List of Croatia national football team managers

On 17 July 1941, FIFA recognized the HNS as the national association of the Independent State of Croatia and considered it a member until the formation of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1945.

On the eve and during the World War II, the Croats held a number of friendly meetings, in which it was headed by local experts: Jozo Jakopić, Rudolf Hitrec, Bogdan Cuvaj and Bernard Hügl.

In this match with the Indonesian national team, it was led by a triumvirate of coaches (Bruno Knežević, Leo Lemešić and Franjo Wölfl).

During the period of independence in the early 1990s, the Croatian national team played friendly matches in which Dražan Jerković, Stanko Poklepović and Vlatko Marković were its head coaches.

At the World Cup itself, the Croats made a loud sensation, reaching the final match,[10][11] where they lost against France team with a score of 2–4.