Mario Mandžukić
Mandžukić with Atlético Madrid in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mario Mandžukić | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Slavonski Brod, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker/Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Juventus | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1996 | TSF Ditzingen | ||
| 1996–2003 | Marsonia | ||
| 2003–2004 | Željezničar Slavonski Brod | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Marsonia | 23 | (14) |
| 2005–2007 | NK Zagreb | 51 | (14) |
| 2007–2010 | Dinamo Zagreb | 81 | (42) |
| 2010–2012 | VfL Wolfsburg | 56 | (20) |
| 2012–2014 | Bayern Munich | 54 | (33) |
| 2014–2015 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | (12) |
| 2015– | Juventus | 54 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Croatia U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 2007 | Croatia U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Croatia U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2007– | Croatia | 75 | (29) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Mario Mandžukić (Croatian pronunciation: [mârjo mǎnd͡ʒukit͡ɕ]; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Juventus and the Croatia national team. Besides being a prolific goalscorer, he is known for his great defensive contribution and aerial power.
He started his career in his hometown club Marsonia from where he moved to two Croatian capital city football clubs, first joining NK Zagreb and then signing with Dinamo Zagreb in 2007, where he was Prva HNL top goalscorer in the 2008–09 season. His prolific scoring earned him a transfer to VfL Wolfsburg in 2010. After some impressive performances at UEFA Euro 2012, where he was the joint top scorer with three goals, he was signed by Bayern Munich. In his first season with the club he won three trophies; the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and the Champions League, while also becoming the first Croat to score in a Champions League final. He left Bayern for Atlético Madrid in 2014, and a season later was signed by Juventus for €19 million, where he won the domestic double in his first season.
At international level, Mandžukić was given his debut for Croatia in November 2007 under manager Slaven Bilić. He has since participated in three major tournaments, UEFA Euro 2012, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016, gaining over 70 international caps. With 29 goals, he is tied with Eduardo da Silva as his nation's second highest scorer of all time, behind Davor Šuker. He was named Croatian Footballer of the Year in 2012 and 2013.
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