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 ZagrebLegenda Rijeke koja je igrala i za Dinamo i za Hajduk uvjerena je da Rožman neće izgubiti na Poljudu - Sportske Jutarnji 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.Mladen Mladenović: Dinamo i Rijeka podjednake kvalitete i sanse u kupu - Croatian Football Federation When at Rijeka, he severely injured Hajduk's debutant player Nenad Gračan in 1986, breaking Gračan's leg.Mladen Mladenović: Onakav prekršaj nemoguće je namjerno napraviti - Index
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.
Club statistics SeasonClubLeagueLeagueCupContinentalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1982RijekaYugoslav First League2000–201982–837000–701984–859000–901985Zadar (loan)Yugoslav Second League166––1661985–86RijekaYugoslav First League11200–1121986–8724150103011987–8830510–3151988–89331310–34131989–90Dinamo Zagreb3010211033111990–9128623203291991–92CastellónSegunda División361241–40131992–93308––3081993–94RijekaCroatian First Division312093–40231994–95Austria SalzburgAustrian Bundesliga31811834012199515710201871996Gamba OsakaJ1 League201131–231219970000–001997RijekaCroatian First Division9221–1131998Hajduk Split12421–145Yugoslavia total190431144020554Spain total662041007021Austria total4615211035819Japan total201131002312Croatia total5226135006531Career total3741153312143421130
National team statistics Croatia national teamYearAppsGoals199020199110199200199310199462199551199640Total193
International goals GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1–218 May 1994ETO, Győr1 – 12 – 2Friendly2 – 133 September 1995Maksimir, Zagreb1 – 07 – 1Euro 1996 Qualifying
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
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