Ex-Juventus striker Mandzukic named Croatia assistant coach | OneFootball

Ex-Juventus striker Mandzukic named Croatia assistant coach | OneFootball

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·22 November 2021

Ex-Juventus striker Mandzukic named Croatia assistant coach

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Former Juventus and AC Milan striker Mario Mandzukic has been named assistant coach of Croatia.

Mandzukic kicks off his coaching career as No2 at Zlatko Dalic at the national team.


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Mandzukic, who retired after a six-month stint at Milan towards the end of 2020-21, has been appointed as the new assistant of Dalic at Croatia.

The 35-year-old was capped 89 times by the national team, scoring 33 goals in the process. He helped Croatia to the Final of the 2018 World Cup, when they finished runners-up behind France in Russia.

Mandzukic spent five years at Juventus between 2015 and 2020, before moving to Qatar and Al-Duhail.

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