43 Facts About Mario Mandzukic

Mario Mandzukic is a Croatian football coach and a former player who is the assistant coach of the Croatia national team.

Mario Mandzukic helped Bayern win their first continental treble in his first season, and became the first Croatian to score in a Champions League final.

Mario Mandzukic left Juventus in December 2019 for Qatari side Al-Duhail and returned Italy in January 2021, signing with AC Milan.

At the international level, Mario Mandzukic debuted for Croatia in November 2007 under manager Slaven Bilic.

Mario Mandzukic participated in four major tournaments with his national side, Euro 2012, the 2014 World Cup, Euro 2016, and the 2018 World Cup, reaching the final of the latter tournament, after which he retired from international football.

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Mario Mandzukic was named Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2012 and 2013.

Mario Mandzukic started playing football in Germany, where he and his parents relocated to due to the Croatian War of Independence.

Mario Mandzukic finished his first season at Dinamo with 12 goals and 11 assists throughout 29 matches, but had a poor discipline record, collecting eight yellow cards.

On 14 July 2010, Mario Mandzukic signed for VfL Wolfsburg for a fee believed to be around €7 million.

Mario Mandzukic scored his first Bundesliga goal for Wolfsburg on Matchday 26 against 1.

On 26 June, Mario Mandzukic signed a contract with Bundesliga club Bayern Munich for a transfer fee of €13 million, pending a medical test, subsequent to his strong performance at UEFA Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland, and because of his terrific form for Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

Mario Mandzukic went on to score twice against his former club Wolfsburg.

Mario Mandzukic then added four more goals in five more Bundesliga matches, taking his tally to nine goals in 11 matches in the German top tier.

Mario Mandzukic finished his first Bundesliga season with Bayern as the club's top goalscorer, netting a total of 15 goals in 24 matches and having a major impact in winning the Bundesliga title.

Mario Mandzukic scored his first Champions League goal of the season in the Round of 16 match against Arsenal.

Mario Mandzukic first began the season slowly, having small issues adjusting to new Bayern coach Pep Guardiola's system.

Mario Mandzukic opened the new season in the Bundesliga by scoring two goals in two league appearances.

Mario Mandzukic returned to the squad for the next match against VfB Stuttgart.

Mario Mandzukic stated that he wanted to leave Bayern because "the playing style of coach Pep Guardiola simply does not fit" him.

On 10 July 2014, Mario Mandzukic signed a four-year deal with the Spanish club Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee.

In total, Mario Mandzukic bagged 20 goals in 43 appearances in his only season in Madrid, living up to his image of hard-working and proven goal scorer.

On 22 June 2015, Serie A champions Juventus announced that Mario Mandzukic joined the club from Atletico Madrid on a four-year contract for a fee of €19 million payable in three installments, including a possible extra €2 million in performance-related add-ons.

On 27 January 2016, Mario Mandzukic sustained a muscle injury during the first semi-final leg of the Coppa Italia against Inter Milan, putting him on the sidelines for four weeks.

On 25 May 2017, Mario Mandzukic signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2020.

Mario Mandzukic scored the equalising goal in the 27th minute, just seven minutes after Cristiano Ronaldo's goal gave Real Madrid the lead.

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Mario Mandzukic made his league debut on 4 January 2020 in a goalless draw with Qatar SC.

On 5 July 2020, after ten appearances and two goals overall, Mario Mandzukic terminated his contract with the Qatari side by mutual consent.

On 19 January 2021, Mario Mandzukic joined Serie A club Milan on a contract until the end of the season, with the option of a further year.

On 24 May 2021, Mario Mandzukic announced his departure from Milan as the club management had not extended his contract.

Mario Mandzukic added another header against Latvia in the last match of the qualifiers.

Mario Mandzukic was one of two of manager Slaven Bilic's first choice strikers for Croatia at UEFA Euro 2012, being paired with the Everton striker Nikica Jelavic.

Mario Mandzukic opened the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification by providing two assists in the first two matches, against Macedonia in Zagreb and against Belgium in Brussels.

Mario Mandzukic scored his first goal of the campaign against Wales in Osijek.

Mario Mandzukic scored in the second match between the two sides in Belgrade.

Mario Mandzukic was named in Croatia's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but was suspended for the team's first match against the host nation in Sao Paulo on 12 June 2014.

On 4 June 2018, Mario Mandzukic was named to Croatia's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

On 14 August 2018, Mario Mandzukic announced his retirement from international football.

Mario Mandzukic was required to function as a "wide target man" on the left side of the pitch occasion, due to his movement and work-rate, as well as his ability to utilise his height to win aerial challenges, or use his strength and solid technique to hold up the ball for teammates and create space or chances for them; in this position, he essentially played a hybrid of the roles of a target man, left winger, and left-back.

Mario Mandzukic's playing style has been compared to that of compatriot Alen Boksic, who played as a forward for Juventus.

Mario Mandzukic was born in Slavonski Brod, present-day Croatia, on 21 May 1986.

Mario Mandzukic's father Mato is a Bosnian Croat from Prud near Odzak.

Mario Mandzukic has been in a relationship with Ivana Mikulic from Strizivojna since 2007.

On 16 April 2021, AC Milan club Chairman Paolo Scaroni announced that Mario Mandzukic donated his March salary to AC Milan's club charity, Fondazione Milan, as he was injured the entire month.