Brozović (GNK Dinamo, Inter)
40: Boris Živković (Leverkusen, Stuttgart)
Top-scoring Croatian players in the UEFA Champions League (group stage/league phase to final)
21: Mario Mandžukić (Bayern München, Atlético de Madrid, Juventus)
11: Alen Bokšić (Marseille, Juventus, Lazio)
10: Ivan Rakitić (Schalke, Barcelona, Sevilla)
10: Ivica Olić (CSKA Moskva, Bayern München)
9: Luka Modrić (Tottenham, Real Madrid)
9: Dado Pršo (Monaco, Rangers)
8: Eduardo (Arsenal, Shakhtar)
7: Davor Šuker (Real Madrid, Arsenal)
6: Marko Babic (Leverkusen)
6: Mislav Oršić (GNK Dinamo)
Most appearances by Croatian players in UEFA club competition*
165: Luka Modrić (GNK Dinamo, Tottenham, Real Madrid)
152: Ivan Rakitić (Basel, Schalke, Sevilla, Barcelona, Hajduk Split)
146: Darijo Srna (Hajduk Split, Shakhtar)
109: Mateo Kovačić (GNK Dinamo, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City)
97: Domagoj Vida (Leverkusen, GNK Dinamo, Dynamo Kyiv, Beşiktaş, AEK Athens)
95: Mario Mandžukić (NK Zagreb, GNK Dinamo, Bayern München, Atlético de Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan)
95: Ognjen Vukojević (Slaven Koprivnica, GNK Dinamo, Dynamo Kyiv, Austria Wien)
90: Dominik Livaković (GNK Dinamo, Fenerbahçe)
85: Ivan Perišić (Club Brugge, Dortmund, Wolfsburg, Inter, Bayern München, Tottenham, Hadjuk Split)
83: Dejan Lovren (GNK Dinamo, Lyon, Liverpool, Zenit)
82: Mladen Petrić (Grasshoppers, Basel, Hamburg, Panathinaikos)
Top-scoring Croatian players in UEFA club competition*
32: Mario Mandžukić (NK Zagreb, GNK Dinamo, Bayern München, Atlético de Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan)
28: Mislav Oršić (GNK Dinamo, Trabzonspor)
28: Bruno Petković (GNK Dinamo)
27: Mladen Petrić (Grasshoppers, Basel, Hamburg, Panathinaikos)
26: Ivica Olić (GNK Dinamo, CSKA Moskva, Hamburg, Bayern München, Wolfsburg)
25: Zlatko Vujović (Hajduk Split, Bordeaux, Paris)
23: Marin Tomasov (Hajduk Split, Rijeka, Astana)
21: Eduardo (GNK Dinamo, Arsenal, Shakhtar, Legia Warszawa)
17: Boško Balaban (Rijeka, GNK Dinamo, Aston Villa, Club Brugge)
17: Miljenko Mumlek (Varaždin, GNK Dinamo, Standard Liège)
Notable firsts
First Croatian player to win the European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League
Robert Prosinečki (Crvena Zvezda 0-0 Marseille, aet, Crvena Zvezda win 5-3 on penalties, 1990/91)
First Croatian to appear in a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final win
Mladen Ramljak (Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 agg Feyenoord, 1973/74)
Only Croatian club to win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (non-UEFA affiliated predecessor of the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League)
Dinamo Zagreb (1966/67)
First Croatian to score in a UEFA Champions League final
Mario Mandžukić (Borussia Dortmund 1-2 Bayern München, 2012/13)
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*UEFA club competitions means European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, European/South American Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup