Croatia’s Best Junior Talent Honing Skills in Makarska

The most talented and promising junior footballers in Croatia have gathered in the Dalmatian town of Makarska this week for the traditional winter camp organised by the Croatian FA…

The next Modrić, Rakitić, Srna and Mandžukić are harnessing their skills under the watchful eye of the nation’s top coaches until 10 January. These are the players involved in the FA’s programme in Makarska.

U-14: Antonio Marin (Dinamo), Karlo Mihoković (Dinamo), Vito Batistić (Dinamo), Josip Vidović (Dinamo), Tin Hrvoj (Dinamo), Tomislav Krizmanić (Dinamo), Edin Julardžija (Dinamo), Luka Jančić (Dinamo), Nikola Mihanović (Hajduk), Ivan Brnić (Hajduk), David Iličić (Hajduk), Bruno Jenjić (Hajduk), Marin Laušić (Hajduk), Mario Nikolić (Bjelovar), David Večerić (Osijek), Mihael Kuprešak (Osijek), Luka Dubrović (Osijek), Domagoj Stranput (Dinamo), Toni Fruk (Hypo Limač Osijek), Marin Kuzminski (Hypo Limač Osijek), Borna Bilobrk (Rijeka), Marko Putnik (Rijeka), Andrej Krnjatić (Rijeka), Ivan Đaković (Šibenik), Renato Josipović (Šibenik), Marko Bulat (Šibenik), Marin Belančić (Istra 1961), Mateo Tadić (Austria Beč), Ivan Barić (Admira Wacker Mödling), Marco Boras (Eintracht Frankfurt).

U-15: Dominik Kotarski (Dinamo), Bartol Franjić (Dinamo), Luka Jelenić (Dinamo), David Čolina (Dinamo), Luka Pavlak (Dinamo), Leon-Habib Ernst (Dinamo), Josip Šutalo (Dinamo), Mateo Leš (Dinamo), Leon Šipoš (Dinamo), Leon Kreković (Hajduk), Petar Mikulić (Hajduk), Stipe Radić (Hajduk), Ante Palaversa (Hajduk), Tomislav Duvnjak (Hajduk), Vice Baždarić (Hajduk), Jakov Blagaić (Hajduk), Marko Hanuljak (Hypo Limač Osijek), Bruno Bitunjac (Fiorentina), Patrik Šantalab (Bjelovar), Michele Šego (Adriatic), Jurica Barišić (Osijek), Marko Vladić (Osijek), Matej Vuk (Rijeka), Leon Petrović (Rijeka), Roko Ivanković (Marsonia), Venio Tomić (Udinese), Eric Battilana (Inter), David Kajinić (Stuttgarter Kickers), Tomislav Đumlijan (Dinamo), Domagoj Marušić (Široki Brijeg), Mate Tokić (Sesvete), Martin Dodlek (Međimurje).

U-16: Dinko Horkaš (Dinamo), Mario Čuže (Dinamo), Mihael Briški (Dinamo), Ivan Nikšić (Dinamo), Hrvoje Ilić (Dinamo), Eugen Rožić (Dinamo), Sandro Kulenović (Dinamo), Ivan Pranjić (Dinamo), Davor Matijaš (Hajduk), Ivan Vujčić (Hajduk), Josip Maganjić (Hajduk), Bruno Budalić (Hajduk), Ivan Klarić (Trnje), Nikola Vuletić (Hajduk), Karlo Matešić (Hajduk), Frane Šiljić (Hajduk), Vitomir Filipović (Zagreb), Petar Čuić (Zagreb), Edi Vinogradac (Hypo Limač Osijek), Kristijan Pavičić (Cibalia), Matej Šantek (Rijeka), Ivan Modrić (Rijeka), Arijan Res (Slaven Belupo), Marko Đira (Šibenik), Ivan Ikić (Osijek), Emanuel Črnko (Varaždin), Domagoj Bradarić (Hajduk), Matija Kraljević (Istra 1961), Leo Hajdinjak (S.P.A.L. 2013 SL), Nikola Krajinović (Lokomotiva, Antonio Jonjić (Kaiserslautern). (photo / Drago Sopta HNS)