| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-09-13) 13 September 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth |
Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lučki Radnik | |||
| –1982 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1989 | Rijeka | 116 | (21) |
| 1985 | → Zadar (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 1989–1991 | Dinamo Zagreb | 58 | (16) |
| 1991–1993 | Castellón | 66 | (20) |
| 1993–1994 | Rijeka | 31 | (20) |
| 1994–1995 | Casino Salzburg | 46 | (15) |
| 1996–1997 | Gamba Osaka | 20 | (11) |
| 1997 | Rijeka | 9 | (2) |
| 1998 | Hajduk Split | 12 | (4) |
| Total | 374 | (115) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1996 | Croatia | 19 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | NK Žminj | ||
| 2002–2003 | Rijeka | ||
| Halubjan Viškovo | |||
| Cres | |||
| 2006–2008 | Orijent | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mladen Mladenović (born 13 September 1964) is a Croatian professional football manager and retired player who played as a midfielder.
Playing career
Club
During his career he played for Rijeka, Zadar, Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split in Croatia, CD Castellón in Spain, SV Austria Salzburg in Austria, and with Gamba Osaka in Japanese J.League. Known for his explosive shooting, Mladenović scored a total of 115 goals in 374 league games. When at Rijeka, he severely injured Hajduk's debutant player Nenad Gračan in 1986, breaking Gračan's leg.
International
He made his debut for Croatia in an October 1990 friendly match against the United States, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Aljoša Asanović, and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 3 goals. Since Croatia was still part of Yugoslavia at the time, his first 3 games are unofficial. Mladenović participated at UEFA Euro 1996 and his final international was at that tournament in the quarter finals against eventual winners Germany.
Managerial career
Following his retirement from playing professional football, Mladenović started a career as a referee, as well as a manager. Since 2002, he managed NK Žminj, Rijeka, NK Halubjan, NK Cres and Orijent.
Club statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1982 | Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1984–85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | Zadar (loan) | Yugoslav Second League | 16 | 6 | – | – | 16 | 6 | ||
| 1985–86 | Rijeka | Yugoslav First League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |
| 1986–87 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 1987–88 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 5 | |||
| 1988–89 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 13 | |||
| 1989–90 | Dinamo Zagreb | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 11 | |
| 1990–91 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 1991–92 | Castellón | Segunda División | 36 | 12 | 4 | 1 | – | 40 | 13 | |
| 1992–93 | 30 | 8 | – | – | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 1993–94 | Rijeka | Croatian First Division | 31 | 20 | 9 | 3 | – | 40 | 23 | |
| 1994–95 | Austria Salzburg | Austrian Bundesliga | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 12 |
| 1995 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | ||
| 1996 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | 23 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | Rijeka | Croatian First Division | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 11 | 3 | |
| 1998 | Hajduk Split | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 14 | 5 | ||
| Yugoslavia total | 190 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 205 | 54 | ||
| Spain total | 66 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 21 | ||
| Austria total | 46 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 58 | 19 | ||
| Japan total | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | ||
| Croatia total | 52 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 31 | ||
| Career total | 374 | 115 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 421 | 130 | ||
National team statistics
| Croatia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 2 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 3 |
International goals
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 | 18 May 1994 | ETO, Győr |  Hungary
|
1 – 1 | 2 – 2 | Friendly |
| 2 – 1 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 September 1995 | Maksimir, Zagreb |  Estonia
|
1 – 0 | 7 – 1 | Euro 1996 Qualifying |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| HNK Rijeka | November 2002 | March 2003 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 011.11 |
Honours
Rijeka
Salzburg
Individual
- SN Yellow Shirt Award: 1994
- HNK Rijeka all time XI by Novi list
References
- Legenda Rijeke koja je igrala i za Dinamo i za Hajduk uvjerena je da Rožman neće izgubiti na Poljudu - Sportske Jutarnji (in Croatian)
- Mladen Mladenović: Dinamo i Rijeka podjednake kvalitete i sanse u kupu - Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian)
- Mladen Mladenović: Onakav prekršaj nemoguće je namjerno napraviti - Index (in Croatian)
- "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
External links
- Mladen Mladenović at WorldFootball.net
- Mladen Mladenović at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mladen Mladenović at BDFutbol
- Mladen Mladenović at kicker (in German)
- Mladen Mladenović at FBref.com
- Mladen Mladenović at Croatian Football Statistics (national team profile) (archived) (in Croatian)
- Mladen Mladenović at BDFutbol
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