Mario Mandzhukic ( Croatian Mario Mandžukić ; May 21, 1986, Slavonski Brod , Yugoslavia ) - Croatian football player , striker of the Italian Juventus club. As part of the Croatian national team, he participated in two European Championships ( 2012 , 2016 ) and two World Championships ( 2014 , 2018 ). Silver medalist of the 2018 World Cup .
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| Was born | Slavonski Brod , Wed Croatia , Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 190 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The only footballer in history who managed to hit both his and other people's gates in the final match of the World Cup .
Content
Club career
He started playing in the German club " Ditzingen ", and then moved to his homeland and played in the " Marsonia ". In 2005, he moved to Zagreb , where he spoke for two years.
Dynamo (Zagreb)
In 2007, he received an offer to move to Dynamo to replace Eduardo da Silva, who left for Arsenal . The transfer amount was 1.3 million euros. Mandzhukich played on the move, in the Dynamo squad in the qualifying match of the UEFA Cup against Ajax scored two crucial goals. Interest was shown to him: “ Miner ” [2] , “ Manchester City ” [3] and other famous European clubs.
In the 2008/09 season, he became the top scorer in the Croatian Championship , scoring 13 goals in 23 games. In the final of the UEFA Champions League 2012/13 opened the scoring in the match at the sixtieth minute. Mandžukić is the best footballer of the year in Croatia in 2012 and 2013 [4] .
Wolfsburg
July 14, 2010 moved to " Wolfsburg " for 7 million euros [5] . The first goal for Wolfsburg scored on March 12, 2011 in a match against Nürnberg . In the first half of the 2010/11 season , he played regularly, but mostly started the matches on the bench, already changing the main team players during the match. Mandzhukich was used by Steve McClaren , who at that time was the head coach of the club, as a left winger , for the coach preferred the game scheme with only one striker , preferring Edina Dzeko . However, after Jacko’s departure at Manchester City in January 2011, Mandžukić began to be more often used precisely as a center forward. In the second season in the club Mandzhukich became a player in the main team and received the title of the club's top scorer, scoring 12 goals. In total, in two years at Wolfsburg, he scored 20 goals in 56 matches [6] .
Bavaria
June 27, 2012 Mandzhukich moved to Bayern Munich for 13 million euros [7] . In the new club Mandzhukich took number 9 [8] .
Mandzhukich is not the best remembered in the match of the 12th round of the Bundesliga with " Nuremberg ". After hitting the opponents' goal, the Croatian player ran to the podium of the fans of “Bavaria” and threw up his hand in the “ Roman salute ”, which immediately attracted the attention of the entire European public. In the west, Mandjukic was immediately accused of propagating neo-Nazism, while Serbian media reasonably saw Mario’s gesture as a jubilant reaction to the justification by the Hague tribunal of two Croatian generals Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markacs , who were accused of ethnic cleansing of Serbs during the 1991-1995 war in Yugoslavia. A version of the latter takes place, especially given that Mandzhukich in his “saluting” was supported by the image of a military salute by Bavaria partner Jerdan Shakiri , an ethnic Kosovo Albanian who plays for Switzerland. In the end, Mario had to justify himself and declare that he was misunderstood. [9] .
The first trophy of Mandzhukich became the Super Cup of Germany 2012 , Bayern played against Borussia Dortmund. In the first match in the Bundesliga, Mandzhukic scored his first goal against Greuther Furth . "Bavaria" made it to the Champions League final, and this was the first time the German final against Borussia, Mandzhukich opened the score, for which it was the third goal in the tournament. But Gundogan , who played for Borussia, equalized the score from the penalty spot, and in the last minutes team-mate Robben scored a goal, and as a result, Bayern won. This season his team won four trophies per season. On August 30, 2013, Bayern won the UEFA Super Cup in a match against Chelsea.
Atletico Madrid
Mandzhukic moved to Atletico Madrid on July 10, 2014, signing a four-year contract with the club [10] . On July 24, Mandzhukic was presented to Atletico Madrid fans on Vicente Calderon , wearing a ninth shirt [11] [12] .
Mandzhukich made his debut for the new club on August 19 in the Spanish Supercup 2014 match against Real Madrid , having played 78 minutes in this match before being replaced by Raul Jimenez [13] . The Croat scored the first goal for Atletico on August 30, 2014 in a match against Eibar [14] . In total, Mandzhukich scored 20 goals in 43 matches for the club in the 2014/15 season , which was his only team in the Madrid club, and secured the title of hardworking and proven scorer [15] [16] .
Juventus
In June 2015 Mandzhukich fell into the sphere of interest of the Italian “ Juventus ”, who was looking for a replacement for the Argentinean Carlos Tevez [17] . On June 21, Mario arrived in Turin to undergo a medical examination [18] , and the next day he signed a four-year contract with Juventus [19] . The transfer amount was 19 million euros and was paid in three stages [19] . In the 2016/17 season, Mandzhukic began to play the position of a left winger instead of his usual striker , but this did not prevent him from showing a good game in a new place.
In the Champions League final of that season, Croat scored the only goal of the Turintsev, sending the ball into the goal from the corner of the penalty kick through himself. Later this moment was recognized as the best goal of the 2016/17 season by UEFA version [20] .
On October 31, 2017, in the Champions League match against Sporting Lisbon , Mandzhukic played in his 100th match for Juventus [21] [22] .
Career in the national team
Mario Mandzhukic played in the youth team of Croatia . In the Croatian national team debuted on November 17, 2007 in a match Macedonia - Croatia (2: 0) [23] . The first goal was scored on September 10, 2008 in the match Croatia - England (1: 4) [24] . Plays at number 17. During the 2012 European Championship in the group stage, he first scored against Ireland, bringing Croatia to victory (3: 1), and then scoring a goal against Italy, which resulted in a draw (1: 1). Croatian on the results of the European Championship 2012 received the title of top scorer (3 goals).
Mandzhukich was called to the Croatian national team for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but was suspended from participating in the opening match of the tournament against the Brazilian national team on June 12, 2014 [25] . Horvat made his debut at the World Championships in the second match of his national team against Cameroon's national team on June 18, distinguishing himself with two goals scored [26] , receiving the title of "match player" [27] .
Mandzhukich was called as one of the main players to the 2018 World Cup in Russia [28] . He took part in six matches of his team in the tournament. Mandzhukich leveled the score in the 1/8 final match with Denmark , scored the winning goal in the semifinal match with the England team . In the final match with the French team, he first cut the ball into his own net, and then, taking advantage of the mistake of the French goalkeeper, scored a goal against his opponent. The Croatian national team lost with a score of 2: 4 and won the silver medal at the World Championships [29] .
August 14, 2018 announced his retirement from the Croatian team.
Mario Mandzukic heads list for Croatian national team
| No | date | A place | Rival | Goal | Result [30] | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | September 10, 2008 | Maksimir , Zagreb , Croatia | England | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2010 World Cup. Qualification |
| 2 | October 12, 2010 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | Norway | 1 -1 | 2-1 | Friendly match |
| 3 | June 3, 2011 | Polyud , Split (city) , Croatia | Georgia | 1 -1 | 2-1 | EURO 2012. Qualification |
| four | October 11, 2011 | Kantrida , Rijeka , Croatia | Latvia | 2 -0 | 2-0 | |
| five | November 11, 2011 | Turk Telecom Arena , Istanbul , Turkey | Turkey | 2 -0 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | June 10, 2012 | City Stadium , Poznan , Poland | Ireland | 1 -0 | 3-1 | EURO 2012. Group stage |
| 7 | 3 -1 | |||||
| eight | June 14, 2012 | City Stadium, Poznan, Poland | Italy | 1 -1 | 1-1 | |
| 9 | October 16, 2012 | Hradski vrt , Osijek , Croatia | Wales | 1 -0 | 2-0 | World Cup 2014. Qualification |
| ten | February 6, 2013 | Craven Cottage , London , England | The Republic of Korea | 1 -0 | 4-0 | Friendly match |
| eleven | March 22, 2013 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | Serbia | 1 -0 | 2-0 | World Cup 2014. Qualification |
| 12 | September 6, 2013 | Rajko Mitic , Belgrade , Serbia | Serbia | 1 -0 | 1-1 | |
| 13 | November 19, 2013 | Maksimir, Zagreb, Croatia | Iceland | 1 -0 | 2-0 | |
| 14 | June 18, 2014 | Arena da Amazonia , Manaus , Brazil | Cameroon | 3 -0 | 4-0 | World Cup 2014. Group stage |
| 15 | 4 -0 | |||||
| sixteen | September 4, 2014 | Stadion Aldo Drosina , Pula , Croatia | Cyprus | 1 -0 | 2-0 | Friendly match |
| 17 | 2 -0 | |||||
| 18 | June 7, 2015 | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec , Varaždin , Croatia | Gibraltar | 3 -0 | 4-0 | |
| nineteen | June 12, 2015 | Polyud, Split, Croatia | Italy | 1 -0 | 1-1 | EURO 2016. Qualification |
| 20 | November 17, 2015 | Olympus 2 , Rostov-on-Don , Russia | Russia | 3 -1 | 3-1 | Friendly match |
| 21 | March 26, 2016 | Group Arena , Budapest , Hungary | Hungary | 1 -0 | 1-1 | |
| 22 | June 4, 2016 | Ruevitsa , Rijeka , Croatia | San marino | 2 -0 | 10-0 | |
| 23 | 4 -0 | |||||
| 24 | 5 -0 | |||||
| 25 | October 6, 2016 | Loro Borici , Shkoder , Albania | Republic of Kosovo | 1 -0 | 6-0 | World Cup 2018. Qualification |
| 26 | 2 -0 | |||||
| 27 | 3 -0 | |||||
| 28 | October 9, 2016 | Ratina , Tampere , Finland | Finland | 1 -0 | 1-0 | |
| 29 | November 15, 2016 | Windsor Park , Belfast , Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1 -0 | 3-0 | Friendly match |
| thirty | October 6, 2017 | Ruevitsa, Rijeka, Croatia | Finland | 1 -0 | 1-1 | World Cup 2018. Qualification |
| 31 | July 1, 2018 | Stadium Nizhny Novgorod , Nizhny Novgorod , Russia | Denmark | 1 -1 | 1-1 ( paragraph 3-2) | World Cup 2018. 1/8 final |
| 32 | July 11, 2018 | Luzhniki , Moscow , Russia | England | 2 -1 | 2-1 | World Cup 2018. 1/2 finals |
| 33 | July 15, 2018 | Luzhniki , Moscow , Russia | France | 2 -4 | 2-4 | World Cup 2018. The final |
Achievements
Team
- Dynamo Zagreb
- Champion of Croatia ( 3 ): 2007/08 , 2008/09 , 2009/10
- Winner of the Croatian Cup ( 2 ): 2007/08 , 2008/09
Total: 5 trophies
- Bavaria
- Champion of Germany ( 2 ): 2012/13 , 2013/14
- Winner of the German Cup ( 2 ): 2012/13 , 2013/14
- Winner Supercup Germany : 2012
- Champions League winner : 2012/13
- UEFA Super Cup Winner: 2013
- Club World Cup Winner ( 1 ): 2013
Total: 8 trophies
- Atletico Madrid
- Winner of the Spanish Super Cup : 2014
Total: 1 trophy
- Juventus
- Champion of Italy ( 4 ): 2015/16 , 2016/17 , 2017/18 , 2018/19
- Winner of the Italian Cup ( 3 ): 2015/16 , 2016/17 , 2017/18
- Winner of the Super Cup of Italy ( 2 ): 2015, 2018 .
- Champions League Finalist: 2016/2017
Total: 9 trophies
- Croatia team
- Vice World Champion : 2018
Total career: 23 trophy
Personal
- Football Player of the Year in Croatia ( 2 ): 2012, 2013
- Best Croatian Championship Player: 2008/09
- Croatian national record holder in European Championships : 3 goals [31]
- The author of the best goal in the season 2016/17 according to the UEFA version [20]
Performance statistics
- As of February 5, 2019 [32]
| Club | Season | League | Cup countries [33] | Euro cups [34] | Other [35] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | Games | Goals | !Games | Goals | ||
| Zagreb | 2005/06 | 28 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 3 |
| 2006/07 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | thirty | 3 | |
| Dynamo (Zagreb) | 2007/08 | 29 | 12 | eight | five | ten | 3 | - | - | 47 | 20 |
| 2008/09 | 28 | sixteen | five | five | ten | 3 | - | - | 43 | 24 | |
| 2009/10 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | ten | 3 | - | - | 41 | 17 | |
| 2010/11 | - | - | - | - | one | 2 | - | - | one | 2 | |
| Total | 81 | 42 | sixteen | ten | 31 | eleven | - | - | 128 | 63 | |
| Wolfsburg | 2010/11 | 24 | eight | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | eight |
| 2011/12 | 32 | 12 | one | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 12 | |
| Total | 56 | 20 | four | 0 | - | - | - | - | 60 | 20 | |
| Bavaria | 2012/13 | 24 | 15 | five | 3 | ten | 3 | one | one | 40 | 22 |
| 2013/14 | thirty | 18 | four | four | ten | 3 | four | one | 48 | 26 | |
| Total | 54 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 6 | five | 2 | 88 | 48 | |
| Atletico Madrid | 2014/15 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ten | five | 2 | one | 43 | 20 |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | ten | five | 2 | one | 43 | 20 | |
| Juventus | 2015/16 | 27 | ten | 3 | 0 | five | 2 | one | one | 36 | 13 |
| 2016/17 | 34 | 7 | four | one | eleven | 3 | one | 0 | 50 | eleven | |
| 2017/18 | 32 | five | 3 | one | 6 | four | one | 0 | 42 | ten | |
| 2018/19 | 17 | eight | 0 | 0 | five | one | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | |
| Total | 109 | thirty | ten | 2 | 27 | ten | 3 | one | 149 | 43 | |
| Total career | 380 | 151 | 46 | 24 | 89 | 33 | ten | four | 525 | 212 | |
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Shakhtar are interested in Dynamo striker (inaccessible link)
- Ман Manchester City wants Mandzhukicha (Inaccessible link) . The appeal date is June 6, 2009. Archived on May 23, 2008.
- ↑ Mandzhukic became the second player of the year in Croatia for the second time in a row
- ↑ Keine Verlängerung mit Mandzukic ( Neopr .) . Kicker (May 11, 2012).
- ↑ Mario Mandzukic (English) . Soccerway.
- ↑ New Bayern Munich signing Mandzukic: It is great to be here (English) . Goal.com.
- ↑ Mandzukic versus Lewandowski in numbers (English) . FIFA.
- ↑ Mandzhukich saluted the Hague Tribunal
- ↑ Mario Mandzukic joins Atletico Madrid from Bayern Munich (English) . BBC Sport .
- ↑ Mandzukic claims to share Simeone's passion for soccer in presentation (English) . soccerly.com.
- ↑ VIDEO Atletico predstavio Mandžu: Simeone i ja smo slični. Aupa Atleti! (Croatian) . gol.dnevnik.hr.
- ↑ Spanish Super Copa: Real Madrid and Atletico draw 1-1 in first leg (English) . Sky Sports .
- Atlético Madrid run close by Eibar (English) . The Guardian .
- ↑ Atlético Madrid 4-0 Real Madrid (English) . BBC Sport.
- ↑ Atletico Madrid re-shape forward line as Mario Mandzukic moves on (English) . ESPN .
- ↑ Marotta: if Tevez leaves Juventus, Mandžukić will replace him. championat.com . The appeal date is June 22, 2015.
- ↑ Mandzhukich arrived in Turin to sign a contract with Juventus. championat.com . The appeal date is June 22, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Mandzukic è bianconero. (ital.) juventus.com . The appeal date is June 22, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 UEFA Goal of the Season (English) . gots.uefa.com. The appeal date is August 29, 2017.
- Vent Juventus Boss Allegri Claims 'Eccentric' Mandzukic si.com.
- ↑ Sporting 1-1 Juventus (English) . ESPN.
- ↑ European Championship 2008 - Macedonia - Croatia - Championat.ru (Not available link) . The appeal date is June 6, 2009. Archived July 3, 2008.
- ↑ World Championship 2010 - Croatia - England - Championat.ru (Inaccessible link) . The appeal date is June 6, 2009. Archived on March 27, 2009.
- Forward Croatia forward Mario Mandžukić for the world Cup opener versus Brazil: how will the team replace him? (eng.) The Telegraph.
- ↑ Croatia 4-0 Cameroon (Eng.) . BBC Sport.
- ↑ Croatia 4-0 Cameroon (Eng.) . The Telegraph.
- Хорват Croatian team at the World Cup 2018: composition and schedule of matches . isport.ua.
- ↑ France squad beat Croatia in the World Cup final — 2018 . Championship (July 15, 2018). The appeal date is July 15, 2018.
- ↑ Results (goals) of the Croatian national team are listed first.
- ↑ Along with Davor Shuker .
- ↑ Mario Mandzukic (English) . Soccerway.
- ↑ Croatian Cup, Italian Cup, Italian Cup, German Cup
- ↑ UEFA Europa League , UEFA Champions League .
- ↑ Other official matches.