The Vatreni
Squad
for the
matches against Kazakhstan and England September 2008 |
Player |
Birthdate |
Age |
Pos |
Club |
App |
G |
Ćorluka, Vedran |
5 February 1986 |
22 |
D |
Tottenham Hotspur
FC, England |
26 |
0 |
Vedran Ćorluka signed from Manchester City FC, England on 1 September 2008. |
Kalinić, Nikola |
5 January 1988 |
20 |
F |
HNK Hajduk Split SDD |
2 |
0 |
Klasnić, Ivan |
29 January 1980
Born in West Germany |
28 |
F |
FC de
Nantes,
France |
33 |
10 |
Knezević,
Dario |
20 April 1982 |
26 |
D |
Juventus FC FC,
Italy |
10 |
1 |
Kovač,
Niko |
15 October 1971
Born in West Germany |
36 |
M |
FC Red Bull Salzburg, Austria |
81 |
15 |
Kovač,
Robert |
16 April 1974
Born in West Germany |
34 |
D |
BV Borussia
1909 Dortmund, Germany |
79 |
0 |
Krizanac,
Ivića |
13 April 1979 |
29 |
D |
FC Zenit Sankt-Petersburg,
Russia |
1 |
0 |
Leko, Jerko
|
9 April 1980 |
28 |
M |
AS de Monaco FC, France |
55 |
2 |
Mandzukić,
Mario |
21 May 1986 |
22 |
F |
NK Dinamo Zagreb |
1 |
0 |
Modrić, Luka |
9 September 1985 |
22 |
M |
Tottenham Hotspur
FC, England |
30 |
5 |
Olić, Ivića |
14 September 1979 |
28 |
F |
Hamburger SV, Germany |
59 |
10 |
Petrić, Mladen |
1 January 1981 |
27 |
F |
Hamburger SV, Germany |
29 |
10 |
Pletikosa, Stipe |
8 January 1979 |
29 |
G |
FC Spartak Moskva, Russia |
74 |
0 |
Pokrivač,
Nikola |
26 November 1985 |
22 |
M |
AS de Monaco FC, France |
3 |
0 |
Pranjić, Danijel |
2 December 1981 |
26 |
M |
SC Heerenveen, Netherlands |
17 |
0 |
Rakitić,
Ivan |
10 March 1988
born in Switzerland |
20 |
M |
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Germany |
13 |
3 |
Runje, Vedran |
10 February 1976 |
32 |
G |
RC de Lens, France |
6 |
0 |
Šimić,
Dario |
12 November 1975 |
32 |
D |
AS de Monaco FC, France |
100 |
3 |
Šimunić,
Josip |
18 February 1978
born in Australia |
30 |
D |
Hertha, Berliner SC von 1892, Germany |
66 |
3 |
Srna, Darijo |
1 May 1982 |
26 |
M |
FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine |
60 |
17 |
Vejic, Hrvoje |
8 June 1977 |
31 |
D |
FC Tom' Tomsk, Russia |
4 |
0 |
Vukojević,
Ognjen |
20 December 1983 |
24 |
M |
FC Dynamo Kyiv,
Russia |
8 |
1 |
Squad details correct up to
and including Croatia's match against Kazakhstan on 6 September 2008.
Diary
Wednesday,
27 August 2008 -
Croatia coach Slaven Bilić will be without Niko
Kranjcar for next month's World Cup qualifiers with Kazakhstan and England.
Portsmouth midfielder Kranjcar is out for up to 12 weeks after rupturing ankle
ligaments during last week's friendly with Slovenia. He is the most notable
absentee from Bilić's squad for the qualifying double-header. Bilić has
kept faith with 20 of the players who were part of the Croatia squad which
reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2008. In addition to Kranjcar,
goalkeeper Mario Galinović and striker Igor Budan will not be involved in the
opening 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Ivića Krizanac and Mario Mandzukic have
been included in the squad as Croatia look to start the road to South Africa on
a positive note.
Croatia
Form: last six
games |
W W W
D W W
f 11:a 4
success: 92% |
189 |
8 June 2008 -
Austria 0 Croatia 1 [0-1] Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien |
|
ECF |
AW |
190 |
12 June 2008 -
Croatia 2 Germany 1 [1-0] Hypo Group Arena, Klagenfurt |
|
NW |
191 |
16 June 2008 -
Poland 0 Croatia 1 [0-0] Hypo Group Arena, Klagenfurt |
|
NW |
192 |
20 June 2008 -
Croatia 1 Turkey 1 [0-0]
AET & Penalties [1-3] Ernst-Happel Stadion, Wien |
|
ND |
193 |
20 August 2008 -
Slovenia 2 Croatia 3 [1-1] Stadion
Ljudski vrt, Maribor |
|
Fr |
AW |
194 |
6 September 2008 -
Croatia 3 Kazakhstan 0 [2-0]
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
|
WCP |
HW |
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CG
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