Davor Šuker is a Croatian football administrator and former professional player who played as a striker. He served as the president of the Croatian Football Federation from 2012 to 2021. As Croatia's all-time top scorer with 45 goals, Šuker is generally regarded as the greatest Croatian striker of all time, and as one of the greatest strikers of all time.
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the country's tricolour. They are colloquially referred to as the Vatreni (Blazers) and Kockasti.
Tomislav Butina is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper for Dinamo Zagreb, Club Brugge and Olympiacos. He was also capped 28 times for the Croatia national team in the period from 2001 to 2006, and was member of Croatian squads at the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2004.
Dražen Ladić is a Croatian professional football coach and former player who is the current assistant manager of the Croatia national team.
Zvonimir Soldo is a Croatian football manager and former player. During his playing career, he mostly played as defensive midfielder.
Nikola Jerkan is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He started playing football professionally for NK Zagreb.
Aljoša Asanović is a Croatian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He was regarded as one of the best players in the Yugoslav First League, emerging as one of five top scorers during the 1989–90 season with 14 goals.
Goran Vlaović is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Krunoslav "Kruno" Jurčić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.
Slavko Goluža is a retired Croatian handball player and most recently coach of RK Zagreb.
Zdravko Zovko is a retired Croatian handball player.
Alvaro Načinović is a former Croatian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.
Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagić is a Bosnian-born Croatian former handball player and current coach Borac Banja Luka and most recently coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
Vladimir Jelčić is a retired Croatian handball player. He is ex-assistant coach of RK Zagreb.
Božidar Jović is a retired Croatian handball player.
Nenad Kljaić is a Croatian former handball player and current coach of Greek club Serbia.
Iztok Puc was a Croatian-Slovenian handball player, who was one of the world's top players of the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he played professionally for Borac Banja Luka, Zagreb, Celje and Prule 67. He won a total of 18 domestic trophies. He has won the elite EHF Champions League in 1992 and 1993, both times with Zagreb. He is one of very few handball players who represented three different countries at the Summer Olympics, winning bronze with Yugoslavia in 1988 and gold with Croatia in 1996. In 2009, he was named the best overall player in the history of Slovenian handball. After his death an award named in his honour was introduced and is awarded annually to the most promising young handball players in Slovenia and Croatia, given alternately one year to Slovenian and another year to Croatian player.
Matej Mitrović is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Croatian Football League side Rijeka. He also played for Croatia national team.
Ivica Obrvan is a Croatian retired handball player and current coach of both, RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian women's national team.
Zvonimir Bilić is a former Croatian handball player and coach.
