This list of the head coaches of the Croatia national football team reflect their collective statistics and achievements for Croatia and the nation's efforts in football. The early 1990s coincided with the independence of Croatia during which time Dražan Jerković, Stanko Poklepović and Vlatko Marković were its head coaches in the modern era. Miroslav Blažević took over in 1994, embarking on the nation's debut into international competition. Blažević took Croatia to the quarterfinals of 1996 UEFA European Championship and led them to third-place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, securing their first World Cup medal.
In the 2000s and early 2010s, Mirko Jozić, Otto Barić, Zlatko Kranjčar, Slaven Bilić, Igor Štimac, Niko Kovač and Ante Čačić led the team. Bilić led the nation to their second 2008 European Championship quarterfinals and returned to the team in 2026. From 2017 to 2026, Zlatko Dalić led the team to back-to-back World Cup medals, finishing second and third in the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups. He secured their first European medal with second place in the 2023 UEFA Nations League and first exhibition championship by winning the 2024 FIFA Series.
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The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Croatia manager's results in the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, and the UEFA Nations League. CoachFirst matchLast matchTournaments421150.00% rowspan=8 10010.00%1363446.15%1100100.00%,,1100100.00%3300100.00%411225.00%1100100.00%7233241545.83% 1996 European Championship – Quarter-finals 1998 World Cup – Third place 2000 European Championship – Failed to qualify ()1100100.00%1896350.00% 2002 World Cup – Group stage24118545.83% 2004 European Championship – Group stage25118644.00% 2006 World Cup – Group stage654215864.62% 2008 European Championship – Quarter-finals 2010 World Cup – Failed to qualify 2012 European Championship – Group stage1582553.33%19105452.63% 2014 World Cup – Group stage25156460.00% 2016 European Championship – Round of 1611162202955.86% 2018 World Cup – Runners-up 2018–19 UEFA Nations League – Group stage 2020 European Championship – Round of 16 2020–21 UEFA Nations League – Group stage 2022 World Cup – Third place 2022–23 UEFA Nations League – Runners-up 2024 European Championship – Group stage 2024 FIFA Series – Champions 2024–25 UEFA Nations League – Quarter-finals 2026 World Cup – Round of 3213 July 2026Total4032179987WC & EC = 14 out of 16
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