Croats in Sweden ( sv, Sverigekroater) are citizens and residents of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

n descent. As of 2017, they number approximately 28,000 individuals. Croats mostly follow

Catholicism The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

, but a small minority that have been living in Sweden for generations have converted to

Evangelicalism Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual exper ...

. They mostly live in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

, the capital city, and in

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...

, in

Rosengård Rosengård (literally "Rose Manor") was a city district ( sv, stadsdel) in the center of Malmö Municipality, Sweden. On 1 July 2013, it was merged with Husie, forming Öster. In 2012, Rosengård had a population of 23,563 of the municipality' ...

district. The most successful football club of Croats of Sweden is NK Croatia Malmö, that played in 1988 the Swedish 2nd League, declared in 1989 with title "Best Immigrant Club of Europe", winner of Malmö Mästerskap four times (1988, 1989, 1991 and 2016).

Notable people

Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (, ; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for club AC Milan and the Sweden national team. Ibrahimović is renowned for his acrobatic strikes and volleys, powerful long-range sho ...

, Swedish footballer born in Sweden to a Bosniak father and a Croat mother *

Damir Markota Damir Markota (born December 26, 1985 as Damir Omerhodžić) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Dinamo in the Croatian League. Standing at , he plays at the power forward position. Professional career Markota, b ...

, Croatian basketball player who grew up in Sweden * Dennis Bozic, Swedish ice hockey player *

Slavenka Drakulić Slavenka Drakulić (born July 4, 1949) is a Croatian journalist, novelist, and essayist whose works on feminism, communism, and post-communism have been translated into many languages. Biography Drakulić was born in Rijeka, Croatia (at that ti ...

, Croatian novelist who lives in Sweden * Ivana Gagula, Croatian born Swedish model *

Branimir Hrgota Branimir Hrgota (; born 12 January 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth. Born in Bosnia, he plays for the Sweden national football team. Club career Jönköpings Södr ...

, Swedish footballer *

Christer Lipovac Christer Lipovac (born 7 March 1996) is a Swedish footballer, of Croatian descent, who plays for Karlslunds IF as a forward. Career Lipovac signed his first professional deal at age 16 when his boyhood club Karlslunds IF gave him a first team co ...

, Swedish footballer *

Teddy Lučić Teddy Mark Šime Lučić (; born 15 April 1973) is a Swedish former footballer and manager. He played as a centre-back. Lučić made his debut for Sweden in 1995, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cups (1994, 2002, and 2006) an ...

, former Swedish footballer born to a Croatian father and a Finnish mother *

Peter Popovic Peter "Poppe" Popovic ( sr, Popović; born 10 February 1968) is a Swedish former ice hockey defenceman of Serbian ancestry, and currently an assistant coach of the Sweden men's national team. Popovic was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5t ...

, former Swedish ice hockey player *

Rade Prica Rade Stanislav Prica (born 30 June 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the only player who has won league championships in the three Scandinavian countries – Sweden, Denmark and Norway. He also play ...

, Swedish footballer *

Mattia Prskalo Mattia (also Matija) Prskalo (born 14 July 1986) is a Model (people), male model from Sweden. He is represented by the Le Management in Stockholm and numerous international agencies. He is one of the models in Swedish Television featured series ...

, Swedish model *

Robin Simović Robin Simović (; born 29 May 1991) is a Swedish footballer of Croatian descent who currently plays for Croatian club Rudeš. Career Simović spent most of his youth playing for Malmö FF where he scored a total of 377 goals in 337 games for t ...

, Swedish footballer * Teresa Utković, Swedish handball player * Ivo Vazgeč, Swedish footballer

References

{{Portal bar, Croatia, Sweden

Ethnic groups in Sweden

Notable people

See also

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