16 Facts About Gordon Schildenfeld

Gordon Schildenfeld was born on 18 March 1985 and is a Croatian football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Gordon Schildenfeld began playing football at his hometown club HNK Sibenik.

Gordon Schildenfeld missed the last two group matches, against Hamburger SV and Rennes, because of the red card.

In September 2008, Gordon Schildenfeld joined MSV Duisburg of the German 2.

Gordon Schildenfeld made just four appearances for the club in the league, all of them as a substitute.

In July 2009, Gordon Schildenfeld joined Sturm Graz of the Austrian Bundesliga on a season-long loan from Besiktas.

Gordon Schildenfeld later managed to find his place as a regular at the club, appearing in 34 league matches during the season.

Gordon Schildenfeld played there in his first season 33 out of 34 possible matches, helping the club earn promotion to the top-flight Bundesliga.

On 11 July 2012, Gordon Schildenfeld signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League side Dynamo Moscow for an undisclosed fee.

On 2 August 2013, Gordon Schildenfeld went on a loan to Panathinaikos.

Gordon Schildenfeld stayed for two years being one of the most famous players of the club, winning the Greek Cup against his other Greek club PAOK.

On 1 March 2006, Gordon Schildenfeld won his only international cap for the Croatia national under-21 team, coming on as a substitute in a friendly match against Denmark.

Gordon Schildenfeld went on to make his full international debut for Croatia on 14 November 2009, coming on as a substitute for Darijo Srna in the 58th minute of a friendly match against Liechtenstein in Vinkovci.

Gordon Schildenfeld went on to play in all three Croatian matches at Euro 2012.

Gordon Schildenfeld met his wife Christina Marsellou in 2014 in Athens.

Gordon Schildenfeld has two daughters from his first marriage to Ivana Schildenfeld.