Croatia national under-21 football team

The Croatian U-21 national football team is a national team of Croatian football player. It is subject to Hrvatski Nogometni savez ( HNS) and represents it internationally on the U-21 level, in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, but also at the European Championships of the continental federation UEFA and the Football World Cup FIFA. Be eligible, players who have not yet completed their 21 years and have Croatian citizenship. In tournaments, the age at first qualifier and on 1 January of the year referred to in the tournament rules shall prevail.

History

Following the recognition of the Croatian Football Federation ( HNS) by UEFA in June 1993, Croatia took part in a qualifying first time in 1994 for a U-21 tournament. The team finished in 4th place in a group with Ukraine, Italy, Estonia, Slovenia and Lithuania and qualified therefore not for the European Championship 1996. Too, for the European Championship 1998, she failed to qualify though, however, the team succeeded two years later, the qualification for the European Championship 2000. In a group with the Netherlands, Spain and the Czech Republic Croatia landed on a disappointing fourth place. 2004 the team achieved the hitherto final qualifying for the European Championship. Here, too, ended up in 4th place.

Participation for the U -21 European Championships

Former notable players (selection)

Ivica Olic
Darijo Srna
Eduardo da Silva
Niko Kranjcar
Luka Modrić
Vedran Ćorluka
Mario Mandzukic
Ivan Rakitić
Ivan Perisic
Dejan Lovren

Croatia U-21 coach

Former European national teams: DDR | Yugoslavia | Serbia and Montenegro | Czechoslovakia | USSR

U-21 national football team
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