Mladen Mladenović (born 13 September 1964) is a Croatian professional football manager and retired player who played as a midfielder.
During his career he played for Rijeka, Zadar, Dinamo Zagreb[1] and Hajduk Split in Croatia, CD Castellón in Spain, SV Austria Salzburg in Austria, and with Gamba Osaka in Japanese J.League.
Known for his explosive shooting, Mladenović scored a total of 115 goals in 374 league games.
[3] He made his debut for Croatia in an October 1990 friendly match against the United States, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Aljoša Asanović, and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 3 goals.
[4] Following his retirement from playing professional football, Mladenović started a career as a referee, as well as a manager.