Mladen Mladenović

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.

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Managerial statistics TeamFromToRecordGWDLWin %HNK RijekaNovember 2002March 2003

Honours Rijeka Yugoslav Youth Cup: 1982

Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 1994–95 Austrian Supercup: 1994, 1995

Individual SN Yellow Shirt Award: 1994 HNK Rijeka all time XI by Novi list