| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-09-13)13 September 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka,SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballmanager and retiredplayer who played as amidfielder.
During his career he played forRijeka,Zadar,Dinamo Zagreb[1] andHajduk Split in Croatia,CD Castellón in Spain,SV Austria Salzburg in Austria, and withGamba Osaka in JapaneseJ.League. Known for his explosive shooting, Mladenović scored a total of 115 goals in 374 league games.[2] When at Rijeka, he severely injured Hajduk's debutant playerNenad Gračan in 1986, breaking Gračan's leg.[3]
He made his debut forCroatia in an October 1990friendly match against theUnited States, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute forAljoša 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 atUEFA Euro 1996 and his final international was at that tournament in the quarter finals against eventual winnersGermany.[4]
Following his retirement from playing professional football, Mladenović started a career as a referee, as well as a manager. Since 2002, he managedNK Žminj, Rijeka, NK Halubjan, NK Cres andOrijent.
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| HNK Rijeka | November 2002 | March 2003 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 011.11 |
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