Mario Mandžukić
Croatian association football player
Mario Mandžukić (born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian football player that plays for AC Milan[1] and the Croatian national team. He was the UEFA Euro 2012 co-top scorer,[2] and he was named the Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
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He was born in Slavonski Brod, in Yugoslavia. His family moved to Germany as refugees because of the Croatian War of Independence.[3]
He helped Croatia reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup final after scoring a late goal against England.[4][5] In the final, Mandžukić scored an own goal at the 19th minute. This was the first time any player has scored an own goal in a World Cup final.[6] Croatia would later lose to France 2–4.[7]
References
change- ↑ "Mandzukic joins Juventus". Juventus Football Club. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA EURO 2012 Statistics Goals scored". UEFA.com. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Accustomed to success". bundesliga.com. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ Phil McNulty (11 July 2018). "Croatia 2-1 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ Chapman, Anthony (11 July 2018). "Croatia vs England: Mario Mandzukic goal sees cameraman bundled in celebrations". The Sun. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mandzukic makes World Cup history with own goal against France in Russia 2018 final". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - France - Croatia - FIFA.com". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
Other websites
change- Official website
- Atlético Madrid profile Archived 2016-03-27 at the Wayback Machine