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Croatia

A statistical overview of Croatia's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 30 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 0
Tournament entries: 13
Legends tracked: 30

Capital: Zagreb
Population: 3.9M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 85 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 30
Average OVR: 85
Peak OVR: 91
Average height: 184 cm
Average speed: 79
Average first touch: 79

Composition

Position distribution

30 total

Goalkeepers4 · 13%

Defenders10 · 33%

Midfielders8 · 27%

Attackers8 · 27%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 827%
Right: 2170%
Unknown: 13%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1990s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRModrić, Luka91 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerŠuker, Davor46 goals70 caps

Most national capsModrić, Luka196 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioŠuker, Davor0.65 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreJarni, Robert91 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthHorvat, Ivan91 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchModrić, Luka93 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1990s9 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches46

Win rate39.1%

Goal difference-1

Won: 1839%
Drawn: 1328%
Lost: 1533%

Goals for: 62
Goals against: 63
World Cup: 6appearances
Continental: 7appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Croatia's football tradition through these recurring themes.

midfield control
technical resilience
collective spirit
tactical intelligence
winning mentality

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Zagreb

Player index

Explore every Croatia legend

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