Croatia

[Mateo]

Croatian National Team

Nickname: Vatreni (The Blazers)

Team Kits:

• White-Red, White, Blue
  
• Blue, Blue, Blue
  

Official Website: www.hns-cff.hr

Manager: Slaven Bilić

Team Roster:



Goalkeepers:
#1 - Stipe Pletikosa - Rostov
#12 - Dario Kresić - Lokomotiv Moskow
#23 - Danijel Subašić - Monaco

Defenders:
#2 - Ivan Strinić - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
#3 - Josip Šimunić - Dinamo Zagreb
#5 - Vedran Ćorluka - Lokomotiv Moskow
#6 - Dejan Lovren - Lyon
#11 - Darijo Srna - Shakhtar Donetsk (captain)
#13 - Gordon Schildenfeld - PAOK Salonica
#21 - Domagoj Vida - Dynamo Kiev

Midfielders:
#4 - Mateo Kovačić - Inter
#7 - Ivan Rakitić - Sevilla
#8 - Ognjen Vukojević - Dynamo Kiev
#10 - Luka Modrić - Real Madrid
#15 - Jorge Sammir - Dinamo Zagreb
#16 - Milan Badelj - Hamburger
#19 - Niko Kranjčar - Dynamo Kiev

Strikers:
#9 - Nikica Jelavić - Everton
#14 - Nikola Kalinić - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
#17 - Mario Mandžukić - Bayern Munchen
#18 - Ivica Olić - Wolfsburg
#20 - Mladen Petrić - Fulham
#22 - Eduardo - Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Call-ups:

Goalkeepers:

Defenders:

Midfielders:
Arijen Ademi - Dinamo Zagreb
Ivan Perišić - Wolfsburg
Josip Radošević - Hadjuk Split

Strikers:

Main Formation:



Lineup

GK: Pletikosa

LB: Strinić / Pranjić
CB: Šimunić
CB: Lovren / Ćorluka
RB: Ćorluka / Vrsaljko

DMF: Vukojević / Dujmović
CMF: Modrić / Badelj
RMF: Srna (captain)
LMF: Kranjčar / Rakitić

CF: Mandžukić / Olić
CF: Eduardo / Jelavić

Set Piece

Long FK Taker: Srna / Rakitić
Short FK Taker: Srna / Rakitić
FK Taker 2: Kranjčar
Left CK Taker: Kranjčar / Rakitić
Right CK Taker: Srna / Rakitić
PK Taker: Srna
Players to Join Attack: Šimunić, Lovren, Ćorluka

Second Formation:



Lineup

GK: Pletikosa

LB: Strinić / Pranjić
CB: Šimunić
CB: Ćorluka / Lovren
RB: Srna (captain) / Vrsaljko

DMF: Vukojević / Dujmović
CMF: Modrić / Badelj
AMF: Kranjčar / Rakitić

SS: Mandžukić / Perišić
SS: Eduardo / Petrić
CF: Jelavić / Olić

Set Piece

Long FK Taker: Srna / Rakitić
Short FK Taker: Srna / Rakitić
FK Taker 2: Kranjčar
Left CK Taker: Kranjčar / Rakitić
Right CK Taker: Srna / Rakitić
PK Taker: Srna
Players to Join Attack: Šimunić, Ćorluka / Lovren

[Mateo]

4-3-3 formation vs Latvia. Very effective!

Olic (CF)

Eduardo Petric (SS)

Kranjcar Rakitic (SMF)

Vukojevic (DMF)

Strinic Srna (SB)

Simunic Corluka (CB)

Runje (GK)

I'll post soon new roster.

[bordin]

4-3-3 formation vs Latvia. Very effective!

Olic (CF)

Eduardo Petric (SS)

Kranjcar Rakitic (SMF)

Vukojevic (DMF)

Strinic Srna (SB)

Simunic Corluka (CB)

Runje (GK)

I'll post soon new roster.

I believe the formation there was 4-2-3-1, just like today against Israel. Against Greece it was 4-4-2.

[Mateo]

Current squad:

Goalkeepers:
1. Pletikosa
12. Runje
23. Subasic

Defenders:
2. Strinic
3. Simunic
5. Corluka
13. Schildenfeld
20. Lovren
11. Srna
??. J. Buljat

Midfielders:
6. Pranjic
7. Rakitic
8. Vukojevic
10. Modric
16. Dujmovic
19. Kranjcar
??. Pokrivac
14. Gabric

Strikers:
9. Eduardo
17. Mandzukic
18. Olic
21. Bilic
??. Petric

Recent Callups:

Goalkeepers:
Delac
Blazevic

Defenders:
Mladen Bartulovic
Knezevic
Cale
Vida
Luka Vucko
Pamic

Midfielders:
Badelj
Ilicevic
Sharbini

Strikers:
Jelavic (injured for 4 months)
Klasnic
Kalinic

Slaven Bilic gave a chance to some, in my opinion, players that doesn't deserve to play for national team. Players that are bad overall (Schildenfeld, J. Buljat) and players that I haven't heard ever before (if they were any good, I would atleast know where they play, Mladen Bartulovic and Luka Vucko).

The current formation is 4-4-2, altought they play sometimes with a 4-3-3 system (Mandzukic/Petric over Rakitic)

Olic (CF)

Eduardo (SS)

Kranjcar Rakitic (SMF)

Modric Vukojevic (CMF DMF)

Strinic Srna (SB)

Simunic Lovren (CB)

Runje (GK)

[bordin]

No they never played 4-3-3, thats 4-2-3-1, In Isreal it was like this:

Eduardo (CF)

Kranjčar(LMF) Modrić(AMF) Olić(RMF)

Pranjić(CMF) Rakitić(CMF)

Strinić(SB) Šimunić(CB) Schildenfeld(CB) Ćorluka(SB)

Runje(GK)

In Latvia it was the same but Ćorluka played CB and Srna on the right, Vukojević was on Pranjić place, Petrić was RMF, Eduardo AMF and Olić CF. Rakitić is now a CMF.

And Schildenfeld is really awful, I think Lovren should be the third choice CB.

[Ace]

I made an update to first post, mainly following Mateo's post.

[Reverend]

Goalkeepers:
1. Stipe PLETIKOSA - Tottenham
12. Vedran RUNJE - Lens
23. Danijel SUBAŠIĆ - Hadjuk Split

Defenders:
2. Ivan STRINIĆ - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3. Josip ŠIMUNIĆ - Hoffenheim
4. Dejan LOVREN - Lyon
5. Vedran CORLUKA - Tottenham
6. Danijel PRANJIĆ - Bayern Munich
13. Gordon SCHILDENFELD - Eintracht Frankfurt
15. Domagoj VIDA - Dinamo Zagreb

Midfielders:
7. Ivan RAKITIĆ - Sevilla
8. Ognjen VUKOJEVIĆ - Dynamo Kiev
10. Luka MODRIĆ - Tottenham Hotspur
11. Darijo SRNA © - Shakhtar Donetsk
16. Tomislav DUJMOVIĆ - Lokomotiv Moscow
17. Ivan PERIŠIĆ - Borussia Dortmund
19. Niko KRANJCAR - Tottenham Hotspur
22. Milan BADELJ - Dinamo Zagreb

Strikers:
9. EDUARDO - Shakhtar Donetsk
14. Nikola KALINIĆ - Blackburn
18. Ivica OLIĆ - Bayern Munich
20. Nikica JELAVIĆ - Rangers
21. Mladen PETRIĆ - Hamburger SV

Recent Call-ups:

Goalkeepers:
Goran BLAŽEVIĆ - Šibenik

Defenders:
Mladen BARTULOVIĆ - Arsenal Kyiv
Jurica BULJAT - Hajduk Split
Šime VRSALJKO - Dinamo Zagreb

Midfielders:
Ivo ILIČEVIĆ - Kaiserslautern
Nikola POKRIVAC - Red Bull Salzburg
Drago GABRIĆ - Ankaragücü

Strikers:
Srđan LAKIĆ - Wolfsburg
Mate BILIĆ - Sporting Gijón
Marijo MANDŽUKIĆ - Wolfsburg

[Ivo]

Call-ups for matches against Malta and Israel:

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subasic (Hajduk Split) and Ivan Kelava (Dinamo Zagreb).

Defenders: Josip Simunic (Dinamo Zagreb), Vedran Corluka (Tottenham), Ivan Strinic (Dnipro), Dejan Lovren (Lyon), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Domagoj Vida (Dinamo Zagreb) and Sime Vrsaljko (Dinamo Zagreb).

Midfielders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham), Luka Modric (Tottenham), Ognjen Vukojević (Dynamo Kyiv), Tomislav Dujmovic (Dynamo Moscow), Ivo Ilicevic (Hamburger), Ivan Perisic (Borussia Dortmund), Milan Badelj (Dinamo Zagreb) and Mato Jajalo (1. FC Koln).

Strikers: Ivan Klasnic (Bolton), Eduardo Da Silva (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Mandzukic (Wolfsburg), Nikica Jelavic (Rangers) and Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro).

[Diego]

Pletikosa is not in Tottenham anymore

[Ivo]

And Rakitic is in Sevilla

[Mateo]

Updated roster and formations.

[antony]

Call ups for Euro 2012 playoffs:

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (FC Rostov), Danijel Subašić (GNK Hajduk Split), Ivan Kelava (GNK Dinamo Zagreb).

Defenders: Vedran Ćorluka (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Josip Šimunić (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyonnais), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Darijo Srna (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Šime Vrsaljko (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Domagoj Vida (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Manuel Pamić (AC Sparta Praha).

Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Ognjen Vukojević (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Tomislav Dujmović (FC Dinamo Moskva), Ivan Perišić (Borussia Dortmund), Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla FC), Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln), Danijel Pranjić (FC Bayern München), Ivo Iličević (Hamburger SV).

Forwards: Eduardo (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Mandžukić (VfL Wolfsburg), Nikola Kalinić (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Nikica Jelavić (Rangers FC), Ivica Olić (FC Bayern München).

Petric,Strinic,Kranjcar and Lovren are injuried

[serginho]

Portieri: Stipe Pletikosa (FC Rostov), Danijel Subašić (AS Monaco FC), Ivan Kelava (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Goran Blažević (HNK Hajduk Split)

Difensori: Vedran Ćorluka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Josip Šimunić (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Darijo Srna (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Šime Vrsaljko (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Domagoj Vida (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Danijel Pranjić (FC Bayern München). Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyonnais), Jurica Buljat (Maccabi Haifa FC), Ivan Strinić (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk)

Centrocampisti: Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Ognjen Vukojević (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Tomislav Dujmović (FC Dinamo Moskva), Ivan Perišić (Borussia Dortmund), Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla FC), Niko Kranjčar (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Milan Badelj (GNK Dinamo Zagreb)

Attaccanti: Eduardo (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Mandžukić (VfL Wolfsburg), Nikica Jelavić (Everton FC), Ivica Olić (FC Bayern München), Nikola Kalinić (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Ivo Iličević (Hamburger SV)

[Ricky]

official EURO 2012 squad and numbers:

1 Stipe Pletikosa
12 Ivan Kelava
23 Danijel Subašić

2 Ivan Strinić
3 Josip Šimunić
4 Jurica Buljat
5 Vedran Ćorluka
13 Gordon Schildenfeld
21 Domagoj Vida

6 Danijel Pranjić
7 Ivan Rakitić
8 Ognjen Vukojević
10 Luka Modrić
11 Darijo Srna
14 Milan Badelj
16 Tomislav Dujmović
17 Mario Mandžukić
19 Niko Kranjčar
20 Ivan Perišić

9 Nikica Jelavić
15 Ivo Iličević
18 Ivica Olić
22 Eduardo

[PIPA23]

apparently this is how Croatia will play in their first match at EURO:

[kajoj20]

Please update the first post with the current squad for EURO 2012.

[buszmen]

Team Kits:


Goalkeepers:
1. Stipe PLETIKOSA - FC Rostov
12. Ivan KELAVA - Dinamo Zagreb
23. Danijel SUBAŠIĆ - AS Monaco FC

Defenders:
2. Ivan STRINIĆ - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
3. Josip ŠIMUNIĆ - Dinamo Zagreb
4 Jurica BULJAT - Maccabi Haifa
5. Vedran ĆORLUKA - Bayer Leverkusen
13. Gordon SCHILDENFELD - Eintracht Frankfurt
15. Šime VRSALJKO - Dinamo Zagreb
21. Domagoj VIDA - Dinamo Zagreb

Midfielders:
6. Danijel PRANJIĆ - Bayern Munich
7. Ivan RAKITIĆ - Sevilla FC
8. Ognjen VUKOJEVIĆ - Dynamo Kiev
10. Luka MODRIĆ - Tottenham Hotspur
11. Darijo SRNA © - Shakhtar Donetsk
14. Milan BADELJ - Dinamo Zagreb
16. Tomislav DUJMOVIĆ - Real Zaragoza
19. Niko KRANJČAR - Tottenham Hotspur
20. Ivan PERIŠIĆ - Borussia Dortmund

Strikers:
9. Nikica JELAVIĆ - Everton FC
17. Mario MANDŽUKIĆ - Vfl Wolfsburg
18. Nikola KALINIĆ - Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
22. EDUARDO - Shakhtar Donetsk

Recent Call-ups:

Goalkeepers:
Goran BLAZEVIĆ - HNK Hajduk Split

Defenders:
Manuel PAMIĆ - Sparta Praha
Dejan LOVREN - Olympique Lyonnais

Midfielders:
Ivo ILIČEVIĆ - Hamburger SV
Mato JAJALO - 1. FC Köln
Jerko LEKO - GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Strikers:
Ivan KLASNIĆ - free agent
Ivica OLIĆ - Bayern Munich
Mladen PETRIĆ - Hamburger SV

[Ricky]

1st EURO 2012 match formation:

-------------------------jelavic
------------mandzukic
--perisic----------------------------rakitic
---------------modric
-----------------------vukojevic
-strinic-------------------------------------srna
-----------schildenfeld-----corluka
--------------------pletikosa

[Reverend]

A formation's picture

[Reverend]

Updated

[ferrkin]

Some missing links :

Dario Kresic
Mateo Kovacic
Jorge Sammir
Arijan Ademi